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Those losses certainly don’t lie solely on the quarterback’s shoulders, but Moss has shouldered much of the criticism.

The burden of loss she shouldered was enormous.

He shouldered the financial risk himself, taking on the production budget plus marketing and distribution costs, selling off part of his wine business to make it happen.

Stafford said he leaned on teammates, coaches and family so that it was not something he “shouldered” alone.

“He shouldered it incredibly well and he was always game and enthusiastic,” Simpson says.