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An electrical connector may include a first connector with electrically-conductive contacts. The contacts may have blade-shaped mating ends, and may be arranged in a centerline. The electrical connector may include a second connector with electrically-conductive receptacle contacts, which may also b

An electrical connector may include a first connector with electrically-conductive contacts. The contacts may have blade-shaped mating ends, and may be arranged in a centerline. The electrical connector may include a second connector with electrically-conductive receptacle contacts, which may also be arranged in a centerline. The connectors may be mated such that the mating portion of a first contact in the second connector may physically contact of a corresponding blade-shaped mating end of a contact in the first connector.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electrical connector comprising: a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact positioned at least partially along a first centerline, the first electrical contact adjacent to the second electrical contact, wherein the first electrical contact defines a tail e

What is claimed is: 1. An electrical connector comprising: a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact positioned at least partially along a first centerline, the first electrical contact adjacent to the second electrical contact, wherein the first electrical contact defines a tail end that jogs in a first direction away from the first centerline and the second electrical contact defines a tail end that jogs in a second direction opposite the first direction, and the first and second electrical contacts form a differential pair; a third electrical contact and a fourth electrical contact positioned at least partially along a second centerline that is adjacent to the first centerline, the third electrical contact adjacent to the fourth electrical contact, wherein the third electrical contact defines a tail end that jogs in the second direction and the fourth electrical contact defines a tail end that jogs in the first direction, and the third and fourth electrical contacts form a differential pair; and a ground contact adjacent to the second electrical contact on the first centerline, wherein the tail ends of the first and second electrical contacts are in an orientation that is a mirror image of the tail ends of the third and fourth electrical contacts, and at least one of the electrical contacts has a different length than the ground contact. 2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth electrical contacts has a length different than the ground contact. 3. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the ground contact has a length that is shorter than each of the first, second, third, and fourth electrical contacts. 4. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ground contact has a length that is shorter than the at least one of the electrical contacts. 5. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ground contact is not jogged. 6. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electrical connector comprises a backpanel connector that mates with a right angle connector. 7. An electrical connector comprising: a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact both positioned at least partially along a first centerline, the first electrical contact disposed adjacent to the second electrical contact, wherein the first electrical contact defines a tail end that jogs in a first direction away from the first centerline and the second electrical contact defines a tail end that jogs in a second direction opposite the first direction, and the first and second electrical contacts define a differential pair; a third electrical contact and a fourth electrical contact both positioned at least partially along a second centerline that is adjacent to the first centerline, the third electrical contact disposed adjacent to the fourth electrical contact, wherein the third electrical contact defines a tail end that jogs in the second direction and the fourth electrical contact defines a tail end that jogs in the first direction, and the third and fourth electrical contacts define a differential pair; and a ground contact disposed adjacent to the second electrical contact on the first centerline, wherein the second electrical contact is spaced from the first electrical contact in a third direction along the first centerline, the fourth electrical contact is spaced from the third electrical contact in the third direction along the second centerline. 8. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 7, wherein the electrical connector comprises a backpanel connector that mates with a right angle connector. 9. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 8, wherein at least one of the electrical contacts has a different length than the ground contact. 10. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 9, wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth electrical contacts has a length different than the ground contact. 11. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 9, wherein the ground contact has a length that is shorter than each of the first, second, third, and fourth electrical contacts. 12. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 9, wherein the ground contact has a length that is shorter than the at least one of the electrical contacts. 13. The electrical contact as claimed in claim 9, wherein the ground contact is not jogged. 14. An electrical right angle connector assembly that defines a first centerline and a second centerline adjacent the first centerline, the right angle electrical connector assembly comprising: an electrical connector including: a plurality of first differential signal pairs spaced at least partially along the first centerline, such that adjacent first differential signal pairs are separated by a ground contact positioned at least partially on the first centerline, each first differential signal pair including: first and second adjacent signal contacts both positioned at least partially along the first centerline, wherein the first signal contact defines a tail end that jogs in a first direction away from the first centerline and the second signal contact defines a tail end that jogs in a second direction opposite the first direction; and a plurality second differential signal pairs spaced at least partially along the second centerline, such that adjacent second differential signal pairs are separated by a ground contact positioned at least partially on the second centerline, each second differential signal pair including: third and fourth adjacent signal contacts both positioned at least partially along the second centerline, wherein the third signal contact defines a tail end that jogs in the second direction away from the second centerline and the fourth signal contact defines a tail end that jogs in the first direction away from the second centerline, wherein the second signal contact of a select first differential signal pair of the plurality of first differential signal pairs is spaced from the first signal contact of the select first differential signal pair in a third direction along the first centerline, the fourth signal contact of a select second differential signal pair of the plurality of second differential signal pairs is spaced from the third signal contact of the select second differential signal pair in the third direction along the second centerline, and at least one of the ground contacts has a length different than at least one of the signal contacts. 15. The electrical right angle connector assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein the electrical connector comprises a backpanel connector that mates with a right angle connector. 16. The electrical right angle connector assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein the at least one of the ground contacts has a length shorter than the at least one of the signal contacts. 17. The electrical right angle connector assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein the at least one of the ground contacts is not jogged. 18. The electrical right angle connector assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein all of the ground contacts have a different length than all of the signal contacts. 19. The electrical right angle connector assembly as claimed in claim 18, wherein all of the ground contacts are shorter than all of the signal contacts. 20. The electrical right angle connector assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein all of the ground contacts at least partially positioned on the first centerline have a length shorter than all of the signal contacts of the first differential signal pairs. 21. The electrical right angle connector assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein all of the ground contacts at least partially positioned on the second centerline have a length shorter than all of the signal contacts of the second differential signal pairs.