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| NFL competition committee considering changing playoff seeding rules |
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02/21/2008 |
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| our-team divisions, the odds increase that a champion of a weak division may have home field against a wild-card squad from a tough division with a better record. That happened last season when NFC South champion Tampa Bay (9-7) played host to the New York Giants (10-6). The Giants, who despite having clinched a playoff spot, played all-out in their finale against unbeaten New England, beat the Bucs in Tampa and won two more playoff games on the road. Then they upset New England in the Super Bowl, creditin |
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| Vikings release 7-year veteran Dwight Smith; safety position thin |
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02/20/2008 |
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| o interceptions for champion Tampa Bay in the Super Bowl following the 2002 season - was productive with the Vikings on the field. He picked off four passes, including a 93-yard touchdown return last November against the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants. He formed a reliable tandem at safety with Pro Bowl selection Darren Sharper, and had a clear presence in the locker room. His raspy voice was easily heard above the din and he carried himself in a cocksure manner, but he was also respected enoug |
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| Vikings release 7-year veteran safety Dwight Smith |
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02/20/2008 |
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| Bay in the 2003 Super Bowl, was released by the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday. Smith, 29, had four interceptions in each of his two seasons in Minnesota, including a 93-yard touchdown return last November against the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants. But he had some disagreements with the coaching staff, and also had off-field problems. Coach Brad Childress said the Vikings are ``going in a different direction.'' Two of Minnesota's backup safeties, Mike Doss and Tank Williams, become free a |
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| Report: Giants, Coughlin close to new deal |
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02/19/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - The Super Bowl champion New York Giants are reportedly set to reward head coach Tom Coughlin with a new contract. New York Newsday has reported that a long-term deal could be completed sometime this week. The paper cited a source as saying a new four-year pact through the 2011 season is in the works, worth about $5 million per year. Coughlin's job security was a hot topic at the conclusion of the 2006 season, when the Giants went 8-8 after a 6-2 start and lost in the first roun |
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| Belichick denies taping St. Louis' walkthrough before Super Bowl, apologizes for controversy |
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02/17/2008 |
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| my mistake and we've been penalized for it. I apologize to everybody that is involved - the league, the other teams, the fans, our team, for the amount of conversation and dialogue that it's caused.'' The day before the Patriots' 17-14 loss to the New York Giants in this year's Super Bowl, the Boston Herald reported New England taped St. Louis' walkthrough before the first of the Patriots' three Super Bowl victories. In a walkthrough, teams practice plays at a slower pace than normal without pads or helmets. |
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| In Nicaragua, it appears the New England Patriots did beat Giants in Super Bowl |
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02/15/2008 |
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| d an equal number of team jerseys trumpeting the slogans ``Super Bowl Champions, 19-0'' to impoverished children from two small communities in southern Nicaragua. Thursday's gifts could not change history - the Patriots lost the Feb. 3 game to the New York Giants 17-14 - but they made a lot of youngsters in the communities of San Gregorio and Buena Vista very happy, said Miriam Diaz, spokeswoman for the humanitarian organization World Vision, which arranged the donation with the NFL. ``They (Patriots) lost |
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| Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce charged with neglecting pit bull found underweight and ailing |
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02/14/2008 |
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MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce was accused of neglecting one of his dogs in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. The Middlesex County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals issued a summons Wednesday. The group said Pierce's two pit bulls escaped from a fenced enclosure in his yard on Jan. 30 - just days before the game. Pierce was issued the summons because one of the dogs was found to be underweight and suffering from a respiratory illness, officials |
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| GOLDBERG ON FOOTBALL: Giants show that a good draft beats anything else |
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02/14/2008 |
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During the 2007 offseason, the New York Giants signed just one free agent who contributed to their Super Bowl victory. But all eight draft picks made the team and a half-dozen contributed to their remarkable playoff run. That's something for NFL teams, who notoriously mimic the Super Bowl winner, to contemplate when the free agent season starts in a couple of weeks. It's nothing new: The draft has always been of overriding importance during the free-agent era because it supplies relatively cheap labor tha |
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| Goodell: No regrets about destroying Spygate tapes |
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02/14/2008 |
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| ehind after the team worked out at the Louisiana Superdome the day before the contest, and filmed the Rams in the walk-through. The Patriots and NFL both denied the report, and the Patriots won that game versus the Rams. New England was upset by the New York Giants at this year's Super Bowl. Goodell, though, also said Wednesday that Belichick told him that he thought the taping was legal. Goodell didn't agree with Belichick's interpretation of the rules. In all, Goodell acknowledged during a meeting with the m |
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| Specter to meet with Goodell Wednesday |
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02/12/2008 |
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| ehind after the team worked out at the Louisiana Superdome the day before the contest, and filmed the Rams in the walk-through. The Patriots and NFL both denied the report, and the Patriots won that game versus the Rams. New England was upset by the New York Giants at this year's Super Bowl. Specter also indicated that he wanted to know if the Patriots cheated when they beat the Eagles in the Super Bowl following the 2004 season. In all, Goodell acknowledged during a meeting with the media at the Pro Bowl that |
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