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Behind the Steel Curtain (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Can one play make a season? Does one string of plays have the ability to change a team's momentum for the whole year? The common story surrounding the New York Giants' Super Bowl run in 2007-08 was how the team was positively affected by the absence of Jeremy Shockey. Now they're saying the same thing about the former Steelers wide receiver (and possibly former NFL player) Plaxico Burress....
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NFL GridIron Gab (Free subscription) | yesterday
... to retirement, Tiki Barber. They lost one of the most skilled tight ends in the league to injury, Jeremy Shockey and replaced him with a rookie. And what was the result of their season? I’m not sure you remember, but it had something to do with a catch and a ring. Does this situation sound familiar? The New England Patriots are no stranger to playing without key players. In 2002 starter...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
... coach, undercut by some of the stars that, it was assumed, the Giants would be winless without.Jeremy Shockey. Tiki Barber. Michael Strahan.Two seasons ago, Strahan's divorce overshadowed any talk of next week's game. Two summers ago he held out - unsuccessfully - for a new contract. Only this summer Burress did the same successfully, allowing, as Manning pointed out yesterday, for...
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NFL GridIron Gab (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... — which brings me to today’s story du jour; Plaxico’s shooting. Some years ago, I wrote that Jeremy Shockey and Plaxico Burress were cancers that had to be cut out before the cancer spread. Of course, back then I was railing at their refusal to practice in New Jersey with Eli, opting, instead, to “practice” in Miami. Then, during the season, both would throw their hands up in the...
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress' accidental self-shooting ruled the sports airwaves this weekend. Based on some of the comments from TV reporters and analysts, the days of covering temperamental NFL receivers like Burress, Jeremy Shockey, Terrell Owens and Chad Johnson as charming sports divas could be over.
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
• LANDOVER, Md. – The New York Giants are a franchise that preaches team first, last and always. No one player is bigger than the team. Their Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan learned that in 2007 when he spent the summer threatening to retire. The Giants told him to go ahead, that the team was moving on without him. He decided to play and won a Super Bowl ring. Pro Bowl tight end Jeremy...
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JerseySmarts.com (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Did you hear the latest about the New York Giants’ Plaxico Burress? Apparently this dope shot himself in the leg . This idiot brings an unregistered gun to a nightclub and shoots himself in the thigh with it. What the hell type of moron is this? Some commentary from the opinion article linked above: Burress now finds himself on the same side of the line that Jeremy Shockey ultimately...
