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Tom Coughlin Speaks on Plaxico Burress Possibilities, Antrel Rolle Comments

Maybe it was because his boss, John Mara, said Thursday that he's on the verge of what almost surely would be the final contract extension of his career. Maybe it was because his team was the NFL's best not to make the playoffs in 2010. Or maybe it was because at six months from being eligible for Social Security, he's too...

NFC East: New York Giants Producing Most Drama-Free Offseason So Far

New York likes to call itself the city that never sleeps. And indeed, the city of my birth remains a wonder after dark. Where else can you get whatever food you might want at 4 AM? But it's appropriate that the Big Apple's most revered football team calls sleepy East Rutherford, N.J. home because the Giants have been very...

No More NFC East Super Bowls, Please

The odds of the NFL changing its collective mind and scrubbing the Meadowlands Super Bowl set for 2014 are lower than the chances of the owners and players reaching a labor deal before the March 4 deadline. However, that's my fervent wish as a near-lifelong NFC East fan and an an NFL writer dating back to the 1980s. As...

Michael VIck's Return to Atlanta Highlights 2011 NFC East Schedule

Former Falcons franchise quarterback Michael Vick's much-anticipated return to Atlanta didn't happen this month as both his Philadelphia Eagles and the Falcons were upset in the NFC playoffs by the Green Bay Packers. However, Vick will play in the Georgia Dome in 2011 for the first time since he last led Atlanta five years...

Giants Top Ranking of NFC East Secondaries in 2010

No NFC player had more interceptions in 2010 than Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel. No NFL player picked off as many passes in a game in nine years as Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall did in Week 7. And of the 13 active players with as many as 28 career interceptions, four -- Samuel, Hall, New York...