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The New York Jets beat the New York Giants by a score of 10-7.

1st Quarter

The Giants won the toss and elected to receive on the opening possession. The Giants first possession resulted in a Punt.

The Jets first possession resulted in a Punt.

The Giants second possession resulted in a Punt.

The Jets second possession resulted in a Punt.

2nd Quarter

The Giants third possession resulted in a Punt.

The Jets third possession resulted in a Punt.

The Giants fourth possession resulted in a Punt.

The Jets fourth possession resulted in a Punt.

The Giants fifth possession resulted in a in a 42-yard missed Field Goal Attempt by Huston.

The Jets fifth possession came to an end as the First Half came to an end.

Halftime

3rd Quarter

With 15:00 remaining, the Jets were called for an Illegal Formation penalty which backed them up 5 yards. On 1st and 15, the Jets were called for an Illegal Formation penalty which backed them up 5 yards. On 1st and 20, the Jets were called for an Illegal Formation penalty which backed them up 5 yards. On 1st and 25, Clemens from shotgun handed it off to Chatman who broke right for an 8 yard gain. On 2nd and 17, Clemens from shotgun hit Stuckey over the middle for a gain of 7 yards. On 3rd and 10, Clemens from shotgun connected with Henry on the right side for 12. On 1st and 10, Clemens handed it off to Chatman who got tackled in the backfield for a loss of a yard. On 2nd and 11, the Jets were called for a False Start penalty which backed them up 5 yards. On 2nd and 16, Clemens from shotgun aired it out over the middle to Keller for a 28 yard gain. On 1st and 10, Clemens handed it off to Chatman who ran to the left for 2 yards. On 2nd and 8, Clemens overthrew Stuckey down the right sideline so the ball sailed out of bounds. On 3rd and 8, Clemens from shotgun gunned it to Wright on the slant for a gain of 6. On 4th and 2, Clemens from shotgun ran the same play again to Wright for a 9 yard gain. On 1st and 10, Clemens from shotgun handed it off to Chatman who ran to the right but got tackled at the line of scrimmage. On 2nd and 10, Clemens dropped back and fired it to Caulcrick who ran it upfield for 4. On 3rd and 6, Clemens from shotgun gunned it to Keller over the middle a 4 yard gain. On 4th and 2, Clemens from shotgun dumped it to Chatman in the middle for a gain of 5 yards. On 1st and Goal, Clemens handed it off to Chatman who ran up the gut for 2 yards. On 2nd and Goal, Clemens dropped back and threw it wide right of Caulcrick on the right side. On 3rd and Goal, Clemens from shotgun threw it out of bounds on the left side of the end zone. On 4th and Goal, Mike Nugent made a 24-yard Field Goal Attempt making the score Giants 0 - Jets 3.

The Giants sixth possession resulted in a Punt.

The Jets seventh possession resulted in an Interception by Renaldo Wynn at the Jets’ 30 yardline.

With 1:30 remaining, Carr handed it off to Bradshaw who ran to the left for a 6 yard gain. On 2nd and 4, Carr flipped it back to Bradshaw who ran it up the middle for a gain of 8. On 1st and 10, Carr handed it off to Bradshaw who ran it to the right sideline for no gain.

4th Quarter

On 2nd and 10, Carr from shotgun handed it off to Bradshaw who ran up the middle for 3. On 2nd and 7, Carr from shotgun threw it to Johnson on the left side, and Johnson ran it upfield for a gain of 10 yards. On 1st and Goal, David Carr slipped to the ground but got the handoff to Ahmad Bradshaw who ran up the gut and into the end zone for a 3-yard Touch Down run. The Extra Point Attempt by Josh Huston was good making the score Giants 7 - Jets 3.

The Jets eighth possession resulted in a Punt.

The Giants eighth possession resulted in a Punt.

With 6:47 remaining, Ratliff dropped back and hit Pociask over the middle for 27 yards. On 1st and 10, Brett Ratliff aired it out to Paul Raymond in the middle of the end zone for a 24-yard Touch Down. The Extra Point Attempt by Mike Nugent was good making the score Giants 7 - Jets 10.

The Giants ninth possession resulted in a Turnover on Downs.

The Jets ninth possession resulted in a Punt.

The Giants tenth possession resulted in an Interception by Drew Coleman at the Giants’ 40 yardline.

The Jets tenth possession came to and end as the Second Half came to an end.

The NFL.com Game Center: Post Game is attached.

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The New York Giants beat the Cleveland Browns by a score of 34-37.

1st Quarter

The Giants won the toss and elected to receive on the opening possession. The Giants first possession resulted in a Punt.

With 13:24 remaining, Anderson dropped back and completed a pass to Winslow on the right side for a 10-yard gain. On 1st and 10, Anderson handed it off to Lewis who ran up the gut for a gain of 9. On 2nd and 1, Anderson handed it off to Lewis who ran up the middle for a 3 yards. On 1st and 10, Anderson scrambled to the right side and connected with Ali for a 5-yard completion. On 2nd and 5, Anderson handed it off to Lewis who ran up the gut for no gain. On 3rd and 5, Anderson from shotgun threw an incomplete pass to Stallworth in the middle of the field. On 4th and 5, Phil Dawson made a 56-yard Field Goal Attempt making the score Browns 3 - Giants 0.

With 9:59 remaining, Manning dropped back and aired it out down field to Moss, but Pass Interference was called on the play which advanced the Giants 53 yards. On 1st and 10, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who ran to the left for a gain of 6. On 2nd and 4, Manning overthrew a pass to Hixon near the left corner of the goalline. On 3rd and 4, Manning scrambled to the right for a 10-yard gain. On 1st and 10, Eli Manning from shotgun fired an 11-yard Touch Down pass to Domenik Hixon in the right corner of the end zone. The Extra Point Attempt by Lawrence Tynes was good making the score Browns 3 - Giants 7.

The Browns second possession resulted in a Punt.

With 7:22, the Giants third possession began at the Browns’ 49 yardline due to a 15-yard Interference penalty committed by the Browns during the punt. On 1st and 10, Manning completed a short pass to Moss on the right side to for an 8-yard gain. On 2nd and 2, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who ran to the left and Jones knocked the ball lose, but the ball bounced forward and it was recovered by McKenzie one yard shy of the first down marker. During the play, the Browns were called for a 15-yard Unsportsmanlike Conduct penalty which advanced the Giants 15 yards. On 1st and 10, Eli Manning from shotgun fired 24-yard Touch Down pass to Domenik Hixon in the back of the end zone. During the play, the Browns were called for an Offsides penalty which was declined. The Extra Point Attempt by Lawrence Tynes was blocked but still made it through the uprights making the score Browns 3 - Giants 14.

The Browns third possession resulted in a Punt.

The Giants fourth possession resulted in a Punt.

The Browns fourth possession resulted in a Punt from their own 1 yardline. Joshua Cribbs ended up kicking the ball into his own teammate Thomas so the Giants ended up with a Safety making the score Browns 3 - Giants 16.

With 0:21 remaining, Domenik Hixon returned the Kick Off 82 yards for a Touch Down. The Extra Point Attempt by Lawrence Tynes was good making the score Browns 3 - Giants 23.

With 0:09 remaining, Steptoe returned the Kick Off 90 yards to the Giants’ 9 yardline to set up the Browns with great field position to begin the 2nd Quarter.

2nd Quarter

With 15:00 remaining, Anderson connected with Ali on the right side for an 8-yard gain. On 2nd and Goal, Anderson handed it off to Jamal Lewis who fumbled the football, and James Butler picked it up and returned it for a 98-yard Touch Down. The Extra Point Attempt by Lawrence Tynes was good making the score Browns 3 - Giants 30.

The Browns sixth possession resulted in a Punt.

The Giants seventh possession resulted in a Punt.

The Browns seventh possession resulted in a Punt.

The Giants eighth possession resulted in a Punt.

With 6:04 remaining, Quinn fired it to Heiden along the right sideline for a 9-yard gain. On 2nd and 1, Quinn handed it off to Ali who ran up the gut for 3 yards. On 1st and 10, Quinn dropped back and overthrew the pass to Wilson along the right sideline near the goalline. On 2nd and 10, Quinn handed it off to Harrison who ran up the middle for a 23-yard carry. On 1st and Goal, Brady Quinn threw a backword pass to Syndric Steptoe on the right side who ran it in for a 7-yard Touch Down run. The Extra Point Attempt by Phil Dawson was good making the score Browns 10 - Giants 30.

With 7:02 remaining, Wright from shotgun launched the ball to Moss for a 46-yard gain on the right side. On 1st and 10, Wright handed it off to Bradshaw who ran it up the gut for a gain of 3 yards. On 2nd and 7, Wright fired it to Hixon over the middle for a 12-yard gain. On 1st and 10, Wright threw an incomplete sidearm pass to Matthews near the right hashmarks. On 2nd and 10, Wright dropped back a lobbed the ball to the right side of the end zone, and Hixon made the catch but came down with only one foot in bounds. On 3rd and 10, Wright from shotgun threw the pass through the hands of Bradshaw in the middle of the field. On 4th and 10, Lawrence Tynes made a 33-yard Field Goal Attempt making the score Lions 7 - Giants 3.

The Giants ninth possession came to an end as Anthony Wright threw an Interception into the hands of Eric Wright who ran it into the end zone for a 14-yard Touch Down. The Extra Point Attempt by Phil Dawson was good making the score Browns 17 - Giants 30.

The Giants tenth possession came to an end as the First Half came to an end.

Halftime

3rd Quarter

With 14:54 remaining, Quinn threw an incomplete pass to Heiden in the middle of the field. On 2nd and 10, Quinn tossed it back to Harrison who ran it to the right side for a 3-yard gain. On 3rd and 7, Quinn from shotgun gunned it to Heiden on the right side for a gain of 9. On 1st and 10, Quinn dropped back and connected with Ali on the left side for a gain of 7 yards. On 2nd and 3, Brady Quinn off play action aired it out to Steptoe along the right sideline, but Dockery got his hands on it first and somehow Syndric Steptoe got it back and ran it into the end zone for a 44-yard Touch Down. The Extra Point Attempt by Jason Reda was good making the score Browns 24 - Giants 30.

With 12:47 remaining, Ware returned the Kick Off 58 yards to the Browns’ 41 yardline. On 1st and 10, Carr threw it sideway to Thorpe on the left side, and Thorpe picked up 9 yards along the left sideline. On 2nd and 1, Carr handed it off to Bradshaw who ran up the middle for a gain of 2. On 1st and 10, Carr gunned it to Jennings along the right sideline for a 7-yard gain. On 2nd and 3, Carr handed it off to Bradshaw who ran up the gut for 5 yards. On 1st and 10, Carr handed it off to Bradshaw who ran to the right for a gain of 3. On 2nd and 7, Carr dropped back and connected with Bradshaw near the right hashmarks for a 10-yard gain. On 1st and Goal, Carr handed it off to Bradshaw who ran left picking up 3. On 2nd and Goal, Carr handed it off to Bradshaw who ran to the left for a yard. On 3rd and Goal, Carr overthrew Thorpe in the right corner of the end zone. On 4th and Goal, David Carr handed it off to Ahmad Bradshaw who jumped over the pile at the goalline and into the end zone for a 1-yard Touch Down run. The Extra Point Attempt by Lawrence Tynes was good making the score Browns 24 - Giants 37.

The Browns eleventh possession resulted in a Punt.

The Giants twelfth possession resulted in a Punt.

The Browns twelfth possession resulted in a Punt.

4th Quarter

The Giants thirteenth possession resulted in a 42-yard missed Field Goal Attempt by Huston.

With 10:03 remaining Dorsey passed the ball to Thomas on the left side for a yard, but the Browns were called for a Holding penalty which backed them up 10 yards. On 1st and 20, Dorsey dropped back and aired it out to Hill along the right sideline for a 34-yard completion. On 1st and 10, Dorsey hit Dinkins over the middle for a gain of 18. On 1st and 10, Dorsey hit Thomas on a screen in the middle for no gain. On 2nd and 10, Dorsey tossed it back to Thomas who ran it up the middle for 3 yards. On 3rd and 7, the Browns were called for a False Start penalty which backed them up 5 yards. On 3rd and 12, Dorsey from shotgun threw it incomplete to Dinkins in the middle. On 4th and 12, Jason Reda made a 44-yard Field Goal Attempt making the score Browns 27 - Giants 37.

The Giants fourteenth possession resulted in a Punt.

With 5:18 remaining, Dorsey from shotgun fired it to Dinkins over the middle for 23 yards. On 1st and 10, Dorsey from shotgun had his pass batted down at the line of scrimmage. On 2nd and 10, Dorsey from shotgun connected with Hubbard on the right side for a gain of 8. On 3rd and 2, Dorsey handed it off to Thomas who ran it up the gut for 3 yards. On 1st and 10, Dorsey from shotgun completed the pass to Dinkins on the left side for a 9-yard gain. On 2nd and 1, Dorsey threw an incomplete pass to Thomas on the left side, but the Browns were called for a Pass Interference penalty which backed them up 10 yards. On 2nd and 11, Dorsey from shotgun aired it out to Leggett along the left sideline for 28 yards. On 1st and 10, Dorsey from shotgun connected with Sanders on the right side for a gain of 5. On 2nd and 5, Ken Dorsey from shotgun connected with Lance Leggett in the left side of the end zone for an 8-yard Touch Down. The Extra Point Attempt by Jason Reda was good making the score Browns 34 - Giants 37.

The Giants fifteenth possession came to and end as the Second Half came to an end.

The NFL.com Game Center: Post Game is attached.

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So I know you can’t tell much from the first pre-season game but you can definitely get a basic idea of who is the consistent no matter what player on the field. My basic observation of the game begins with Derrick Ward. Not very good in the running game but great in the short pass situation. I think he’ll be a lethal weapon when used in play action plays. He seems to be more of a natural catcher and good at making strides after the catch for more gains. Eli Manning seemed very comfortable in the pocket and I can definitely see that it is all thanks to his offensive line. We’ll see great things from him this season again and spreading the ball around to different wide receivers is going to be every defense’s nightmare. Brandon Jacobs maintains sharpening up his cutting abilities which can only make him more dangerous. This guy is a beast as it is and if he develops more finesse with his run he’ll be more of a main target to defenders. Once this man gets past the second wave of defenders and is left to face the undersized cornerbacks and safeties, you know he’s going helmet to helmet with these guys. Kevin Boss is still the boss and showing why he’s the boss. The type of player who will surprise us the most is going to be this man here. Yes Shockey is gone but if you think we have a good back up, you’re wrong, this guy is a definite starter. A little more work on his blocking ability and we’ll have a well rounded tight end again, or we can depend on Madison Hedgecock. Hedgecock has become the real deal when it comes to blocking. His size is definitely aomething we can take advantage of, especially since he knows how to angle himself and push his own weight around. last but not least, Ahmad Bradshaw is looking very good once again. He has not lost a step since his outstanding performance last season and continues to look more and more like a number 2 running back. It’s amazing how the two punch has become more popular nowadays with the great talent that comes from these young players. Just like Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor from the Jacksonville Jaguars, our two headed monsters will show everyone this season the benefit of vision and power We will soon see everyone in it for some real action. I can only imagine what this season is going to be like for our Giants, but I can tell you we are well prepared for the future.

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Yesterday in Albany, Ahmad Bradshaw finally spoke to the New York Post about why he was in jail for 28 days. Bradshaw said…

I’ve done nothing wrong since I was drafted by the Giants. There is no question about that; it should be over with . . . all of this comes from the juvenile offense. It’s just life, man. You’ve just got to grow from your mistakes. That’s what I did and that’s how I look at it. I was there for a reason and now I just have to learn from it.

Since the judge won’t even disclose the reason why Ahmad ended up in jail, I guess we’ll just have to accept his word. This is one of the strangest things I have ever seen because nobody will comment on it. A man went to jail and nobody is allowed to know why. Even the judge won’t disclose any information. Sometimes these cases seem like the professional sports leagues and teams have judges on their payroll. Why do professional athletes get to revolve a trial and jail time around a sports schedule? In this case, Bradshaw really didn’t do anything. He was arrested for underage drinking and stealing a PlayStation. Why did the Kobe Bryant trial magically disappear? Either Kobe, the Lakers, or the NBA paid the girl cash under the table or something. Rape is much worse than drinking underage or stealing a video game console. At the end of the day, who knows what the truth is.

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Rotoworld.com released a statement made by Adam Schefter of the NFL Network, “The league has determined that Ahmad Bradshaw is not in violation of the personal conduct policy. He will not be suspended.”  The NFL investigated the situation and concluded the crime pre-dated his NFL career.  That’s the good news, and there is some bad news also.  Bradshaw must serve another 30 days when the 2008 season is over.  That’s new news to some like the Giants organization.  According to Ralph Vacchiano over at The Blue Screen, “Tom Coughlin said he wasn’t aware of that, and other team officials have indicated the same thing.”

As a Giants fan, it’s a good thing that he doesn’t have to serve his sentence until the season is over.  However, I believe that these athletes shouldn’t get special treatment in the judicial system.  If atheletes get special treatment then the common man should get special treatment also.  Why should a judge have to work around the NBA schedule when Kobe Bryant rapes a woman?  How come the judge doesn’t revolove around the work schedule of a man who rapes a woman in Central Park?  I’m just saying…

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Ahmad Bradshaw completed his 30-day sentence for an undisclosed probation violation at the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail, according to The Blue Screen.   NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in an e-mail earlier today that the situation was still “under review.”  This means that Bradshaw could still be fined or suspended to begin the 2008 season if the league determines that the probation violation was also a violation the league’s personal conduct policy.  Nobody spoke up yet as to why Ahmad even went to jail so we’ll have to wait this one out.

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Our boys over at ProFootballTalk.com assembled their 2008 All-Turd Team (Offense).  The requirements for consideration are one or more arrests, one or more violations of the league’s substance abuse policy, one or more violations of the league’s steroid policy, one or more holdouts while under contract, one or more flagrant acts of rudeness and/or stupidity, and/or anything else that makes us think that there’s good cause for the player to be included on the squad.  A couple Giants made the list.

• Jeremy Shockey - “He can blame the team for not letting him on the sidelines for the Super Bowl all he wants, but we’ll never forget that image of Shockey double-fisting cocktails while his teammates pulled off one of the biggest upsets in NFL history.  The fact that the Giants came of age without him is strong evidence of how much he was holding the franchise back.”
• Ahmad Bradshaw - “Plenty of NFL players are arrested; few spend 30 days in jail.”

Congrats to Jeremy and Ahmad for making the 2008 All-Turd Team.  That’s quite an achievement.  I can’t wait to see who makes the Defense team.

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So Ahmad Bradshaw was given two years probation for one of the things he did wrong prior to being drafted by the Giants.  He must’ve missed attending something to violate his probation which landed him in the can for 30 days.  We still don’t know what he did now to violate his probation.  Maybe he was helping the Giants win Super Bowl XLII when he had to go meet his probation officer.  Anyway, Ohm Youngmisuk of the New York Daily News found out that the NFL is looking into Bradshaw’s situation.  Youngmisuk wrote that, “If commissioner Roger Goodell deems that Bradshaw has violated the league’s conduct policy code, he could suspend Bradshaw.”  If he violated the Personal Conduct Policy then he could end up suspended like Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones, Chris Henry, and Tank Johnson.  I have no problem with this at all.  If Ahmad and the Giants are telling the truth then nothing will happen to them.  If they are lying about the situation then they will be penalized accordingly, and deservedly so.  We should expect that everybody is telling the truth since all parties seemed to agree on the fact that nothing new took place.  Good thing the Giants have an army of running backs.

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Some of you may be wondering if there is anything new out there about Ahmad Bradshaw.  Each New York paper wrote an article about Bradshaw being in jail, but not much more was written that we didn’t know already.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com has been searching for theories.  Florio found an article that Tom Rock of Newsday wrote,

Bradshaw did something naughty when he was a kid (it’s a sealed juvenile thing) and was sentenced to probation by Tazewell County which covers his hometown of Bluefield, Va. Then he went to college (at UVa) and pleaded guilty to the underage drinking thing in 2004. Then he went to another college (Marshall) and was tagged with the petty larceny in 2006. He was sentenced to probation in each of those instances, but apparently those arrests — not sure if it’s either one or the combination of the two — violated the first probation agreement from when he was a juvenile in Bluefield.

Florio seemed to agree with Rock’s take on the situation, but raised some questions like…

Except for the fact that Bradshaw somehow ducked the probation violation during the months and years following the arrest in Charlottesville and later in Huntington.  Has this issue been merely percolating through the legal system all this time?  Or was Bradshaw somehow able to delay the dispensation of justice until he was able to get himself ensconced in the National Football League?  Moreover, if Rock is right, why in the hell didn’t the team or Bradshaw’s lawyer just say so?  Instead, both parties carefully have ducked addressing the basis for the development.

When I read that theory for the first time last night, it made perfect sense.  The Giants and Bradshaw’s attorney both stated that he is serving time due to something that took place before Bradshaw joined the team.  However, Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com kept on digging.  Smith found an article written by the New York Daily News who called Ahmad’s father James by telephone last night who, “would only say that the probation violation had to do with a previous juvenile offense unrelated to the player’s run-ins with the law while at the University of Virginia and Marshall University.”  So Smith was able to figure out that James’ statement contradicts Tom Rock’s theory.  At the end of the day, nobody knows why Ahmad is in jail.  Nobody will say why he’s in jail.

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I’m definitely going to tune into TLC tonight when they make the Giants bike on American Chopper.  There is an article below about it below, and it airs at 9 PM EST.

Giants.com:

Anheuser-Busch signs cornerstone partnership - “The New Meadowlands Stadium Co. announced today that Budweiser and Bud Light will become the second cornerstone partner of the greatest stadium venture in National Football League history. The agreement grants Budweiser and Bud Light a significant presence in and around the new Meadowlands Stadium when it opens in 2010, and extends the beers’ malt beverage sponsorship of both the New York Jets and the New York Giants. With the signing of this sponsorship deal, 50 percent of the cornerstones have been sponsored by leading international companies.”

American Chopper, Giants style - Michael Eisen says to tune into TLC tonight at 9 PM EDT to watch the making of the Giants bike on “American Chopper”.  Eisen wrote that, “The ultimate Giants fan bike has been designed and produced by Orange County Choppers, a custom motorcycle manufacturer founded and run by Giants fans Paul Teutul, Sr. and Paul Teutul, Jr.”  Orange County Choppers is a shop up in Newburgh, NY that builds custom choppers.  I recommend that you make the trip up there because they got some of the best looking choppers you will ever see.

Sirius: Shaun O’ Hara (Video) - Giants C Shaun O’ Hara is a guest on Sirius Radio.

New York Times:

The N.F.L. Grows a Little Quieter - Here are a few excerpts from an article put together by the AP…

• “Favre, Strahan and Sapp have retired, costing the N.F.L. three potential first-ballot Hall of Famers with extra-large-sized personalities.”
• “Top players retire from the N.F.L. every year, and the league’s popularity never seems to wane. But professional football will not be as much fun without Favre, Strahan and Sapp — players whose exploits on the field were exceeded only by their ability to yap off it.”

The Star-Ledger:

Bradshaw’s lawyer confirms there’s no new incident - Bradshaw’s lawyer, Charlie Stacy, released this statement…

Ahmad Bradshaw is currently serving a 30-day jail sentence in Abingdon Regional Jail in Virginia on a probation violation charged out of the Tazewell County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. The underlying charge in this matter stems from an offense that occurred while Mr. Bradshaw was a juvenile. Mr. Bradshaw has not been charged with any offense since being drafted by the New York Giants and is eager to put this matter behind him and be in training for the next season.

Full Plax interview - The other day, Mike Garafolo included a portion of Plaxico’s interview on Philly’s Sportsradio 610 WIP-AM.  Now, Garafolo has the entire interview.  You must download an mp3 file to hear it.

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