Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl ring sold for $230K; Osi Umenyiora was not the buyer (Shutdown Corner)

Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl XXV ring was sold at auction for more than $230,000 to a buyer who wasn’t New York Giants star Osi Umenyiora.
The Giants defensive end had vowed to buy LT’s ring and return it to him if he was able to reach 500,000 followers on Twitter. Umenyiora fell far short of [...]

Hall of Famer Taylor auctioning Super Bowl ring (The Associated Press)

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor is auctioning off his 1991 Super Bowl championship ring.
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Nick Mangold says goodbye to some chest hair on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ (Shutdown Corner)

Nick Mangold was looking man-tastic Tuesday night on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” The New York Jets center, for some reason, volunteered to have a portion of his chest waxed every time a shaggy-haired Giants fan failed to show even a basic knowledge of Lithuanian Prime Ministers.
We’ll just get on with it, because the [...]

Eli Manning, Giants get latest Super Bowl rings (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) Like a little kid with a brand new toy, Eli Manning couldn’t wait.
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New attitude for Jets’ offense with Sparano around (The Associated Press)

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Joe McKnight remembers looking at the New York Jets’ new playbook for the first time a few weeks ago and noticing a major difference.
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Tom Coughlin to receive distinguished honor from U.S. Army (National Football Post)

Giants coach an advocate of supporting military personnel
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Giants waive S Chad Jones, sign 3 free agents (The Associated Press)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The New York Giants have waived safety Chad Jones, their third-round draft pick in 2010 who was seriously injured in an automobile accident two months after being drafted.
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