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David Diehl proved last season he was a capable left tackle. Now he's going to be paid like one. The Giants tore up Diehl's old contract a few weeks ago and doubled it by signing him to a six-year deal that could be worth as much as $31 million. [link]

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David Diehl's contract gets Giant boost
Published 5/7/2008 by Jim Jacobs at Giant Football Blog
... is signed through the 2013 season and, if he plays left tackle that entire time, would average more than $5million per year. Diehl had just completed only the second year of the six-year, $15.5 million extension he had signed in 2005. But he signed that when he was still playing left guard. It appears that Diehl will head into the 2008 season as the starting left tackle. The deal calls for him to earn an additional $750,000 to $1.1million for each season he starts at that position. Continue

NFL Wednesday: Archuleta Cut; Kurt Warner Speaks Up
Published 5/7/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
NFC News Giants: David Diehl’s Contract Gets Giant Boost (Daily News) Redskins: After Reconsidering Offer, Sherman Smith Helps to Coordinate Playbook (Washington Post) Lions: Roy Williams: ‘I Thought I Was Out of Here’ (Detroit Free Press) Bears : Adam Archuleta Gets Cut (Chicago Sun-Times) Seahawks: Bobby Engram Drops Off Note Seeking Raise, Skips Seahawks’ Practice (Seattle Times) ...

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