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Diehl's contract gets Giant boost
Giant Football Blog found this 5/7/2008 on www.nydailynews.com [flag]
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
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Protecting Eli pays: Giants' Diehl gets new contract

FanHouse found this 5/6/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

Replacing Luke Petitgout as the Giants left tackle, David Diehl proved he was the real deal and helped the Giants win Super Bowl XLII. Diehl's reward is a new deal that compensates him for the importance of protecting Eli Manning's blindside.
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New York Giants Give David Diehl Pay Raise; Pierce Thinks Strahan Is Gone

thefootballwire posted 5/7/2008 from www.thefootballwire.com

Diehl gets a pay raise and Antonio Pierce says he thinks Strahan is done.
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