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First-rounder embraces Taylor's number, spirit
nydailynews.com - 5/11/2008
First-rounder embraces Taylor's number, spirit
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When Kenny Phillips took the field for the Giants' rookie mini-camp this weekend, he was wearing No. 21. That may have been Tiki Barber's old number, but it was also Sean Taylor's. Phillips said he's wearing it "out of respect" to him.

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NFL Sunday: Shockey Uncertainty; Cowboys, Williams Clear Air
Football for Breakfast — NFC News Giants: Even Gilbride Unsure About Shockey (Star Ledger) Giants: Kenny Phillips Embraces Sean Taylor’s Number, Spirit (Daily News) Cowboys: Williams, Cowboys Defensive Coaches Clear Air (Dallas Morning News) Buccaneers: Power of GM Bruce Allen Seems to Be Growing (St. Petersburg Times) Saints: Sixth-Round Pick Has Thunder in His Leg (Times-Picayune) Saints: Rookies Receive ...

SUNDAY NIGHT ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com — Has Cowboys S Roy Williams suffered a horse-collar tackle of the heart ? That’s what the Cowboys are trying to find out . Meet Cowboys WR Daniel Polk, an undrafted free agent. Giants rookie S Kenny Phillips will wear Sean Taylor’s number .  (But he doesn’t want to buy the other defensive backs an expensive dinner. . . .  In other words, he prefers Wendy’s to Mendy’s.) For Giants rookie LB Jonathan Goff, the Soup Nazi might be a break from his mother. Eagles DE Darren Howard has accepted his unexpected supporting role. Falcons ...

Giants Rookie Kenny Phillips to Wear Tiki's #21 ... to Honor Sean Taylor
FanHouse — ... Barber. Well, not anymore. Rookie safety Kenny Phillips will be wearing that number (well, he at least was during the rookie minicamp). Interesting that the team just gives away the jersey number of their all-time rushing and receptions leader just one year after he retires. Sure, most NFL teams don't retire numbers often ... many do choose not to issue those numbers to just anyone at anytime. However, Phillips isn't wearing it to honor or slight Tiki. He's doing it to honor fellow Miami Hurricanes safety, the late Sean Taylor. ...

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