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Hard Tynes for hero kicker, brother
Lawrence Tynes talked about his older brother Mark Sunday night, the one who sits in a prison in Arkansas during Super Bowl Week. "I can't let this take away from the experience," he said. "It wouldn't help my brother and it wouldn't be fair to me."
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ProFootballTalk.com — ... on the basis of geography ? Should the Chiefs draft a franchise quarterback ? Will Andre Reed make it to the Hall of Fame ? How many of these can I write in a row in the form of a question? Can I do more than six? No, I can’t. The Texans have hired former Eagles and Packers head coach Ray Rhodes to serve as an assistant defensive backs coach . Tom Ciskowski could be replacing Jeff Ireland in Dallas . The brother of Giants K Lawrence Tynes is serving a 324-month prison term . RB T.J. Duckett has yet to receive a contract offer from ...

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Goal-Line Stand — ... career), and we’re yet to see what he’ll do under Vinatieri-like pressure. Punter: Chris Hanson – Oh, to be the punter for the best offence in NFL history. Obviously, the veteran was seldom used in 2007. When he did make appearances, he was one of the worst punters in the league. Hanson didn’t crack the league’s top 25 in average or net average. New York Kicker: Lawrence Tynes – The overtime kick against Green Bay turned him from goat to hero, but the Super Bowl storyline has been his brother’s gigantic prison sentence . Sure, Tynes made a huge kick to beat the Packers, but ...

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