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According to Giants.com, you can go see the helmet against which New York Giants’ wide receiver David Tyree pinned the ball making “the catch”, and the helmet of quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning at the Sports Museum of America (SmA) (www.sportsmuseum.com) located in historic Lower Manhattan. The Sports Museum of America will display the helmets, which are on loan from the New York Giants through the summer before they permanently move to The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH this fall.

Jonathan Tisch said, “David Tyree’s catch and the Cinderella story of the New York Giants have already become the stuff of Super Bowl legend. We are thrilled to be able to share with our fans an intimate look at the fabled helmets right here in New York City at the Sports Museum of America.”

The Founder and CEO of Sports Museum of America, Phillip Schwalb, had this to say, “This exhibit is exactly what we’ve set out to do – bring sports history directly, and personally, to the fans as it’s happening. There are great new moments in sports being made every week, and we are proud that thousands of visitors from around the world can view these artifacts and celebrate the magical, historic moment they represent.”

If you would like to purchase tickets to see the helmets at the Sports Museum of America (SmA), click on this link: www.sportsmuseum.com.

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Megan King at NFL.com put together a piece on George Martin who is still walking across the country for A Journey for 9/11.  Rather than just letting us know where he is, King explained how it all came to be.  There’s also some really cool pictures of his journey to check out.

Giants.com:

Rookies Tour Hall of Fame - John Schmeelk let us know that 19 Giants rookies were given a chance to avoid falling victim to that credo when they visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio earlier this week. The group, led by Director of Player Development Charles Way, took a tour of the facility conducted by Hall of Famer Michael Haynes.  The trip was part of a new NFL program, in which the rookie class from every NFL team, including the undrafted free agents, visited Canton, Ohio and were given a tour of the facility by a Hall of Famer.

Eisen’s Insight (Video) - Mike Eisen discusses the current status of the New York Football Giants.

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Pat Kirwan over at NFL.com pointed out that there may not be enough room for all of the NFL players that retired in 2008 to become a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 2013.  In order to determine who should get in the Hall of Fame, Kirwan interviewed 40 callers on his Sirius Radio show and received another 36 e-mails from fans, and this is how the voting went. In order, they are:

1. QB Brett Favre (Falcons/Packers)
2. OT Jonathan Ogden (Ravens)
3. DE Michael Strahan (Giants)
4. OG Larry Allen (Cowboys/49ers)
5. LB Junior Seau (Chargers/Dolphins/Patriots)
6. DT Warren Sapp (Buccaneers/Raiders)
7. QB Steve McNair (Oilers/Titans/Ravens)

Kirwan also provided the achievements for each of these seven players.  Excluding Seniors Committee nominees, the maximum number that can be elected in a given year is five.  Plus you have to add the guys that didn’t get into Canton in years past.  Pat also said to, “Keep in mind Broncos WR Rod Smith (three Pro Bowls), 49ers defensive lineman Bryant Young and possibly former Bills, and current Bears offensive guard Ruben Brown (nine Pro Bowls) could also be candidates in an already crowded class of 2013.

Here’s my spin on the list above.  None of the players were part of teams that made more than 2 Super Bowl appearances, and none of them were part of a team that won more than 1 Super Bowl.  There are no players that were part of a dynasty a la Joe Montana.  I must admit that I’ve never heard of Larry Allen.  I know who Jonathan Ogden is but never realized how great he’s been.  Ogden has made 11 Pro Bowl appearances.  The only player on the list with more is Junior Seau who made 12.  Larry Allen also made 11 Pro Bowl appearances.  It would be unfair if I rearranged the list because I might discredit the accomplishments of two players on the list.  At the same time, how is it possible that I don’t know their achievements if they are being considered for the Hall of Fame.  There is no way that McNair is a Hall of Famer.  McNair only made the Pro Bowl three times.  He has half as many yards as Favre, but he runs and Favre doesn’t so it’s not a fair comparison.  If I had to rearrange this list then it would look like this:

1. Brett Favre
2. Michael Strahan
3. Junior Seau
4. Warren Sapp
5. Jonathan Ogden
6. Steve McNair
7. Larry Allen

Let us know how you would list the players.

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