When the Patriots take the field for the start of training camp tomorrow - the symbolic start of the 2008 season - 172 days will have elapsed since Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress's perfection-preventing, game-winning touchdown grab in Super Bowl XLII. The memories - and pain - of an 18-1 season are still fresh; however, so is New England's start. (Full article: 986 words)

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