After four NFL championships and three Super Bowls, it’s easy to ignore the significance of maintaining a classy organization.
But it’s times like Thursday that truly emphasize the importance of continuity and class within a team’s front office.
Antonio Pierce has plenty of reasons to be bitter. He had spent the last two training camps politely asking for a contract extension. It’s not as if his timing was off, he made these requests coming off a season in which he was an anchor for a Super Bowl winning defense, and one year later, a 12-4 team.
But the Giants never obliged. Pierce was still producing for them, but they felt he was not a long-term solution. For this reason, they never gave him the financial security he pleaded for and now he is currently unemployed.
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The Antonio Pierce Release Is A Tribute to the New York Giants Organization
Posted: 13th February 2010 by David Geller in NFLComments Off on The Antonio Pierce Release Is A Tribute to the New York Giants Organization