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Found February 08, 2012 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Kevin Faulk,  Bill Belichick
TEAMS: New England Patriots

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After everything running back Kevin Faulk did to get back to the field in 2011, it was tough to see his season -- and maybe his career -- end the way it did in Super Bowl XLVI. Of course, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick probably loathed the idea of telling Faulk he'd be inactive against the Giants, as Faulk has long since been one of his all-time favorite players and leaders. Just last offseason, while Faulk was still halfway through his recovery from a torn ACL, Belichick poignantly told Faulk he wanted him on the Patriots for another year, a...
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