February

2/18/08

RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- I've got opinions about Spygate, the best receiver you never appreciated enough and the ridiculously challenging schedule of Myron Cope's favorite team. All in due time. First, I take you to the lobby of the Renaissance Hotel here, a few long spirals from Giants Stadium, to meet a man you're going to get to know very well over the next few years...

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2/15/08

FAIR LAWN - Rushing for 2,000 yards or more in a college season isn't easy. That's why only 14 players have reached that magical level.

Ray Rice is one of them. So you might think his 2,012 rushing yards last season alone would punch a ticket to the pros for the Rutgers star. But there's...

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January

1/31/08

KINGSTON - If not for the attentiveness of the staff from the Parisi Speed School, New York Giants lineman Rich Seubert might be watching Super Bowl XLII on his television instead of trying to keep New England Patriots defenders away from quarterback Eli Manning...

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July

7/26/07

NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Bill Parisi has the same goal as many coaches and training specialists.

Parisi wants to help the athletes he works with become faster.

As Parisi told those in attendance at the NFL Youth Football Summit, sometimes pursuing the opposite goal can help develop speed...

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7/26/07

JACKSON TWP. Bill Parisi is the man who asks the question: “How high can you jump?”

If you are a high school coach or a Parisi client, his answer is you surely can go higher.

For 90 minutes Wednesday, an animated Parisi had 150 high school football coaches from across the nation stretching, bending and, most importantly, learning his training methods...

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February

2/08/07

At the end of a recent workout, Mario Henderson and Gabe Hall shook hands at the 15-yard line of a football field in North Jersey. Only they did not let go. An impromptu thumb-wrestling match unfolded, with each man leveraging his 300-pound frame. From afar, they looked like sumo wrestlers jostling for survival.

“Got to get ready for Madden,” Hall shouted as he...

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