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After long layoff, Giants looking to see what Marvin Austin can bring

Giants defensive tackle Marvin Austin practices rushing the

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If Marvin Austin is on the field for the Giants’ opener against the Cowboys this fall, it will be his first real competitive game in 985 days. It will have been two years, eight months and almost two weeks since he was a junior at North Carolina in the Meineke Car Care Bowl against Pittsburgh. That’s a long time to go between playing football. Consider that Plaxico Burress missed only about a month...

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