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Pats and Eagles to Boycott Super Bowl in Sympathy for National Hockey LeagueFeb 1 2005 by Greg Kuhl
New England and Philadelphia players secretly have voted to boycott Super Bowl XXXIX in sympathy for locked-out National Hockey League athletes.The only nay vote on the boycott was from Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens, who said it would prevent him from "getting the TV camera face time that me and my career deserve." Nonetheless, the vote means that the Patriots will remain AFC champions and the Eagles are NFC champions - leaving the Super Bowl without a victor for the first time in its 39-year history. "We thought this was the fairest way to do it," said Pats quarterback Tom Brady, who first came up with the idea. "All you were gonna hear for two weeks would be Pats, Pats, Pats, Eagles, Eagles, Eagles, blah, blah, blah. "What about the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers - not to mention the Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Thrashers," Brady continued. "They're locked out. Nobody remembers them and nobody south of Canada really cares. But we do. They deserve some love too." Pats running back Corey Dillon, who would have played in his first Super Bowl, said the boycott is disappointing, but it was best for all concerned - except the NFL bean counters and Fox Sports. "Everybody said New England vs. Pittsburgh was the real Super Bowl. The NFC stinks," Dillon said. "So we can be happy that we won the conference where they play real football." Brady said the comparisons of Pats coach Bill Belichick to legendary Packers coach Vince Lombardi, and his own playoff success to Packers quarterback Bart Starr, "were getting a little tedious." "We know it's apples and oranges," Brady said. "I think all the 60s Packers playoff victories came either in the NFL title game or the first two Super Bowls. We have some early-round playoff wins." Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb wholeheartedly supports the boycott, saying, "All we heard was how we lost three NFC title games in a row. But now we've won one. Why mess up that good feeling? "This way, two teams get to go home happy," McNabb added. "Why take the thrill of victory away from one team? Sure, some fans might be disappointed. But who cares? There's always next year."
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