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Brandon Meriweather vows to play physical, within rules

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Brandon Meriweather has been here for just two days, but he believes he has what it takes to uphold the proud tradition of Giants defenses.

“I’m physical,” Meriweather said today. “The great defenses of the Giants have always been physical, so I’m thinking it may be a great fit.”

In his previous stops in New England, Chicago and Washington, the NFL sometimes deemed that Meriweather was too physical. He has been fined and suspended for helmet-to-helmet hits, a subject that arose early in his initial meeting with reporters today.

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