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Why is Mark Herzlich still a Giant? Reasons more profound than blackmail

He has heard it, oh yes he has.

Mark Herzlich knows what some of you are thinking. He breaks into one of his impossibly broad, light-up-a-room smiles when asked about his job security.

Herzlich has five seasons in the books, and is ready to make it No. 6 when he reports July 28 to training camp with the Giants. He is neither a star nor a starter. Most often, that is an unholy combination when it comes to long-term survival for a player who went undrafted, signed as a street free agent.

How has he done it, stayed on the scene so long?