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New York Jets

• New York Daily News columnist Gary Myers speaks for many when he writes Brett "Favre is more pathetic than sympathetic."
• Mark Cannizzaro of the New York Post tries to share the latest in the ever-evolving Favre saga.
• Steve Politi of the Newark Star-Ledger proposes to make two unretirements illegal in sports. This, of course, would cripple boxing.
• The Bergen Record's John Brennan reports the Jets are forcing upper-deck season ticket-holders to pay a $500 deposit for each seat 16 months before the new stadium opens.

Buffalo Bills

• NFL.com senior columnist Vic Carucci examines the decision to concentrate on drafting interior linemen rather than replace left tackle Jason Peters.

Miami Dolphins

• Palm Beach Post reporter Brian Biggane takes a peek at what Pro Bowl week will entail at the place known as Dolphin Stadium (until it's renamed Friday).
• Harvey Fialkov of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel talks to the company that manufactured the Dolphins' practice bubble about a possible weather-related collapse.

New England Patriots

• Boston Globe reporter Mike Reiss explains how rookie linebacker Tyrone McKenzie will get paid despite suffering a season-ending injury before signing a contract.
• WEEI.com's Christopher Price takes a look at what McKenzie's injury will mean for the defense.
• Providence Journal reporter Shalise Manza Young writes about NFL Players' Association executive director DeMaurice Smith's meeting with the Patriots.