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Article: DAYNE MADE GIANT MISTAKE WITH CONTRACT.(SPORTS)(TOM OATES)(Column)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- February 1, 2003
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Byline: Tom Oates
Ron Dayne is proof that good, clean living doesn't always pay off.
Dayne, the 1999 Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Wisconsin, has spent most of his three NFL seasons chained to the New York Giants' bench. He's been unhappy over his lack of playing time, which has decreased every season, but the tailback hasn't made a big stink about it.
Until now.
In mid-January, Dayne's new agent, Terry Lavenstein, faxed a letter to the Giants asking them to trade Dayne. Dayne initially denied that Lavenstein was acting on his behalf, then reversed his field this week and stated publicly his desire to relocate to a city where he would be used ...