Amid word that the Patriots have, as first reported recently by Shalise Manza Young of the Providence Journal, agreed to terms with cornerback Shawn Springs, a reader has pointed out an interesting connection between Springs and receiver Terrell Owens. With both players taking up residence with separate AFC East teams in 2009, Springs and Owens will continue their seven-year string of playing on teams that face each other twice per year. It started in 2002, when Springs’ Seahawks moved from the AFC West to the NFC West. Owens at the time played for the Niners. Both men landed in the NFC East in 2004, with Owens in Philly and Springs in Washington. Owens signed with Dallas after two years, staying in the division for three more thereafter. So, now, Spring and T.O. will take their on-field rivalry to yet another division.
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