When the drilling finally became unbearable, he was forced to bare his soul and precipitously empty bank account to friends and advisors, ranging from Anna Wintour and Donna Karan to Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld.

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He organized the extra throwing sessions Coughlin would have (if a labor agreement had allowed) at Hoboken High School and on Duke's campus and he left no hands empty, even eventual practice squad player Danny DePalma's, who "became" Wes Welker these last two weeks.

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