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Linval Joseph can't wait to shed the "soft" label

Isaac Redman of the Pittsburgh Steelers tries to

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Asked about the middle of the Giants’ run defense against the Steelers, Tom Coughlin used a four-letter word as far as football players are concerned.

“It was soft, it was soft, no question,” Coughlin said. “It was soft early … We got mushed a little bit up front. Their big bodies knocked us back.”

Asked about being called soft, some defensive tackles took a bit of umbrage.

“That’s...

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