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Giants' Tuck, Jets' Holmes have words over ownership of newly named MetLife stadium

"The new stadium at the Meadowlands may finally have a name, but that won't stop the Jets and Giants from fighting about who gets to call it home.

That old battle was reignited Wednesday, when Justin Tuck and Santonio Holmes traded barbs between East Rutherford and Florham Park, N.J. It began with an innocent question to Tuck about what he thought of MetLife buying the naming rights to what was previously called New Meadowlands Stadium.

"I'm glad MetLife came forward as a sponsor," said Tuck, the Giants' defensive end, "but to me it'll always be Giants Stadium."

Countered Holmes: "It's the Meadowlands. It's the home of the New York Jets. That's all I have to say about that."

Oh, chances are that's not all that anyone will have to say about that, especially with the teams' annual preseason game looming at newly named MetLife Stadium on Saturday night. The teams have fought over ownership of the city and their shared stadium for years, ever since the Jets moved from Shea Stadium in 1984.

They got nasty about it at times last year, especially when the two teams squabbled behind the scenes over which would get to host the first game at their shared, $1.7 billion stadium. The dispute got so ugly that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell supposedly held a secret coin flip - without team representatives present - before awarding the first game to the Giants."


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