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Giants’ Hakeem Nicks may be a handful for Patriots

When it comes to the tools of his trade, Nicks has a little something extra on the competition

By Julian Benbow

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 02, 2012

His size 10-1/2 hands, which call for gloves sized 4X, give the receiver, who has emerged as one of the NFL’s biggest threats, quite an advantage.

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