Like Father, Like Son: John Mara Continues His Father’s Level-Headed Legacy

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Published: July 28, 2009

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... owner Wellington Mara, John grew up around one of the NFL's most dignified, level-headed men, a multi-millionaire blessed with common sense.

When his father spoke, people listened. Throughout his decades as the Giants' owner, Wellington Mara did everything from help secure the NFL's first TV broadcasting deal to marshal support for the most recent collective bargaining agreement.

Wellington Mara's reasonable and responsible thinking always carried weight.

So when New York district attorney Robert Morgenthau ominously suggested today that Antonio Pierce might be charged as an accessory in the Plaxico Burress case, Mara did something that might have made his father very proud.

He called the idea ridiculous.

In a statement released this afternoon, Mara wrote that he "cannot understand the DA's position that Antonio i...

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