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Mike Pope has been a big part of the Giants, and has his name on all four Super Bowl trophies.

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The Giants let go of legendary "tight ends guru" Mike Pope after more than 20 years and four Super Bowls last week as part of a minor purge following the hiring of offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo.

But Pope might not stray too far.

According to Calvin Watkins over at ESPN Dallas, the Cowboys have their eye on the man Tom Coughlin once called the best tight ends coach in football.

Pope, according to a person familiar with the situation, did not express any plans to retire at the end of the 2013 season, so it will be interesting to see how this works out. The Cowboys head coach, Jason Garrett, used to be a backup quarterback for the Giants and knows Pope quite well.

Could that familiarity lead Pope right back into the NFC East? Would you be alright seeing Jason Witten and Gavin Escobar learn from the best?