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John Clayton, of ESPN.com, reports New York Giants OT David Diehl received a new six-year deal Tuesday, May 6, worth $31 million. The deal includes annual escalator clauses that can increase Diehl’s salary between $750,000 and $1.1 million each year as long as he plays offensive tackle. It is unusual for teams to redo a long-term deal near the beginning of a contract. Diehl was entering the third year of his old six-year, $15.5 million extension he signed in 2005, which was scheduled to expire in 2011. Diehl made the transition from left guard to left tackle and the Giants’ management rewarded him for his success. The deal was signed before the draft but Diehl kept it to himself.