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A year ago, Lito Sheppard spent most of the Eagles’ 32-25, NFC Championship Game loss to the Arizona Cardinals standing on the sideline. The former Pro Bowl cornerback was so deep in the late Jim Johnson’s doghouse that he didn’t get onto the field for a single defensive snap. His only action came on special teams. When he finally was traded to the New York Jets in the offseason for a couple of draft picks, he viewed it as liberation. Free at last, free at last. But there was Sheppard yesterday, in another conference championship game but in a very similar situation to the one he was in a year ago. Sheppard, who started nine games for the Jets this season, was benched, replaced by Dwight …

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Familiar position for former Eagle Sheppard in Jets’ AFC title game loss

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