(merged) NFL.com selling NY Giants NFC East Champs shirts

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Here's the story from the New York Daily News...




NFL goofs with champ gear



An official 2005 NFC East division champions locker-room hat with the Giants' logo on it? $21.99.

The accompanying T-shirt? $19.99.

The Washington Redskins winning the NFC East title instead?

Yesterday that was priceless, because while the NFL was selling official Giants NFC East championship gear at its online store, the league did not appear to be selling similar items with the Redskins logo. The Redskins, of course, could still steal the division title from the Giants this weekend if the Giants lose in Oakland on Saturday and the Redskins win in Philadelphia on Sunday. But that didn't stop NFLshop.com from featuring official "locker room" gear from a Giants' locker room celebration that may never take place. The site offered a white hat with the words "Division champions" over the Giants' "NY" logo and a gray T-shirt with a similar design. And though both items were available for purchase, the site noted they wouldn't be shipped until mid-January. The Giants had no comment on the NFL's premature sale. The league also made a similar blunder in the NFC South, where Carolina Panthers division championship shirts and hats are currently available, even though they could still lose the title to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.