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PHOENIX - Tickets for the Super Bowl are in hot demand and running for several thousand dollars, but some Arizona elected officials are getting the perk of going for free or at face value.The NFL, Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee and businesses have provided tickets to local lawmakers at a lower price than most people can get them. Face-value seat prices run from $800 to $1,900, but tickets are going for high as $10,000 on some sales websites.Officials ranging from city council members to the governor will be at Sundays game in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. Gov. Doug Ducey paid for his own ticket, spokesman Daniel Scarpinato told The Arizona Republic (http://bit.ly/1yFI8rN ).The state got 20 tickets as part of a contract with the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, and Ducey directed those tickets to a non-profit that helps active military members and their families, Scarpinato said.U.S. Sen. John McCain will also be in the stands for the Seattle Seahawks-New England Patriots matchup. The senator paid face value for his seat, spokesman Brian Rogers said.Scottsdale Councilwoman Linda Milhaven will go for free and got a second ticket for face value thanks to an agreement between the suburban city and the Host Committee. The city gave more than $645,000 to the committee to help with Super Bowl festivities.The committee offered 12 tickets that Scottsdale offered to council members so they could serve as city representatives at the event, city spokesman Kelly Corsette said.Council members also could buy a second ticket at a face value ranging from $1,500 to $1,900. Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane and the rest of the council decided not to take part.In Phoenix, City Councilwoman Kate Gallego and her husband, U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, bought tickets at face value. Council spokesman David Urbinato said the NFL made the tickets available to the Gallegos, and no other council members planned to go, he said.Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton said nobody offered him a ticket, but he does not feel snubbed.My job is not to go to a football game, Stanton said. My job is to make sure my city does the very best job hosting this massively important event.Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers is going to the game after receiving two free tickets Thursday from the CEO of a sporting goods company. Mitchell Modell of Modells Sporting Goods made the gesture after hearing Weiers had not been offered seats.Arizona lawmakers have been criticized in the past for accepting freebies, including free tickets to sporting events. 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The Jets also released cornerback Antonio Cromartie on Sunday, clearing $17.75 million of salary cap space before the NFLs free agency period starts Tuesday. New York could also save another $8.3 million if they cut quarterback Mark Sanchez, who missed last season with a shoulder injury. Holmes, who turned 30 last Monday, had 23 catches -- the second-lowest total of his career -- for 456 yards and a touchdown in 11 games last season. He missed five games midway through the season with a hamstring injury. Holmes played in just four games in 2012 and was sidelined for several months after suffering a career-threatening foot injury. In December, Holmes said he would be willing to restructure his contract to remain a member of the Jets, adding that how much of a pay cut hed be asked to take probably wouldnt play into his decision to want to stay. "I appreciate Tones contributions over the last four seasons," coach Rex Ryan said in a statement. "Ive always admired his knack for making the clutch play. Hes a tremendous competitor who wants the ball in his hands when the game is on the line. I wish him nothing but the best." Holmes signed a five-year, $45 million deal before the 2011 season after a solid first year with the Jets, who acquired him from Pittsburgh for a fifth-round draft pick. He agreed to restructure his conttract in March 2012, when he took a $3.dddddddddddd5 million cut to his scheduled base salary of $11 million for last season. Holmes was a controversial figure at times during his tenure with the Jets, butting heads with Sanchez and the teams offensive linemen during the 2011 season. In the season finale at Miami, he got into an argument with offensive tackle Wayne Hunter in the huddle and was benched for the rest of the game. The mercurial wide receiver also had a contentious relationship with the media, keeping his answers short during most group interviews. 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He played a key role in three straight wins with big catches late in games, prompting Ryan to label those types of clutch moments as "Tone Time." He also helped lead the Jets to their second straight AFC title game appearance, in which they lost to Holmes former team. Holmes has 381 career catches for 5,963 yards and 36 touchdowns in eight NFL seasons. 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