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Archive for June, 2008

New Fox Studio Member Strahan Takes Mini-Shot at Giants Over Burress

 
It did not take new Fox TV analyst and former Giants DE Michael Strahan to start stirring the pot about his old team in the Big Apple. Strahan took a bit of a shot at the Giants when asked about wide receiver Plaxico Burress, who is seeking a new deal from the club. Strahan said [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jun 25 2008

Tiki’s “Honesty”

Appearing on SNY’s Sports Nite, Michael Strahan was asked if he’d be afraid to comment honestly on the Giants now that he’s on Fox, especially since Tiki Barber has become despised in New York for allegedly doing just that on NBC. As if it was Tiki’s “honesty” that bothered Giant’s fans. It wasn’t. If he’d [...]

Posted by Martin Alvin on Jun 25 2008

Solid Move on the Line - Guard Snee Inks Six-Year Deal

Giants guard Chris Snee has been seeking a new deal from the G-Men, and today he got his wish as the team has rewarded him with a six-year deal.  Mike Garafolo of the Newark Star-Ledger reported the deal earlier today, and all that is being said money-wise at this point is that Snee will be [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jun 24 2008

Giants Release Five Players Including QB Jared Lorenzen

The Giants website today announced the release of five players, including backup quarterback Jared Lorenzen.  He was with the team since the 2004 season. Also on the list of released players were four first-year players: Wide receiver Todd Lowber, long snapper Nick Leeson, defensive tackle Brian Soi and offensive lineman Jacobs Hobbs. The moves leave [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jun 23 2008

The Giant’s Dark Ages; Joe Don Looney

The 1963-64 off-season started out as pure hell. We’d just lost our 3rd NFL Championship Game in a row — 14-10 to the Bears. We’d lost 16-7 to the Packers in ‘62 and 37-0 to the Packers in ‘61. Actually, this was our 5th Championship Game loss since the infamous 23-17, sudden death loss to [...]

Posted by Martin Alvin on Jun 23 2008

Corner Competition to be Intense During Camp

From: Pro Football Weekly
The Giants will have great competition at corner with Aaron Ross, Sam Madison, Corey Webster, R.W. McQuarters, Kevin Dockery, Geoffrey Pope and rookie Terrell Thomas. It’s possible, though, that one of them may move to safety. The most likely candidate would be McQuarters, who has taken a few snaps there previously and [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jun 22 2008

Giants Ink 6th Round Pick Robert Henderson

Today the Giants signed sixth-round DL Robert Henderson to a multi-year deal. Henderson started 33 games at Southern Miss and finished his career with 13.5 sacks. He’ll likely need to show versatility to make the 53-man roster.
Here is a breakdown on Henderson from CNN/SI:
BIOGRAPHY: Two-year starter who also saw extensive action with the first team [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jun 20 2008

RB Bradshaw in Jail for Probation Violation

USA Today is reporting that Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw has been in jail since June 15th an undisclosed probation violation. Bradshaw is in jail in southwest Virginia.  Charles Stacey, the attorney for Bradshaw, was not immediately available for comment.  Newsday reports that Bradshaw had some run-ins with the law before he was drafted by [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jun 19 2008

Giants “Cruise with the Champions”

New York Football Giants fans,
It is with great pleasure that we announce a partnership with CruisesOnly to provide “Big Blue” fans an opportunity to interact with Giants players on a themed cruise.  The inaugural seven night voyage, “Cruise with the Champions”, will take place on the Norwegian Gem in March 2009, depart/return from Manhattan and [...]

Posted by Al Gordon on Jun 18 2008

Plax Confident Deal Will be Done by Training Camp

Despite his issues right now in terms of trying to get a new contract, Giants wide out Plaxico Burress does think a deal will get done before training camp kicks off in July. Speaking on WIP Radio in Philly, Burress said “Honestly, I think my situation is going to be rectified before training camp, I’m [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jun 18 2008