January 30th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in He’ll be a sought after free agent next month, and today NFL Gridiron Gab at the Super Bowl catches up for a few minutes with Giants RB Derrick Ward. Matt Loede talks to Ward about the Super Bowl, his season and the Giants season, and just what is going to happen to him next month [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Tags: Goodell Unclear on Possible Plax Suspension
From NJ.com “I had a two-part Plaxico Burress question for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell this morning at his annual pre-Super Bowl press conference. The problem is he only answered the first part. The entire question was (and I’m paraphrasing because I didn’t tape myself): The league has taken no action in the Plaxico Burress situation. [...]
Comments OffJacobs Contract Update
From NY Daily News: Jacobs said he has “no idea what’s going on” with talks on a new contract, but he said he’s “confident” that he and the Giants will reach an agreement before he becomes a free agent on Feb. 27. “I really want to be back,” he said. “I’d be fairly upset and [...]
Comments OffManning: No Agenda Against Toomer
From NJ.com: It was Eli Manning’s turn to make the promotional tours through the media center. And a few minutes ago, he took in the Gatorade “G Studio” to talk to a couple of reporters about the season, about what it’s like to be here as a spectator and about what his approach to the off-season [...]
Comments OffToomer Attempts to Clarify
From NY Daily News: Amani Toomer apparently had some second thoughts about a few of the things he said earlier tonight, and he used his personal website in an attempt to clear some of them up. In an “interview” on his website, Toomer now says “I absolutely did not intend to criticize nor did I criticize the coaching [...]
Comments OffJacobs: Giants Would’ve Gone 15-1 With Plax
From NJ.com: “Brandon Jacobs had never been to a Super Bowl before last season. It was an “unwritten rule,” he said that you don’t go until you’ve been there as a player. This time, he’s here, making promotional appearances, including one this morning for Under Armour. It’s not like he’s okay with being here as [...]
Comments OffToomer Transcript
From NJ.com: (Tough being here knowing you beat Steelers and Cards?) Yeah, but I think we know why we weren’t here. That’s all I can say. (How rough to finish up that way not knowing what your future holds?) I knew regardless of the outcome, if we would have even won the game, my [...]
Comments OffToomer Won’t Likely Be Back
Interesting and shocking news from Amani Toomer: (From NY Daily News) Amani Toomer’s long and storied career with the Giants has come to a surprisingly bitter end. The 34-year-old free agent receiver said today that not only does he not expect to be back with the Giants next season, but he’s not sure he’d [...]
Comments OffPierce Talks Plax
Antonio Pierce talked to ESPN’s Matt Mosely about a number of subjects, including Plaxico Burress: “I think it comes down to how he goes about his business,” said Pierce. “He holds the decision. If he does everything he needs to do, I don’t think he’s played his last game as a Giant. Mentally and [...]
Comments OffSome Lingering Details on the Shockey Trade
From NY Daily News: I’m not sure what sparked this, but I’ve gotten a flood of e-mails in the past week or so asking me if the Giants are going to get the New Orleans Saints’ first-round pick as part of the Jeremy Shockey trade. The short answer is this: No. The long answer is [...]
