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Giants Add Veteran Wynn to Their D-Line

The Giants made a move to add some depth to their D-line today, inking Renaldo Wynn to a one-year deal. The 33-year-old could be a situational pass rusher, and will help out the line that already is deep with Michael Strahan, Osi Umenyiora and Justin Tuck. Reports say that Wynn can play on passing [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jun 02 2008

Guard Snee Says a Holdout Won’t Happen

Giants right guard Chris Snee says a holdout will not happen.  The guard, whose contract is set to expire at the end of the season, will be in camp on time.  “I will be there,” he said in today’s New York Times, “and I will be ready to go.”  There was some thought that Snee [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on May 21 2008

Rookies Manningham and Woodson Suffer Injuries in Camp

A couple of Giants suffered injuries at their mini-camp on Saturday, as wide out Mario Manningham and QB Andre Woodson were both hurt.  The camp being held in New Jersey is for rookies as well as free agents.  Manningham told reporters that he was hurt because he failed to run a route right.  “It ain’t [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on May 10 2008

No Word Yet From Strahan About Coming Back

It is appearing more and more like Giants all-time sack leader Michael Strahan is going to retire and call it a career instead of coming back to the Giants in 2008.  Strahan appeared on Fox & Friends Tuesday, and said he has yet to make up his mind on coming back.  On NFL Radio on [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on May 06 2008

New Position Equals New Deal for Left Tackle Diehl

John Clayton of ESPN is reporting that Giants left tackle David Diehl has landed himself a new deal, netting him a whopping $31 million over six seasons.  The deal is provided that he stays at left tackle, as the contract has an annual escalator clause that results in extra annual pay in the range of [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on May 06 2008

Deal Between Saints and G-Men for Shockey Dies a Slow Death

The deal that a lot of people thought was going to done did not on draft day, as the Saints and Giants were unable to pull a deal off for tight end Jeremy Shockey.  It was a deal that was talked about a lot leading up to draft day, and many thought it was going [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Apr 28 2008

Will the Giants Move Shockey to the Siants?

One of the big questions of today’s draft is will Giants TE Jeremy Shockey be in blue at the day’s end?  I would at this point have to say - no.  Shockey is getting offered by the Giants to the Saints, who are offering a second-round pick and a sixth-round pick this year or a [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Apr 26 2008

RB Jacobs Has Surgery on His Left Wrist

Ralph Vacchiano, of the New York Daily News, reports that running back Brandon Jacobs recently had surgery on his left wrist and now has a cast on his left forearm. Jacobs said the doctors “just cleaned some stuff out.” He said he will definitely be ready for the start of training camp.

Posted by Matt Loede on Apr 21 2008

Giants Meet Pats, Others In 2008 Preseason

The New York Giants’ 2008 preseason schedule is out, and they get to face a familiar opponent in Week 4 - the New England Patriots; Week 1 finds the Giants travelling to Charlotte to face the Carolina Panthers while Week 2 will be a nationally televised game against the Cleveland Browns at home.  Then Week [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Apr 04 2008

Giants re-sign Derrick Ward

The defending Super Bowl Champions have kept their backfield intact by re-signing Derrick Ward. He was one four backs that replaced the outspoken Tiki Barber.
Ward who was an unrestricted free agent was having a nice year for the Giants before  his season ended on December  2 in Chicago. He had a career high that game [...]

Posted by Al Gordon on Mar 14 2008