July 10th, 2010 
Matt Loede 
Posted in NFL.com says that it looks like 08 second-round pick Jonathan Goff is in line to replace Antonio Pierce at the LB spot left open by the now retired Pierce: There’s a lot of excitement around Perry Fewell leading the defense in New York, but also a big void to fill in the middle in the [...]
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Pierce Announces His Retirement; Joining ESPN
The end has arrived for Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce, as he has announced he is retiring from the NFL after nine seasons and is joining ESPN as and NFL analyst. Pierce had spent the past five seasons with the Giants and was released by the team in February. He was the Giants’ defensive captain and [...]
Who Should Replace Pierce?
I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve been consumed with Olympic fever. I love it. But, this is a football blog not an Olympic blog. Now that Antonio Pierce has been released, the Giants have a gaping hole at middle linebacker. Who should replace Pierce? Internally, the best option is Jon Goff, who impressed [...]
Pierce On His Release
Antonio Pierce talked to ESPN’s Rachel Nichols about his release. Here’s what he had to say: “I was shocked at first, but I’m not the one up there up in the office, and they said they felt they needed to go in another direction,” Pierce told ESPN’s Rachel Nichols on Thursday. “They said it wasn’t [...]
BREAKING: Giants Release Antonio Pierce
Some breaking news here: The Giants have released linebacker Antonio Pierce. Pierce confirmed the release to the Star Ledger’s Mike Garafolo. An official announcement is expected later today. More as it comes
Ranking The Giants: Linebackers
We continue to Rank the Giants, whether you like it or not. This edition will focus on the linebackers. When the Giants signed Michael Boley, I thought it would end the “revolving door” at weakside linebacker. Injuries hurt his chance of doing that, but I still like him. Let’s Rank the Giants, Linebacker style. ANTONIO [...]
Pierce Placed on IR
Antonio Pierce’s season is finished, as the Giants have placed him on IR. No surgery is planned as of yet, and his replacement on the roster has not been announced. Of course, the Giants have had to play without Pierce for a couple weeks. Now, the Giants will be forced to play without him the [...]
Giants/Falcons preview. Giants Roundtable Week 11
Welcome back to another edition of Giants Roundtable and welcome back to another edition of the Giants Must win this week in order to have a shot at making the playoffs. And welcome back to “ouch: it hurts in here” as Antonio Pierce has been ruled out indefinitely. First let me mention that these questions [...]
Pierce Out Indefinitely
The Giants couldn’t be healthy for this long. Moments ago, the Giants announced that Antonio Pierce is out indefinitely after a MRI revealed a bulging disc in his neck. Here’s what Pierce had to say: ”I’m shocked with what I heard from the doctors this afternoon..had no idea what happened a few weeks ago could [...]
Giants-Chargers Recap. After the Bye Week Preview. Giants Roundtable.
Well, this is a bit late, but we wanted to give you guys something to read over the week. (truth be told, I got really, really busy this week and this is the first chance I have to write it up). We’ll have the Falcons preview out much faster than this though, I promise. This [...]
