New York Giants News and Rumors
Nicks apologized to Coughlin for missing OTAsDarin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks still isn’t shedding light on why he skipped all the team’s voluntary OTA workouts. But he at least feels bad for the skipping. Nicks told Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post that he had promised coach Tom Coughlin he’d a… |
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Andrew Vazzano, giantsfootballblog.com Giants’ WR Hakeem Nicks was on Mike & Mike on Wednesday morning and was asked about his much-publicized decision to skip the Giant’s voluntary offseason training camp. Nicks instead assured Giants fans that he will continue to play a role on the tea… |
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DT Markus Kuhn Anxious to Get Back to Work3 hours ago
John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com Last year at minicamp, Giants’ rookie DT Markus Kuhn could only stand around and watch. The German national’s work visa was stuck in a wad of bureaucratic red tape, prohibiting him from participating in drills with his new teammates. This year, Kuhn was… |
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Hakeem splits hairs over OTA absence3 hours ago
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Giants receiver Hakeem Nicks opted to treat the team’s voluntary OTAs as voluntary. Even though, as a practical matter, they aren’t. As a result, he’d been called out by coach Tom Coughlin, quarterback Eli Manning (sort of) and, in turn, by fans and med… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Giants punter Steve Weatherford is not done ripping his former Jets special teams coordinator, Mike Westhoff. Weatherford has said in the past that he didn’t like playing for Westhoff, and in an interview with the Star-Ledger, Weatherford answered a que… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com During the 2012 season, Giants running backs coach Jerald Ingram hammered rookie running back David Wilson for not being a complete running back, with a particular emphasis on the need for Wilson to become a better pass blocker if he wanted to become a … |
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Plain Speak: We Talk TEs and DTsJun 18 (yesterday)
John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com Myself and Jimmy Kempski of Blogging the bEast render our opinions on the Giants’ tight ends and the defense’s struggle to contain read-option and wildcat offenses. Jimmy: TE coach Mike Pope talked about the TEs. . Here’s what he said about newly acquir… |
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Breakfast links: Victor Cruz not in controlJun 18 (yesterday)
New York Giants Paul Schwartz spoke to an agent who didn't want his name used but who thinks Victor Cruz's only choice right now is to take the multiyear offer the Giants have made to him. The premise is that the Giants are who they are and don't change… |
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Giants Intentionally Driving up Rueben Randle’s Value?Jun 18 (yesterday)
John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com From Kyle McMorrow of NYGiantsRush: The New York Giants opened voluntary OTA’s without the familiar faces of Hakeem Nicks or Victor Cruz. Neither have ideal contract situations, and both made their absences felt, at least initially. The Giants headlines… |
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Happy Father’s Day! Eli Manning remembers his dad’s use of boxing gloves as a conflict resolution techniqueJun 16 (3 days ago)
Doug Farrar, yahoo.com When you've got three sons, you're going to have some activity in your house, and not all of it will be positive. That's what former NFL quarterback Archie Manning had to deal with -- his three sons Peyton, Eli, and Cooper were fairly active as kids. Yo… |
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Jonathan Hankins on what he wanted to prove from day one with the GiantsJun 16 (3 days ago)
John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com That I was not just a big guy…“I can move, I can pass rush, and I can be a factor out there. With the schemes that they’ve got now, they’ve got me basically playing what I was in college – a little end, a little inside, so pretty much everywhere on the … |
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Report: Giants, Cruz Still About $1 Million ApartJun 15 (4 days ago)
John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com The Giants and Victor Cruz are currently not close to sealing a new deal to keep the star receiver in Blue for the foreseeable future. They are reportedly $1 million per year apart. There will have to be major concessions on either one or both sides if … |
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Pugh, Nassib Among Last Remaining Unsigned RookiesJun 15 (4 days ago)
John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com QB Ryan Nassib and OL Justin Pugh are still unsigned. (Photo: Giants.com) According to PFT 45 draftees are still unsigned including the Giants’ dynamic duo from Syracuse: first-round pick OL Justin Pugh and QB Ryan Nassib, their fourth round selection. … |
