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Patriots sign Bobby Carpenter

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Bobby Carpenter is heading to New England. Carpenter, a free agent linebacker who spent the 2011 season with the Lions, has signed with the Patriots. In 2006, Cowboys coach Bill Parcells (who coached Bobby’s dad Rob Carpenter with the Giants) picked Car…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Back in January, weeks before the word “bounty” meant anything to football fans other than the brand of paper towels used to clean up spilled beer after a garbage-time touchdown allowed the underdog to cover the spread, a pair of Giants players admitt…

nydailynews.com

The audio seems damning and stunning at first, but to Carl Banks, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Giants it is simply a coach "getting his guys riled up."

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

Anyone who follows the Giants, knows they do not go the draft to fulfill their immediate needs. They build through the draft and supplement and restock via free agency. This year, the draft is an open book for GM Jerry …

ESPN.com

Have you seen what the New York Giants have been up to in free agency? No? Me neither, and I cover the division! Ah, we kid, we kid. Jokes about the Giants' offseason inactivity are so 2011. It is what it is, as they say in places where Giants fans live…

Andy Benoit, nytimes.com

The Cowboys need a third wide receiver, and the Giants need a middle linebacker and a center.

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

The Giants and Jets traditionally play one another the third week of every preseason with the teams alternating as the home team. This year, they will meet in Week Two of the preseason, giving Giants fan a peek at what …

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

Greetings from NYC, where Spring has sprung again. Three weeks from now we will be at the NFL Draft, where the Giants will be at the back of the line waiting their turn – or as I like to put …