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David Wilson's touchdown backflip celebrations not worth the risk for rookie NY Giants running back

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Victor Cruz doesn’t make his teammates nervous when he does his harmless salsa dance routine after he scores a touchdown. A couple of quick moves and it’s over. But even Cruz cringed when rookie running back David Wilson made it into the end zone thre…

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Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz say they don’t want to be dragged into a war of words with Atlanta’s Roddy White and Julio Jones over which is the better receiving tandem.

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The MRI on Hakeem Nicks’ troublesome left knee showed “no new injury” on Tuesday, just “the same old stuff,” he said. It was enough, though, for Tom Coughlin to say the Giants are “probably going to have to slow down a little bit”

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I think they’re something like second in the league in takeaways. Sometimes when you play that aggressive style of ball, they give up some explosive plays, but they’re ball hawks, they really are. I think their front four does a great job of helping o…

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN.com

Giants defensive end Justin Tuck wants rookie David Wilson to stop backflipping after scoring touchdowns.

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The Giants may have flipped over David Wilson's big game on Sunday, but when it comes to his touchdown celebration they'd prefer the rookie keep his feet on the ground.

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

The Giants had seven players sit out of today’s practice at TIMEX: RB Ahmad Bradshaw (Knee/Foot), CB Prince Amukamara (Hamstring), LB Michael Boley (Back), WR Hakeem Nicks (Knee), DE Jason Pierre-Paul (Back), S Kenny Phillips (Knee), S Tyler Sash (Hamst…

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

Giants’ rookie RB/KR David Wilson has been named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 14. Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson and Carolina LB Luke Kuechly took the offensive and defensive honors respectively. Wilson is the fifth Giant play…

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

Giants’ WR Victor Cruz currently leads all NFC wide receivers in the voting for the 2013 Pro Bowl. He is the only Giant player that is leading at his position. 2013 Pro Bowl voting will continue online and on web-enabled mobile phones by going to  th…

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David Wilson may have to make his first NFL start in Atlanta this Sunday because Ahmad Bradshaw's status is in doubt due to a sprained left knee.

Jim Mancari, giantsfootballblog.com

Though it was nearly a year ago, the memories of a 24-2 drubbing at the hands of the Giants in the NFC wild card playoff are still fresh in Falcons players’ minds. The whole focus heading into that game was how on earth would the Giants stop Matt Ryan a…

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

The Giants begin their preparation today at TIMEX for their trip to Atlanta this week. The Falcons (11-2) are already headed to the playoffs as the NFC South champions. The Giants (8-5) have a one-game lead over Dallas and Washington in the NFC East. Pr…

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Justin Tuck described this season as a "roller coaster" for the Giants, which is a good way to describe last year, too. They are capable of greatness. They have proven they can beat anybody. Then, far too often, they don't.

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For a while, the quarterback position on the All-NFC East team has looked like a boat race, with Redskins rookie Robert Griffin III the clear winner of the spot. But Griffin hurt his knee Sunday, and if he has to miss a few games, he could be caught. Bo…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Under Tom Coughlin, the Giants have turned the overly aggressive crowing of other players and teams to great inspirational effect. “Talk is cheap, play the game” has been a mantra of sorts for the team and it is one that’s served them fairly well. I…

Sam Spiegelman, giantsfootballblog.com

In the all-time series between the New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons, the G-Men owned the edge 11-10. And in the last four games, it’s been all Giants. Since 2006, the Giants have truly dominated their match-up with Atlanta, with an average margin of …

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Barring a really unforseen circumstance, Giants wide receivers Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz won’t be on the field at the same time as Atlanta’s Julio Jones and Roddy White. That doesn’t mean they won’t be competing. White said earlier this year on…

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

New York Giants (8-5) at Atlanta Falcons (11-2) (Sunday, FOX, 1:00 PM ET) The Giants and Falcons will meet as both teams eye a trip to the postseason. The clubs met in the Wild Card round last year with New York defeating Atlanta 24-2 on its way to winn…

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

Giants safety Antrel Rolle appeared on WFAN with Joe and Evan on Tuesday…..

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

Back to work for the Giants today. Three games left and they’ll most likely need all three to take the NFC East. Here’s the latest:

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

Giants WR Ramses Barden joins Daily News Live to talk about the Giants’ blowout victory over the Saints in Week 14. Sorry, this video could not be loaded… Chris Canty joins The WheelHouse to talk about Big Blue’s victory over the Saints and rookie D…

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You can't tell the story of Eli Manning's ups and downs in New York without the back page of the Daily News, which is why Sports Illustrated turned to New York's Hometown Newspaper for a little help with a profile on the Giants quarterback.