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Giants re-sign punter Weatherford for 5 years

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN.com

The New York Giants have reached an agreement to re-sign punter Steve Weatherford to a long-term contract.

ESPN.com

Did you know that the last time DeSean Jackson ran back a punt for a touchdown was Dec. 19, 2010? New York Giants fans remember the day, and while this past year's Super Bowl title helped erase some of the painful memories of a 2010 season stolen in an …

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

The Kansas City Chiefs have signed former Raiders and Giants tight end Kevin Boss to a three-year, $9 million contract, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

On Thursday morning, a report surfaced that tight end Jeremy Shockey would like to return to the Giants.  Former Giants receiver Amani Toomer responded by indicating that the Giants probably don’t feel the same way. Toomer, who explained during Super B…

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

The Giants signed former Redskins’ safety Chris Horton yesterday to compete for a spot in their secondary this summer. The 6’1″, 215 lb Horton was taken in the seventh round of the the 2008 NFL Draft by Washington after a …

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

Giants’ GM Jerry Reese has been busy this offseason, preparing to defend the Lombardi Trophy by signing free agents. He hasn’t gone after any big fish, just names he has kept in his valuable database of players he feels might …

John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com

Disharmony rarely resonates through the land of the Giants, but when it does, it always feels unnatural. That’s what happened yesterday when ex-teammates Jeremy Shockey and Amani Toomer fired salvos in each other’s direction… What happens when two e…

nydailynews.com

Mario Manningham may soon be joining the wide receiver free-agent frenzy. The Giants’ Super Bowl hero made his first free-agent visit on Thursday, to San Francisco