Donte Whitner enjoyed his finest NFL season in 2011. The veteran safety earned his first Pro Bowl nod and finally reached the playoffs with the NFC West champion 49ers after toiling in Buffalo for the first five years of his career. Yet he's obviously still disappointed after the Niners were slayed in overtime of the NFC Championship Game by the eventual Super Bowl champion Giants. Asked on NFL Network's NFL Total Access on Tuesday night if he watched Super Bowl XLVI, Whitner responded: "Bits and pieces of it. I... [Read More]
Hall of Fame linebacker Harry Carson has nixed a bid to run for Congress as a Democrat in New Jersey. The 58-year-old retired Giant and Football Hall of Famer told The Associated Press in January he had been considering a run against five-term Republican Rep. Scott Garrett in a northern New Jersey district. Carson reportedly told Bergen County Democratic officials late Tuesday that he has decided not to run. Carson spent his entire professional career, from 1976 to 1988, playing for the Giants.
Giants RB Brandon Jacobs told the New York Post that he “fully expects” to be back with the team next season after speaking with his agent. “I spoke with my agent and I do expect to be fully back with the New York Giants next season,” said Jacobs. “These guys in the front office they’ve been doing this for years, they know what they gotta do. I want to be back, but they actually know what has to be done.” It’s was previously mentioned that Jacobs could be cap casualty considering that New York is projected to over the... [Read More]
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Hue Jackson, who accepted an assistant coaching position with the Cincinnati Bengals in which he will be working with the secondary and special teams, was scheduled to visit with the Giants to interview for the team's quarterback coach position. The fact that Jackson accepted the job in Cincinnati before heading to New York to work with the team that just won the Super Bowl and Eli Manning, the game's MVP, probably has a lot to do with his relationship with Marvin Lewis and the team.... [Read More]
Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora is happy to win a second Super Bowl but remains unhappy with his contract. Whether Umenyiora plays another season with the Giants remains to be seen as he still has one year remaining on a contract that will pay him around $3.9 million next season. With the Giants refusing to renegotiate, Umenyiora is open to being traded. "I could see where they would keep me, I could see where they would trade me, because it makes sense both ways," Umenyiora said on ESPN’s Mike & Mike... [Read More]
Giants left tackle David Diehl had a thick bandage over his right hand but said he was “feeling good.” Just days earlier, Diehl, who played the last two months of the season with a broken hand, had had surgery, getting six screws inserted, he said. He said the screws were inserted into one finger. “It’s time to heal up and rest anyways,” he said. “Looking forward to resting up and getting started again. Before we know it, the season will be here.”
Chad Jones and the Giants re-structured his original contract with the team, coming to an agreement Wednesday on what the next two years could pay the former LSU standout. Jones, who was in a horrific one-car accident in 2010 where he nearly lost his leg, had two years remaining on his rookie deal with New York. He was drafted in 2010 and was expected to help on special teams but his SUV crashed into a streetcar pole on the neutral ground in Mid-City and has been rehabilitating since. Jones said he was cleared from the... [Read More]
Six months after restructuring his contract to avoid being released, Brandon Jacobs is willing to restructure his contract to remain with the New York Giants, Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News reports. "Like I said the last time: As long as it’s fair," Jacobs said on Monday. "There’s something that can be done. I do put a lot of hard work and dedication into what I do as well. But as long as it’s fair, things can happen." Though he's behind Ahmad Bradshaw on the depth chart, Jacobs had... [Read More]
Giants running back Brandon Jacobs made it very clear Monday that he hopes to help defend the team’s Super Bowl title next season according to Sam Borden of the New York Times. But Jacobs also said that he has no plans to retire if the Giants choose not to keep him and would not rule out considering the Jets if he ends up on the open market. “I want to be a Giant,” said Jacobs, who is due a $500,000 bonus in March that may force a decision from the Giants. As for possibly playing for Jets coach Rex Ryan, Jacobs told... [Read More]
The New York Giants have signed veteran guard Chris White and two other players to reserve/future contracts. Also added to the roster Monday were defensive end Craig Marshall, who was briefly a member of the Giants’ practice squad last season, and former Tampa Bay tight end Ryan Purvis. White has played in 33 games during his seven-year NFL career, including eight starts for the Houston Texans in 2009. He’s also played for the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers, and was in the Giants’ training camp last summer. ... [Read More]
Giants assistant coach Jack Bicknell Jr. is expected to be hired as the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive line coach, according to someone informed of the impending hire. The person requested anonymity because Kansas City hasn't yet announced the addition of Bicknell to Romeo Crennel's staff. Bicknell, 49, has been the Giants' assistant offensive line coach under Pat Flaherty for the past three seasons. Previously, he was an assistant and head coach for three college programs. He served as a graduate assistant at Boston... [Read More]
New York Giants left tackle David Diehl underwent surgery on his broken left hand, Mike Garafolo of The Star-Ledger reports. "Well it's good to know that my hand and finger are now fixed. Does anyone need screws?," Diehl wrote when posting an X-Ray of the hand on Twitter. Diehl opened the season at left guard before moving back to left tackle after a season-ending eye injury to Will Beatty. Diehl injured the hand on December 11 and played through it over final month of the regular season and all four of the... [Read More]
Since winning the Super Bowl the Giants have been busy tossing their two cents into everything from Gisele's break down of the Patriot's receiving corps to the Cowboys quarterback situation. The latest out of New York, according to the Dallas Morning News, is Ahmad Bradshaw's opinion of Cowboy's signal caller Tony Romo. When asked by the NFL Network about Romo's ability to lead the Cowboys to the Super Bowl, Bradshaw offered, “You know what, man, I don’t see it happening. I don’t think they believe it, and they’re... [Read More]
The Patriots got exactly what they wanted when the Giants threw to Mario Manningham on New York's last Super Bowl drive. Then the receiver New England deemed less dangerous than Victor Cruz or Hakeem Nicks made a catch that will be replayed over and over for years to come. "This is still a Cruz and Nicks game," Patriots coach Bill Belichick tells his defenders in audio captured for "Sound FX," which first aired Wednesday night on NFL Network. "I know we're right on them; it's tight. But those... [Read More]
New York Giants quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan is interviewing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator position, ESPN's Rachel Nichols reports. Sullivan has coached the Giants quarterbacks for the last two seasons after spending six seasons as the team's receivers coach. Sullivan previously worked under head coach Tom Coughlin with the Jacksonville Jaguars following a nine-year college coaching career. Buccaneers first-year head coach Greg Schiano has struggled to find an offensive coordinator, with the... [Read More]
