ALBANY, N.Y. – The Giants added an intriguing and potentially significant player to their offensive line today when they signed two-time Pro Bowl guard Shawn Andrews, a former first-round draft choice of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Andrews, 6-4½ and 330 pounds, was at the University at Albany yesterday for a workout and signed with the Giants at [...]
Published on: 15th June, 2010
HEAD COACH TOM COUGHLIN
Post PM Practice – New Meadowlands Stadium
June 15, 2010
Q: What is your reaction to working here in the new stadium?
A: It’s good to be here; really good to be here. We needed to get in here. It is a beautiful, beautiful stadium. I have been in the locker rooms, we have [...]
Published on: 15th June, 2010
Following is today’s Q and A Giants head coach Tom Coughlin had with the media after today’s mini-camp practice at The Meadowlands.
HEAD COACH TOM COUGHLIN
POST PRACTICE
June 15, 2010
Seventy-five – 80 degrees, no humidity – perfect day, beautiful grass, and sunshine, all of your friends are out here. It couldn’t be better; couldn’t be [...]
Published on: 11th May, 2010
New York — Rex Ryan is challenging two of his Jets players to slim down before training camp.
Ryan, who underwent lap-band surgery two months ago, began a contest with defensive tackle Kris Jenkins and offensive tackle Damien Woody to see who can lose the most weight by July 30 — the day before the team [...]
Published on: 26th April, 2010
New York – Doesn’t Chipper Jones look like a shell of himself, so far? The 38-year old (where have all the years gone?) third baseman of the Atlanta Braves has played with the R word (retirement) for a couple of years now. He injured a hip yesterday against the Mets by just swinging the bat. Those are [...]
Published on: 23rd April, 2010
Mandel's Musings - NFL Misses Its Mark With Primetime DraftNew York – The 2010 NFL draft has now completed its first three rounds, spread out over two prime time, made for television productions with one more “show” remaining tomorrow morning. The NFL, perhaps taking advantage of the recent popularity of tv reality shows, had been hoping to make this event into an extravaganza filled with [...]
Published on: 23rd April, 2010
New York – In an exclusive interview this evening with Scott Mandel of SportsReporters.com, New York Giants owner John Mara discussed the Giants number one draft pick, Jason Pierre-Paul, the defensive end from the University of South Florida.
Having noticed Mr. Mara walking out of the Giants administrative offices and headed towards his car shortly after his Giants had picked [...]
Published on: 15th April, 2010
GENERAL MANAGER JERRY REESE
April 15, 2010
Q: Is this a generally good draft; better than average? Any way you characterize the talent crop?
A: What am I going to say, Mike (Garafolo)? There are all good drafts, yeah. All drafts are good drafts. We only have seven picks. We are just looking for seven guys that can [...]
Published on: 28th February, 2010
Giants’ success hinges on signal-caller’s shoulders
East Rutherford, N.J. — As the 32 NFL teams open their training camps this week, the big question surrounding the Giants as they begin their 82nd season in the NFL remains eerily similar to that which faced this team before the 2006 training camp commenced: Will Eli Manning finally deliver [...]
Published on: 24th January, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS — The Jets began the day 60 minutes away from their first Super Bowl in 41 years.
Then they found themselves a mere 30 tantalizing minutes away, leading the Colts 17-13 at halftime of today’s AFC Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium and feeling this was their destiny.
“Thirty minutes . . . so close yet [...]