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: 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: 7th January, 2010
Contents of John Mara’s Press Conference At the End Of the Giants Miserable Season:
JOHN MARA
January 4, 2010
Q: How disappointing is this?
A: Probably as disappointed as I have ever been in my life with this team, given the expectations that we had this year, given the roster that I thought we had and given the way we [...]
Published on: 18th December, 2009
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Will Beatty will make the second start of his young career for the Giants Monday night in Washington and he can see one advantage over the first one.
“I got my first start jitters behind me,” Beatty said today, “and now I can go with the rest of the vets and perform.”
Not [...]
Published on: 14th December, 2009
East Rutherford — This was the game that would go a long way towards deciding the season for the Giants. It couldn’t get any bigger than this. A national television audience, hated division rivals in the visiting Philadelphia Eagles, and a little swagger in their step coming off of last week’s huge win over the [...]
Published on: 7th December, 2009
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Ever since he was a child, Brandon Jacobs has felt one emotion toward the Dallas Cowboys: hatred.
So when the New York Giants running back sparked a 31-24 victory over Dallas on Sunday that scrambled the NFC East standings, he couldn’t have been more thrilled.
“It’s the biggest play of my career,” Jacobs [...]