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Category: ‘NFL Free Agency’

New York Giants’ Eli Manning Has No Time for This Plaxico Burress Nonsense
July 30th, 2011 at 9:46 PM
When free agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress arrived at the New York Giants team facilities yesterday evening, several friends and former teammates made it a point to seek him out and say hello. Quarterback Eli Manning was not one of those people. New York Giants Eli Manning stands on the field in...

New York Giants’ Justin Tuck Expects Quick End to Osi Umenyiora Holdout
July 30th, 2011 at 5:06 PM
New York Giants Osi Umenyiora reacts on the bench in the second half against the New York Jets in week 1 of the NFL Preseason at The New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on August 16, 2010. UPI /John Angelillo Day two...

Plaxico Burress Likely to Sign with Pittsburgh Steelers or New York Jets?
July 30th, 2011 at 4:15 PM
If you have been holding your breath hoping free agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress would sign with the New York Giants, you may want to allow your lungs some freedom. Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Plax has narrowed his choices down to the Pittsburgh Steelers and, yes,...

Free Agent WR Plaxico Burress Looking to Fly with the Philadelphia Eagles?
July 30th, 2011 at 2:36 PM
Free agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress met with the New York Giants for slightly over 90 minutes on Friday night, spending 60 minutes with head coach Tom Coughlin and 10-15 minutes each with COO John Mara and General Manager Jerry Reese. By all accounts, the meeting went very well and...

New York Giants’ Tom Coughlin on Plaxico Burress: “What I Have to Hear is Sincerity”
July 29th, 2011 at 9:08 PM
In slightly less than one hour, New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin will sit down and have a face-to-face meeting with free agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress. It will be the first time the two have spoken man-to-man in over two years, and the first time they will be...

New York Giants Sign Punter Steve Weatherford
July 29th, 2011 at 8:13 PM
The New York Giants have signed punter Steve Weatherford. Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri (center), talks with New York Jets long snapper Tanner Purdum (46) and punter Steve Weatherford (9) before the start of their AFC Wild-Card Playoff game at Lucas Oil Field in Indianapolis on January 8, 2011. UPI...

New York Giants not Likely to Add a Veteran Linebacker; Contracts Offered to Kevin Boss, Ahmad Bradshaw & Steve Smith
July 29th, 2011 at 8:06 PM
Despite much speculation to the contrary, New York Giants General Manager Jerry Reese says the team in not in the market for a veteran linebacker and will likely go into the 2011 NFL season with the group they currently have. Baltimore Ravens tight end Todd Heap (R) is hit by New...

New York Giants Remain in the Hunt for Fullback Vonta Leach
July 29th, 2011 at 6:20 PM
Houston Texans fullback Vonta Leach (R) runs for a touchdown as Indianapolis Colts defensive back Jerraud Powers looks on during the first half of their NFL football game in Houston November 29, 2009. REUTERS/Richard Carson (UNITED STATES SPORT FOOTBALL) Mark Berman of My FOX Houston reports...

Jerry Reese Wants You to Know the New York Giants are Serious About Plaxico Burress
July 29th, 2011 at 5:29 PM
General Manager Jerry Reese wants you to know that the New York Giants are serious about Plaxico Burress back into the fold. Otherwise, why would they be going through the dog and pony show? Ralph Vacchiano, Twitterer Extraordinaire, passes along comments Reese made on ESPN Radio just moments ago: "We wouldn't bring...

Archives – Part 5
July 29th, 2011 at 5:29 PM

New York Giants Talking with Free Agent Punter Matt Turk
July 29th, 2011 at 11:51 AM
The New York Giants are beginning to make it clear that the starting job of punter Matt Dodge is anything but safe. It was revealed yesterday that the team was negotiating with free agent punter Brad Maynard, and Paul Schwartz of the New York Post reported early this morning that...

New York Giants Release Fullback Madison Hedgecock, Four Others
July 28th, 2011 at 11:33 PM
The New York Giants have now officially announced the release of five players, including fullback Madison Hedgecock. New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs (L) follows the block of his teammate Madison Hedgecock (2nd L) as Tampa Bay Buccaneers defenders Quincy Black (3rd L) and Rod Wilson (R) pursue during their...

Shaun O’Hara Felt “Blindsided” by His Release from the New York Giants
July 28th, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Rich Seubert described it like he had been a bear who was "drilled by an arrow" unexpectedly. Shaun O'Hara said he felt "blindsided." However you term it, the fact remains: both have now been released by the New York Giants, and neither one of them saw it coming. "[I was] sick...

Rich Seubert: “I Have Only Good Stuff to Say About the New York Giants”
July 28th, 2011 at 9:15 PM
When offensive lineman Rich Seubert arrived at the New York Giants training complex Tuesday morning, he had no idea what awaited him. He believed he was simply going to get treatment on his knee and then planned on taking his kids to the zoo. Things didn't quite work out that way. New...

New York Giants Negotiating with Free Agent Punter Brad Maynard
July 28th, 2011 at 8:56 PM
Chicago Bears punter Brad Maynard follows through on a punt during the first quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on November 14, 2010. UPI/Brian Kersey Mike Garafolo of The Star-Ledger reports that the New York Giants have entered into negotiations with free...

John Mara: Plaxico Burress Return to New York Giants “a Long Way from Being There”
July 28th, 2011 at 6:43 PM
Let's hold off on the cheerful "Welcome Home" chants, folks. New York Giants co–owner John Mara slowed down the Plaxico Burress party on Pro Football Talk Live this afternoon when he said "We're a long way from being there. And we'll just have to see what happens." John Mara, owner of the...

New York Giants’ Ahmad Bradshaw: “Price is Going to Talk”
July 28th, 2011 at 3:51 PM
This morning, Giants 101 wrote an article about New York Giants running back, Ahmad Bradshaw, likely looking for more money from the front office after yesterday's deal between the Carolina Panthers and DeAngelo Williams. In addition, Reggie Bush's signing with the Miami Dolphins firmly removed Bradshaw from the Dolphins' radar...

New York Giants’ Ahmad Bradshaw Wants Bigger Offer
July 28th, 2011 at 1:44 PM
Yesterday it seemed like the New York Giants were on the cusp of losing running back, Ahmad Bradshaw to the Miami Dolphins. Later in the day, it was reported that Bradshaw's asking price put him off the Dolphins radar, and likely back as the Giants "player to lose." New York Giants...

Tiki Barber Will Be Among the Many New York Giants Cuts Today
July 28th, 2011 at 12:23 PM
When 4:01 PM EST rolls around this afternoon, it will spell the official end of Tiki Barber's New York Giants career. New York Giants runningback Tiki Barber attends a news conference following his final NFL football game in Philadelphia, in this January 7, 2007 file photo. The all-time leading rusher, took...

Steve Smith Wants to Remain a New York Giant
July 28th, 2011 at 12:10 AM
The New York Giants have their hands full with trying to figure out all of their free agents, but one thing is for sure: Steve Smith wants to remain in blue. Today he had this to say on Facebook: "I appreciate all of ur comments on here saying u wanna see me...