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New York Giants Waive D.J. Johnson; Sign Jake Ballard Off Practice Squad
November 20th, 2010 at 2:17 PM
The New York Giants have waived defensive back D.J. Johnson and signed tight end Jake Ballard off of the practice squad to replace him.
In seven games this season, Johnson had four tackles and, well....that's about it. Ballard, meanwhile, offers the Giants a little blocking assistance as the statuses of both...
New York Giants’ Will Blackmon to Earn Many Hats?
November 2nd, 2010 at 11:56 AM
The New York Giants signing of former Green Bay Packers cornerback and return specialist Will Blackmon last week kind of sailed under the radar. After all, there are a ton of things to be excited about with regards to Big Blue football right now- Hakeem Nicks, Ahmad Bradshaw, Perry Fewell's defense,...
New York Giants Bye Week Story Lines
November 1st, 2010 at 10:21 AM
The New York Giants had the weekend off in week 8, so let's take a look at some Monday morning story lines that won't include dominant defensive performances, tipped balls for interceptions or fumbles from Giants running backs. Moving on from Mathias
The team now knows it will be without Mathias...
New York Giants Monday Morning Story Lines After 28-20 Defeat Of Detroit Lions
October 18th, 2010 at 10:12 AM
The New York Giants defeated the Detroit Lions yesterday 28-20, making it three in a row for Big Blue. The story lines seem pretty tame in comparison to previous weeks and that might have something to do with the Lions mediocrity and the Giants finding solutions to some of their...
Key Players Questionable For New York Giants, Houston Texans
October 9th, 2010 at 1:10 PM
Three important Houston Texans mentioned in our Key Matchups for the week are listed as "questionable," but unfortunately for New York Giants fans their team has three important "questionable" players of their own, in Kenny Phillips, Ahmad Bradshaw and Terrell Thomas.
For the Texans, DE Mario Williams (groin) and Andre Johnson (ankle)...
New York Giants Tuesday Tryouts
October 5th, 2010 at 6:44 PM
According to beat man Mike Garafolo the Giants tried out four players today, including punter Hunter Smith.
The Giants did not offer the veteran punter a contract, although Garafolo said Smith's agent indicated he thinks Smith could be an "option for the Giants moving forward."
On Monday, Coughlin sounded willing to continue...
Random Thoughts On the New York Giants Roster
September 6th, 2010 at 10:49 AM
The preseason is finally done; cut down day has come and gone; now that we know the names of the 53 men who are this year's New York Giants (for now), all that's left to do is wait until Sunday's opener in Carolina. In the meantime, here are some random...
Preseason Finale – New England Patriots @ New York Giants: What to Watch For
September 1st, 2010 at 5:00 PM
I know what you're thinking: "Really? A "What To Watch For" for the last preseason game?" Well, we here at G101 like to reflect the intensity that the NFL brings to the table, so, ummm....blame them for this, not us.
Seriously, there's not all that much interesting about the final preseason game....
Giant Concern: Cornerback Depth
August 27th, 2010 at 10:16 AM
As the New York Giants get closer to their regular season opener against the Carolina Panthers on September 12th, there is an issue that continues to jump out at me, that I feel could hurt this team in 2010. That issue is depth at cornerback.
The Giants have a very strong...
Is Clint Sintim’s Starting Role In Jeopardy?
August 24th, 2010 at 6:43 PM
When the Giants drafted Clint Sintim in the second round of the 2009 draft, fans everywhere were extremely excited. Sintim looked the part of a star NFL linebacker at 6'3 256lbs he could rush the passer and stuff the run. Fans and writers were dubbing him the next great Giants...
Giants GM Jerry Reese Could Be Looking For CB Depth
August 24th, 2010 at 10:03 AM
As Sean pointed out yesterday, the Giants' injuries are mounting. While the wide receiver unit is really banged up (there's been rumors that Sinorice Moss has voodoo dolls of the other pass catchers in his locker), it's the void at the backend of the depth chart at the cornerback position...
Giants Training Camp Live Updates!
August 7th, 2010 at 8:43 AM
And now...for a few Saturday morning practice LIVE updates from our man on the inside, also known as Benton. Stay with us all morning as we'll bring you all the ins and outs from practice, right here on Giants101:
8:35 a.m.> Lawrence Tynes' leg getting a good workout in. In Benton's words:...
