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New York Giants’ Hakeem Nicks Skips Day One of OTAs; Unhappy with Current Contract
May 23rd, 2013 at 6:30 AM
The New York Giants knew they wouldn't see Victor Cruz at the start of their organized team activities unless he had a new contract in hand. And while the team hopes to put that drama to bed sometime in the relative future, they may have a new problem developing before...
New York Giants WR Louis Murphy Looks Sharp in First OTA Practice
May 22nd, 2013 at 2:30 PM
With Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks both missing on the first day of the New York Giants' organized team activities (OTAs), it allowed other wide receivers to get opportunities to work in the first-team offense.
Rueben Randle will likely see an increase in his role considering he is currently projected to be...
Day After Giants’ Hakeem Nicks Says He Will Assume Leadership Role, He No-Shows OTAs
May 22nd, 2013 at 1:30 PM
The New York Giants knew they were going to open up OTA's without a star wide receiver. With Victor Cruz still unsigned, the Giants expected that No. 80 was going to stay away from team activities until his financial security is ensured with a new long-term contract. However, Big Blue...
New York Giants’ Hakeem Nicks Ready to Assume Leadership Role
May 22nd, 2013 at 9:50 AM
It's hard to believe that the 25-year-old Hakeem Nicks is already entering his fifth season in the NFL, and even harder to believe that the New York Giants wide receiver is an elder in the meeting room. But he is, and the younger wideouts have begun to turn to him...
New York Giants Begin OTA’s Later Today; Victor Cruz Unlikely to Attend
May 22nd, 2013 at 6:30 AM
***PHOTO1*** The NFL offseason is one of the longest, most media driven extravaganza's in professional sports. During 16 games each season, there is little to talk about other than on-field action. But for the other 349 days out of the year, the airwaves are bombarded with predictions and analysis from...
New York Giants’ Monday Morning Hangover: Big Blue Views Victor Cruz as More than Slot Receiver
May 20th, 2013 at 6:25 AM
Until organized team activities (OTAs) begin for the New York Giants, this is about as slow and boring as it will get all year for diehard football fans. Luckily, this lull in activity will be short-lived. However, until then, there are only scraps.
Giants View Victor Cruz as More than a...
Contract Talks Between New York Giants, Victor Cruz “Moving Slowly”
May 18th, 2013 at 4:21 PM
This past week, reports of the negotiations between the New York Giants and Victor Cruz "were on the two-yard line" with a deal potentially getting done at the end of the week.
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It's looking like the negotiations will carry on starting at the beginning of next week, as Mike Florio from...
New York Giants 2013 Draft Class: Early Favorite to Be Jerry Reese’s Best?
May 18th, 2013 at 11:00 AM
We know; it’s very much like putting that bandwagon before the horse. Call it a gut feeling that a few Big Blue Faithful are having since, well, since post-draft. Time (and actual play/play time) will tell.
Deciding which New York Football Giants draft class is the best is hard. It’s also...
Three New York Giants Named to CBS Sports’ NFL Top 100 of 2013 List
May 14th, 2013 at 1:30 PM
As NFL Network continues to countdown their top 100 players of 2013, Pete Prisco of CBS Sports has decided to do an NFL Top 100 list of his very own. On it, you will find three members of the New York Giants, including a captain, a youngster and a very...
After New York Giants Re-Sign Victor Cruz, Who Becomes the New Daily Obsession?
May 10th, 2013 at 8:15 AM
***PHOTO1*** Fixation is defined briefly as: an obsessive or unhealthy preoccupation or attachment. Every NFL offseason is comprised usually by several obsessions on a number of levels. Years ago, it was Brett Favre and the “Favre Watch.” It eventually flipped to Tim Tebow and America’s obsession with anything he does...
New York Giants Announce Temporary Jersey Numbers for Rookies
May 7th, 2013 at 12:00 PM
With rookie mini-camp beginning on Friday, the New York Giants have begun assigning temporary jersey numbers to those who will participate. The first crop of players to receive their new numbers was the 2013 draft class, lead by offensive lineman Justin Pugh.
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OL Justin Pugh - #72
DT Johnathan Hankins - #74
DE...
New York Giants Wide Receiver Louis Murphy: “I Feel Like I Can Do It All”
April 28th, 2013 at 2:30 PM
When the New York Giants acquired former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Louis Murphy via free agency this offseason, most fans didn't bat an eyelash. Over five NFL seasons, Murphy has 115 receptions and 1,707 receiving yards. Although his stats don't jump off the page, Murphy's 6'2" and 200 pound frame...
New York Giants: Breaking Down Each Draft Class Under GM Jerry Reese
April 25th, 2013 at 10:30 AM
***PHOTO1*** "In Reese We Trust." If you are a New York Giants fan, it's a phrase that many fans have uttered in the six years that Jerry Reese has been the team's general manager.
During his six years, his worst season at the helm was 8-8 in 2009. But he has...
New York Giants’ Hakeem Nicks Refuses to Negotiate Contract Through Media; Feels Healthy
April 18th, 2013 at 11:27 AM
When New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks took the podium on Thursday, he knew what to expect: contract questions, health questions and Victor Cruz questions. He was spot on as that's exactly what he got -- and he was fully prepared for all of them.
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"Cruz is a great player....
New York Giants’ Hakeem Nicks Says Knee Feels Good; Back on Course for 2013 Season
April 16th, 2013 at 8:45 AM
Most New York Giants fans have been so focused on Victor Cruz and the ongoing contract negotiations this offseason that one name people tend to forget about is the team's number one receiver, Hakeem Nicks, who battled a nagging knee injury all season long.
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It all started after Week two when...
New York Giants’ Offseason Workout Program Begins: Understanding the Three Phases
April 15th, 2013 at 10:55 AM
Spring is here and with it comes Spring-related football activities. Those activities include a voluntary offseason workout program that begins today (some players have already reported) and culminates with Organized Team Activities (OTAs) before mandatory mini-camps begin. The New York Giants announced the start of their program via Twitter on...
Report: Multiple Teams Interested in New York Giants WR Victor Cruz
April 13th, 2013 at 8:30 AM
***PHOTO1*** The clock is ticking for Victor Cruz as a restricted free agent. The New York Giants wide receiver has until April 19th to receive an offer sheet from any of the other 31 NFL teams, in which the Giants can decide to match it, or receive a first-round draft...
Smokescreen Surrounding Victor Cruz, New York Giants Gets Denser Over Past 24 Hours
April 12th, 2013 at 10:05 AM
After a couple relatively quiet weeks surrounding restricted free agent (RFA) wide receiver Victor Cruz and his status with the New York Giants, a web of new information has been released over the past 24 hours. Unfortunately for the fans, every report seems to conflict with the other reports and...
New York Giants’ Victor Cruz Works Out with Eli Manning, Hakeem Nicks & Louis Murphy at Duke
April 10th, 2013 at 6:33 PM
***PHOTO1*** The New York Giants continue to work to lock up wide receiver Victor Cruz this offseason and the contract negotiations have not stopped the 26-year-old Paterson native from preparing with his teammates for the upcoming season.
Cruz took part in a voluntary workout along with Giants' teammates Eli Manning, Hakeem...
