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New York Giants’ Jason Pierre-Paul Says “It’s Going to Be Hard” to Play Without Osi Umenyiora
May 1st, 2013 at 6:30 AM
***PHOTO1*** The New York Giants have a long, illustrious history of drafting dominant defensive ends and maintaining one of the NFL's most feared pass rushing units. It began in the 1981 NFL Draft with the selection of Lawrence Taylor and continued with the additions of Leonard Marshall, Carl Banks, Jesse...
1981 Voted Best Draft Class in New York Giants History
April 15th, 2013 at 6:30 AM
Giants.com's "Draft Class Challenge," which gave fans a chance to vote on which New York Giants draft class was best, has come to an end. Big Blue has had a number of excellent drafts in their history that have brought them some great players, but the draft fans feel was...
Lawrence Taylor “Perplexed” by Omission of Michael Strahan from Pro Football Hall of Fame
February 5th, 2013 at 12:22 PM
Most people were shocked when retired New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan was snubbed and failed to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Others weren't. Retired linebacker and Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was one of the former.
“I don’t understand what the criteria is. How Michael...
Players, Coaches & Owners React to Bill Parcells’ Hall of Fame Selection
February 3rd, 2013 at 9:15 AM
In his second year of eligibility, long-time NFL head coach Bill Parcells has been voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It was an announcement many felt was a destined to happen, and when his name was called on Saturday night, several big names from around the league were...
New York Giants Legend Bill Parcells Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame; Michael Strahan Snubbed
February 2nd, 2013 at 6:00 PM
The New York Giants have added their 28th member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as legendary head coach Bill Parcells was voted in by the selection committee. Parcells played a vital role in two of the Giants four Super Bowl victories. After a decade and a half of disappointment through the...
New York Giants Legend Harry Carson Feels Connection with Baltimore Ravens’ Ray Lewis
January 22nd, 2013 at 6:30 AM
If you were to ask New York Giants legend and NFL Hall of Famer Harry Carson who he enjoys watching play the position he played, he would tell you Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis. Carson can relate to the feelings of playing in your final season, that Lewis is currently...
New York Giants: When Do We Stop Looking Back?
January 12th, 2013 at 7:08 AM
A large part of improvement is reflecting on what is considered the past and using clear areas of need, mistakes and weakness as springboards to a plan - a plan that should yield a more desirable or exceptional state. In the case of Jerry Reese, Tom Coughlin and the New...
New York Giants’ Antrel Rolle: “Just Want to Apologize for a Letdown”
January 2nd, 2013 at 4:20 PM
Talent. It's what makes the NFL go 'round. Every team wants it, not every team has it, and even some who are fortunate enough to acquire it still find a way to fall flat on their face. Talent is one of many words that can be used to describe the...
Injuries, and How They’re Handled, Have Changed the Game of Football
December 29th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Old school New York Football Giants can tell you stories of playing injured. No, seriously playing injured. Flashbacks of tight end Mark Bavaro playing with a wired jaw and linebacker Lawrence Taylor playing with his shoulder in a harness are just two of the prolific blue players that come to...
Mark Bavaro: My Giants Would “Absolutely” Destroy Eli Manning’s Giants
December 21st, 2012 at 8:30 AM
The 1986 New York Giants are arguably the greatest team in franchise history. In fact, they may be in the discussion as one of the best and most talented teams ever. So it should come as no surprise that former tight end Mark Bavaro thinks highly of them, and all...
New York Giants Should Expect Different Atlanta Falcons Team than They Saw in 2011 Playoffs
December 15th, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Too much of this week’s talk is based on January’s New York Giants’ home playoff win against the Atlanta Falcons at MetLife. It shouldn’t be. Stop with the “two points” talk. It’s nearing the end of the 2012 NFL season and while the Giants are the reigning World Champions, that...
Are New York Giants Fans Tapping Out Already?
October 6th, 2012 at 10:30 AM
***PHOTO1*** There is absolutely no doubt that upon entering the 2012 NFL Season, New York Giants fans had set a high bar: Repeat. There is nothing wrong with that as Head Coach Tom Coughlin wanted to build on the strengths of how 2011 closed and the word continuity has been...
New York Giants Legend Lawrence Taylor on Jason Pierre-Paul: “Kid is Impressive”
August 10th, 2012 at 9:30 AM
When asked about defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul last year, New York Giants legend Lawrence Taylor told Giants 101 "He could be [the next LT], and god bless if he is, but I would hope I did it for a lot longer than two years." Now, after a Super Bowl championship...
Former New York Giants Head Coach Ray Perkins Returns to Coaching in an Unexpected Place
July 10th, 2012 at 12:32 PM
In a story first reported by Paul Schwartz of the New York Daily News, former New York Giants head coach Ray Perkins (1979-1982) has returned to coaching. However, he will not be coaching the likes of Phil Simms and Lawrence Taylor under the bright lights of the NFL. Instead, the...
Former Giants, Lawrence Taylor & Ottis Anderson, to Host Fantasy Football Festival in Atlantic City
June 8th, 2012 at 6:23 AM
There are more than 32 million people in North America who play some variety of fantasy sports annually. Predominantly, fantasy football leads the $1 billion market, and for the true hardcore players who are also fans of the New York Giants, you may want to find your way to Atlantic...
Charlie Sheen: I Did not Buy Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl XXV Ring
May 25th, 2012 at 11:14 AM
The soap opera surrounding Lawrence Taylor's Super Bowl XXV ring continued on Friday as Charlie Sheen informed TMZ that he was not the winner of the recent auction for the NFL Hall of Famer's bling.
“As much as I would be honored to own such an important artifact, I had nothing...
Charlie Sheen Wins Auction for Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl XXV Ring?
May 24th, 2012 at 1:07 PM
We have a winner! Or a guy who keeps on winning, as it were. Mr. Tiger's Blood himself, Charlie Sheen, was allegedly the winner of the auction for Lawrence Taylor's Super Bowl XXV ring.
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Mark Lepselter, Taylor's agent, tells Jay Glazer they were informed on Wednesday night that Sheen was the...
