According to ESPN, the Falcons and the free-spending Raiders have agreed to a trade for Atlanta cornerback DeAngelo Hall, with the Raiders sending a second-rounder eastward. Of course, that trade won’t be completed until Hall and the Raiders agree upon a new contract that will pay Hall about $57 million over six years, similar to [...]

William Joseph, the first-round bust on the defensive line who was cut a couple of weeks ago, is now a Raider. He signed last night.

No black armbands, please. His demise here was pretty well set on Sept. 11, when the Giants placed him on IR with a back injury. So, toodles, Willie Jo. I’m sure [...]

Here’s what Derrick Ward had to say about his decision to re-sign with the Giants for one year, $1.1 million that could go up another million with incentives. Didn’t seem his heart was really in the looking around part of free agency, anyway.

“I had to keep my options open, but my main goal was to [...]

Running back Derrick Ward took a look around the open market and obviously decided the Giants were the only ones he was going to get a decent offer from. He just re-upped with them for a year at $1.1 million, with another $1 million of incentives.

Ward, often injured during his career, was looking for a [...]

It appears the Giants made a pretty solid pickup in former Texans linebacker Danny Clark last night. Not only has Clark had plenty of experience on the strong side, where he’s slated to back up Mathias Kiwanuka while contributing on special teams, but he also started six games for the Jaguars in 2003 on the [...]

Since Billy Crystal was unsuccessful in his Yankees appearance as a designated hitter—he struck out against Tampa Bay—the Giants will now sign him to a one-day contract for the Thursday night regular-season opener. He will come in sometime in the second quarter for a series at middle linebacker in place of Antonio Pierce. Should be [...]

For all you salary-cap watchers, here’s the deal. The signings of quarterback David Carr to a one-year, $1 million and linebacker Danny Clark to two years, $4 million yesterday should leave the Giants between $8 and $9 million under the salary cap, considering they started the day at $11.1 under.

Sounds pretty comfy, right? Plenty of [...]

Those questions about whether Texans linebacker Danny Clark would sign with the Giants? Forget about ‘em. He signed late last night to a two-year, $4 million deal, according to NFL Network. That made it a 2-for-2 day for general manager Jerry Reese, and effectively replaced the free agent departure of strongside backer Reggie Torbor.

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Here’s some of what David Carr had to say upon his joining the Giants today.

“I have a lot of calluses,” Carr said. “I’m like an old carpenter. I’ve been through it. If you let that stuff affect you, you’re not going to be able to do your job.

“One of the reasons I’m excited about coming [...]

Got a little premature on the Danny Clark contract. Sources tell me it’s not a done deal yet. But Carr is, for one year, $1 million. Don’t know if the Clark situation will change, but you’ll be the first to know if it does.

Ciao for now.