- April
- 15
Rumors continue to swirl that the Giants are closing in on a deal for Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards, but it appears it’s still just talk for now.
Yahoo sports reported the Browns asked for a second- and fifth-round pick and receiver Steve Smith, but the Giants countered by offering the two draft picks and receiver [...]
Posted by Joe Erwin on April 15th, 2009 | 5 Comments »
- April
- 13
Cornerback Kevin Dockery signed a one-year free agent tender for $1.54 million, agent Drew Rosenhaus said in an e-mail to the Associated Press today.
Dockery had 36 tackles and an interception in 13 games last season. The 25-year-old former Mississippi State product also returned a blocked field goal 71 yards for a touchdown in a loss [...]
Posted by Joe Erwin on April 13th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
- April
- 3
After much speculation, the Giants have released Plaxico Burress.
The wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the thigh with an unlicensed gun he’d stuffed into his waistband at a Manhattan nightclub last year and is facing gun possession charges.
The 31-year-old, who caught the winning touchdown pass in the Giants’ 2008 Super Bowl victory over the previously [...]
Posted by Joe Erwin on April 3rd, 2009 | 9 Comments »
- April
- 2
Hi folks. Ernie’s away from the computer right now, so this is Joe Erwin guest posting.
The Giants released their preseason schedule today, beginning with a game Aug. 17 at Giants Stadium against the Panthers. Chances are it won’t quite be as exciting as their last game with the Panthers, the Sunday night overtime thriller in [...]
Posted by Joe Erwin on April 2nd, 2009 | Post a Comment »
- February
- 18
Brad Van Pelt, a great linebacker on a lot of bad Giants teams, has died of an apparent heart attack, the Giants announced today. He was 57.
Van Pelt starred as a safety at Michigan State. He was chosen by the Giants in the second round of the 1973 NFL draft and went on to make [...]
Posted by Joe Erwin on February 18th, 2009 | 3 Comments »
- October
- 14
Here’s the latest from Journal News/LoHud.com reporter Brian Heyman:
Eli Manning suffered a chest injury during the Giants’ 35-14 loss at Cleveland last night, so Tom Coughlin said today that his quarterback will have tests, and the coach was unsure about his status moving forward toward Sunday’s San Francisco game at Giants Stadium.
Manning was seen being [...]
Posted by Joe Erwin on October 14th, 2008 | 5 Comments »