- June
- 19
Running back Ahmad Bradshaw, 22, is in a Virginia jail for violating parole. Although what he did to violate parole hasn’t been reported, the original crime was for misdemeanor petty larceny in 2006, and he received two years of probation. Then a student at Marshall University, he entered a plea of guilty to stealing a [...]
Posted by Jane McManus on June 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
- June
- 19
The biggest question about the new stadium has finally been answered. Never mind possible cost overruns or whether the Giants have a chance at another ring—Giants and Jets fans will be drinking Budweiser as they watch it unfold at the new stadium at the Meadowlands. Anheuser-Busch joins MetLife as one of four major sponsors of [...]
Posted by Jane McManus on June 19th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
- June
- 16
There’s at least one area where Ernie Accorsi will be setting Jerry Reese’s schedule.
Accorsi, the former Giants general manager who many say constructed the team which eventually won the Super Bowl, is taking his expertise to the NFL league offices.
He has been hired to co-chair a general managers advisory committee to look at how well [...]
Posted by Jane McManus on June 16th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
- June
- 11
As if concerns about Jeremy Shockey, Michael Strahan and Plaxico Burress weren’t enough, the Giants have something else to worry about—Super Bowl rings which were to be given to staffers. The championship rings were taken in an old fashioned jewelry heist.
Here is the Associated Press report:
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) ‹ Thieves broke into a jewelry [...]
Posted by Jane McManus on June 11th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
- June
- 10
After a day where he was praised by teammates, and received emails and texts from friends and athletes from every corner, Michael Strahan spoke for himself.
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He talked about all the reasons leading up to the decision, including a Super Bowl ring and wanting the young Giants to get a chance to set the agenda—not to [...]
Posted by Jane McManus on June 10th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
- June
- 9
Michael Strahan is going to do what most professional athletes attempt, and that’s being able to retire after reaching the heights of a professional career. Pete Sampras did it right after winning the U.S. Open in 2002, and not the Giants defensive end and team leader is going to do it now.
Strahan (above in an [...]
Posted by Jane McManus on June 9th, 2008 | 4 Comments »
- May
- 28
The Giants will finally get their Super Bowl rings tomorrow night during a ring ceremony at Tiffany’s Fifth Avenue store.
Four players, Eli Manning, Michael Strahan, Amani Toomer and Shaun O’Hara, helped jewelers design the ring.
And it’s big, with 1.5 carats in diamonds. This ceremony means that the celebrations are drawing to an end. [...]
Posted by Jane McManus on May 28th, 2008 | 4 Comments »
- May
- 12
But nope, Edgemont’s Matt Bernstein was not one of the players included.
So in the wake of last weekend’s rookie minicamp, the Giants signed DT Brian Soi (Utah), DT Nate Robinson (Akron), DE Alex Morrow (USC), DB Miguel Scott (NC State), Terrance Stringer (Tuskegee), long snapper Nick Leeson (Virginia Tech) and OL Jacob Hobbs (U of [...]
Posted by Jane McManus on May 12th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
- May
- 9
At 8:30 p.m. Thursday night, Edgemont’s Matt Bernstein was given another chance at football. That’s the moment the Wisconsin graduate got the message from his agent Justin Schulman that the Giants wanted him to report to their rookie minicamp to fill a fullback tryout spot. Truth is, if Bernstein’s home town wasn’t just 40 minutes up [...]
Posted by Jane McManus on May 9th, 2008 | 4 Comments »