New York Giants

Giants adjust after Umenyiora is injured
Detroit News | August 26, 2008
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Giants moved Mathias Kiwanuka back to defensive end to replace the injured Osi Umenyiora on Monday.

Giants interested in luring Strahan back on field
Kansas City Star | August 26, 2008
The New York Giants are interested in luring Michael Strahan out of retirement after losing Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora to a season-ending knee injury Saturday night.

Strahan to need job?
New York Newsday | August 26, 2008
Could a divorce hearing play a role in a possible Michael Strahan-Giants remarriage?

Kiwanuka happy to be back on defensive line
New York Newsday | August 26, 2008
While Osi Umenyiora's season ostensibly ends with today's knee surgery and Michael Strahan's return is considered, Mathias Kiwanuka is the Giants' starting right defensive end. For now.

Will Strahan return to fill the gap?
New York Newsday | August 26, 2008
The idea is so titillating it has everyone in town buzzing. Even guys who just got here.

Plaxico healed enough to get through practice
New York Newsday | August 26, 2008
Plaxico Burress said he wouldn't practice until he was completely healed. Yesterday was that day.

Giants contact Strahan's agent
Buffalo News | August 26, 2008
EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. -- The New York Giants are interested in luring Michael Strahan out of retirement after losing Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora to a season-ending knee injury Saturday night.

Giants contact Michael Strahan about return
Baltimore Sun | August 25, 2008
The New York Giants are interested in luring Michael Strahan out of retirement after losing Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora to a season-ending knee injury Saturday night.

Redskins DE Taylor hopeful for opener vs. Giants
Baltimore Sun | August 25, 2008
Veteran sprained knee in Washington's preseason loss to Carolina last weekend Jason Taylor sported a big black brace on his right knee and the type of attitude he hopes will keep his consecutive games streak alive.

Patriots close out preseason vs. Giants
Patriots.com | August 25, 2008
The Patriots will close out the 2008 preseason against the New York Giants on Thursday in East Rutherford, N.J. The teams will meet for the first time since Super Bowl XLII last February, and each club will look to capitalize on its final chance to prepare for the regular season.

Giants DE Umenyiora needs surgery, to miss season
Kansas City Star | August 25, 2008
The New York Giants' road back to the Super Bowl is going to be a lot tougher than expected.

Giants Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora out for season with knee injury
Star Tribune | August 25, 2008

Can't hurt Giants just to give Strahan a call (AM New York)
Yahoo! News | August 25, 2008
Michael Strahan answered my text message within minutes. Not a bad response time, considering he's vacationing in Europe, according to a close friend.

Oh to be young at heart, like the Giants of August
San Francisco Chronicle | August 25, 2008
The Giants are on to something beyond the type of clutch hitting and effective pitching they have showcased during a winning streak that reached five games Sunday. In the sixth inning of their 7-4 victory against the Padres, as they busted a 3-3 tie with an...

Giants lose defensive end Umenyiora
Kansas City Star | August 25, 2008
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. | The New York Giants’ quest to repeat as Super Bowl champions just got a little tougher.

Giants' Umenyiora out for year with knee injury
Baltimore Sun | August 25, 2008
New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora has ligament damage in his left knee and will miss the season. Umenyiora was hurt in the second quarter of Saturday's 10-7 preseason loss to the New York Jets. A magnetic resonance imaging yesterday found a torn lateral meniscus, Dr. Russell Warren told the team. The two-time Pro Bowl choice will have surgery tomorrow. The loss is a major one for the Super Bowl champions in the wake of the retirement of seven-time Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan a few months ago. Umenyiora had a team-high 13 sacks last season.

Osi likely out for season, so is it Strahan time?
New York Newsday | August 25, 2008
More than the retirement of a Hall of Fame defensive end, more than the absence of the leading wide receiver from the practice field, and more than even the ugly divorce with a once-popular tight end, yesterday's devastating announcement that Osi Umenyiora will require what the team calls season-ending surgery has shaken any of the remaining Super Bowl confetti from the Giants.

Can't hurt Giants just to give Strahan a call
New York Newsday | August 25, 2008
Michael Strahan answered my text message within minutes. Not a bad response time, considering he's vacationing in Europe, according to a close friend.

Noted surgeon says Osi could return by October
New York Newsday | August 25, 2008
Osi Umenyiora can expect a four-month recovery period after tomorrow's surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee. But according to one orthopedist, the Giants could have had him back on the field by October. What's more, he speculated they still might have that chance.

Most of Jets' penalties vs. Giants were offensive
New York Newsday | August 25, 2008
There was discussion about Brett Favre's second start, a pass rush that produced eight sacks and an offensive line that mostly kept the Giants' intimidating pass rush in check.

Jets' O-line A-OK
New York Newsday | August 24, 2008
Refurbished with Faneca and Woody, it bends, doesn't break If last night's game against the Super Bowl Champion Giants was to serve as a barometer for the progress of the Jets' revamped offensive line, the first drive looked inauspicious. Despite the early missteps and some costly penalties, however, the line seemed to develop a nice rhythm and showed some positives.

Group of 50 turns out to protest PSLs
New York Newsday | August 24, 2008
Like many Jets and Giants fans faced with the prospect of shelling out thousands of dollars for personal seat licenses, Steve Kern is infuriated.

Huston misses another kick for Giants
New York Newsday | August 24, 2008
Josh Huston did little to assuage the Giants' concerns about their kicking game.

New offensive coach has made Jets believers
New York Newsday | August 24, 2008
The players he now coaches use words such as detailed, technician and precise.

Jets' O-line A-Ok
New York Newsday | August 24, 2008
Refurbished with Faneca and Woody it bends, doesn't break If last night's game against the Super Bowl champion Giants was to serve as a barometer to the progress of the Jets' revamped offensive line, the first drive looked inauspicious. After early missteps however, the line seemed to develop a nice rhythm and showed some positive signs.

Umenyiora carted off after injuring knee
New York Newsday | August 24, 2008
Second-year player Dave Tollefson said his first thought was for his teammate.

Umenyiora carted off after injuring left knee
New York Newsday | August 24, 2008
Osi Umenyiora could have been carted off the field lying down last night.

Jets' Favre survives Giants test
New York Newsday | August 24, 2008
Brett Favre can now be packed away, not to be opened again until the season-opener Sept. 7 in Miami.

RANT OF THE WEEK
New York Newsday | August 24, 2008
"It might be time for Tiki Barber to ask Tom Coughlin for help with his word fumbling problem!"

In a game that didn't count, plenty was going on
New York Newsday | August 24, 2008
Good thing this one didn't count. Which is about the only bright spot in the much-anticipated Brett Favre vs. Eli Manning rematch at the Meadowlands. In their first meeting since that epic Giants win at Lambeau Field in the NFC Championship Game, Favre and Manning produced a big fat zero on the scoreboard, as their starting units were throttled by a combination of solid defense, untimely penalties and the usual sloppiness associated with preseason football.

Jets' Favre survives Giants test
New York Newsday | August 24, 2008
Brett Favre can now be packed away, not to be opened again until the season-opener Sept. 7 in Miami.

Jets' Favre survives Giants test
New York Newsday | August 23, 2008
Brett Favre can now be packed away, not to be opened again until the season-opener Sept. 7 in Miami.

Giants' Umenyiora carted off field with hurt knee
Kansas City Star | August 23, 2008
Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora injured his left knee in the second quarter of the New York Giants' preseason game against the New York Jets, but coach Tom Coughlin said that early indications are that he did not suffer ligament damage.

Umenyiora injures knee in Giants' loss to Jets
San Francisco Chronicle | August 23, 2008
The New York Giants hope they didn't lose more than just a preseason game to the New York Jets. Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora was carted off the field with a knee injury in the second quarter of the Giants' 10-7 loss Saturday night. The injury...

Umenyiora injures knee in Giants' loss to Jets
San Francisco Chronicle | August 23, 2008
The New York Giants hope they didn't lose more than just a preseason game to the New York Jets. Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora was carted off the field with a knee injury in the second quarter of the Giants' 10-7 loss Saturday night. The injury...

Tough assignment for Favre, O-line
New York Newsday | August 23, 2008
For the first time since his retirement and subsequent return, Brett Favre will face the team that thwarted his attempt at a third Super Bowl appearance and crushed the Packers faithful in the 2008 NFC Championship Game.

Webster has nicest memory of Favre
New York Newsday | August 23, 2008
Him again?

Giants hope to prove doubters wrong
Kansas City Star | August 22, 2008
Anybody remember the New York Giants? After all, they did win the Super Bowl last season, derailing New England’s bid for a perfect season.

Giants' Wilkinson learning all linebacker spots
New York Newsday | August 22, 2008
At first, Gerris Wilkinson wasn't too keen on what was happening.

Upshaw's death stuns Giants, Jets, who salute him
New York Newsday | August 22, 2008
The death of NFL union leader Gene Upshaw stunned Giants and Jets players and coaches yesterday. Few, if any, knew Upshaw's health was failing.

Upshaw's death stuns Giants, Jets, who salute him
New York Newsday | August 22, 2008
The death of NFL union leader Gene Upshaw stunned Giants and Jets players and coaches yesterday. Few, if any, knew Upshaw's health was failing.

Giants' Wilkinson learning all linebacker spots
New York Newsday | August 21, 2008
At first, Gerris Wilkinson wasn't too keen on what was happening.

WRs Toomer, Smith, Manningham
New York Newsday | August 21, 2008
Amani Toomer reflected on his week away from the practice field. "I could have gone somewhere," he said. "But Albany, I guess that's a good place to vacation."

Giants' Robbins, Cofield anything but complacent
New York Newsday | August 21, 2008
When it comes to the Giants' formidable front four, the defensive ends get most of the accolades and face time. Fred Robbins and Barry Cofield are looking to change that a bit.

Super Bowl champion Giants have a chip on their shoulder pads this season
Philly.com | August 20, 2008
And if they can't locate any actual evidence of disrespect, well, then they will just make it up and convince themselves it's real.

London bummed shoulder keeps him out of game
New York Newsday | August 20, 2008
Domenik Hixon was the breakout receiver in Monday's preseason game. Brandon London was hoping there would be another one.

Title-game nemeses Giants loom for Favre
New York Newsday | August 20, 2008
In a career filled with so many memorable passes and so many comeback victories, this might have been the worst moment of all for Brett Favre.

Ware runs well, but will Giants have room?
New York Newsday | August 20, 2008
Danny Ware put up big numbers in the Giants' preseason win over the Browns on Monday night.

Recap: NY Giants vs. Cleveland
Kansas City Star | August 19, 2008
Eli Manning threw a pair of first- quarter touchdown passes to Domenik Hixon and the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants held off the Cleveland Browns, 37-34 for their first preseason victory.

Giants' defense shows it can still deliver
New York Newsday | August 19, 2008
Michael Strahan and Harry Carson were on the sideline for a portion of the Giants' preseason home opener against the Browns last night.

Hustle makes small play by Giants' Thomas big
New York Newsday | August 19, 2008
It seemed like a lot of hustle to stop a foregone conclusion. It turned out to be worthwhile.

As injuries pile up, Giants backups in spotlight
New York Newsday | August 19, 2008
For all the optimism surrounding the defending Super Bowl champion Giants - and there is plenty of reason to think this will be a very, very good team this year - the one thing they can't control is the one thing that could make a mess out of this season.

First-team defense displays dominance
New York Newsday | August 19, 2008
Michael Strahan and Harry Carson were on the sideline for the Giants' preseason home opener against the Browns last night.

Hixon scores 3 TDs as Giants beat the Browns
New York Newsday | August 19, 2008
Domenik Hixon made a case to stay on the field no matter who's healthy or hurt.

Giants take ugly win over Browns
Buffalo News | August 19, 2008
EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. -- Eli Manning was in Super Bowl form for the New York Giants and Domenik Hixon was even better.

Fresh off Super Bowl victory, Giants open 2008 as underdog
USA Today | August 18, 2008
If the New York Giants came from nowhere to win the Super Bowl, they managed to make it a round trip. They are, once again, nowhere. ...

THE RED ZONE: Quick hits from around training camp
New York Newsday | August 18, 2008
Playing hide and seek

Giants rookie QB Woodson to see action vs. Browns
New York Newsday | August 18, 2008
ALBANY - Andre Woodson's first taste of the NFL wound up being a false start.

Giants: Huston, we have a kicking problem
New York Newsday | August 17, 2008
ALBANY - The last time Josh Huston was here he was competing for a job. Now, he's just keeping the seat warm.

Giants rookie WR Manningham not making progress
New York Newsday | August 16, 2008
ALBANY - A highly anticipated rookie receiver sidelined by injury? It's become as much a tradition for the Giants as rookie hazing or Tom Coughlin's annual bowling night. This year, Mario Manningham has followed in the gimpy footsteps of Sinorice Moss and Steve Smith.

Giants coach Tom Coughlin target of blackmail attempt
Orlando Sentinel | August 15, 2008
Federal investigators have charged a Philadelphia man with trying to blackmail New York Giants Coach Tom Coughlin by sending him letters threatening to expose a fictitious sexual tryst with two women.

Man charged with attempting to blackmail Coughlin
New York Newsday | August 15, 2008
ALBANY - A Philadelphia man is being charged by federal investigators with trying to blackmail Giants coach Tom Coughlin, threatening to expose a fictitious sexual relationship with two women if he did not pay $20,000 to $30,000.

Orthotics helping Giants' flat-footed Burress
New York Newsday | August 15, 2008
ALBANY - Plaxico Burress will play in the Giants' season opener against the Redskins, flat feet and all.

The Red Zone
New York Newsday | August 15, 2008
Quick hits from around training camp Not so cocky

Fiancee of Giants' Ross running for Olympic gold
New York Newsday | August 14, 2008
ALBANY - Aaron Ross ran a 400-meter race once. That was enough for him.

What's new for NFL fans at Giants Stadium
New York Newsday | August 13, 2008
Here's a look at what will be different for fans attending Giants and Jets home games this season, announced yesterday by the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority:

Planned jubilation by Giants' sackers
New York Newsday | August 13, 2008
Planned jubilation

Plaxico finally puts on pads for Giants' practice
New York Newsday | August 13, 2008
ALBANY - Plaxico Burress' 1 1/2-year-old son, Elijah, did more running on the practice field than his father. Still, the fact that the wide receiver decided to celebrate his 31st birthday by participating in at least parts of last night's practice was seen as nothing but encouraging.

Giants rookie Thomas is first-class 2nd-rounder
New York Newsday | August 13, 2008
ALBANY - He was the Giants' second-round pick, and judging by the deserved hoopla over the first-rounder, Terrell Thomas might be riding shotgun in the fans' minds for a while. But even though safety Kenny Phillips has displayed a wow factor uncommon in rookies since first stepping on the field, Thomas is coming into his own. Soon, he won't be referred to as that other defensive back they drafted in 2008.

Giants Stadium: Tighter guidelines for fans
New York Newsday | August 13, 2008
Acknowledging that many fans are fed up with an unruly minority among them, the NFL last week announced a recommended "Fan Code of Conduct" for its teams.

What's new for NFL fans at Giants Stadium
New York Newsday | August 13, 2008
Here's a look at what will be different for fans attending Giants and Jets home games this season, announced yesterday by the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority:

Giants Stadium: Tighter guidelines for fans
New York Newsday | August 13, 2008
Acknowledging that many fans are fed up with an unruly minority among them, the NFL last week announced a recommended "Fan Code of Conduct" for its teams.

Low-key Giants prepared to defend their title
New York Newsday | August 13, 2008
After spending the better part of the past week following the Brett Favre circus with the Jets, the thing you notice about life with the Giants is the silence.

Giants get another inspirational talk from Gadson
New York Newsday | August 12, 2008
ALBANY

THE RED ZONE: Quick hits from around training camp
New York Newsday | August 12, 2008
Making a name for himself

Giants' tight end situation unsettled
New York Newsday | August 12, 2008
ALBANY - Worried? No. But concerned? You bet.

Giants' Burress: Still no new deal, no practice
New York Newsday | August 11, 2008
ALBANY - Now it's the Giants who want a new deal and Plaxico Burress who appears to be balking.

THE RED ZONE: Quick hits from around training camp
New York Newsday | August 11, 2008
Better 'Knock' it off

Giants could care less about what's-his-name
New York Newsday | August 10, 2008
ALBANY - Players and coaches - especially coaches - like their training camps to operate with the hush of a library. Distractions of any sort are frowned upon. "Focus" is the operative word.

Plaxico makes progress, not plays
New York Newsday | August 10, 2008
ALBANY - Plaxico Burress' injured ankle is improving, Tom Coughlin said yesterday, and both the coach and the receiver would like to have him back on the field before the team leaves Albany next weekend.

RANT OF THE WEEK
New York Newsday | August 10, 2008
"With Favre back, won't Michael Strahan be tempted to come back for one more 'free' sack?"

Giants could care less about what's-his-name
New York Newsday | August 10, 2008
ALBANY - Players and coaches - especially coaches - like their training camps to operate with the hush of a library. Distractions of any sort are frowned upon. "Focus" is the operative word.

Johnson looks good in Lions' 13-10 exhibition win over Giants
Detroit News | August 09, 2008
Lions quarterback Jon Kitna found a new go-to guy during the Lions' 13-10 exhibition victory over the New York Giants on Thursday night at Ford Field. Second-year receiver Calvin Johnson is healthy again, and that could be bad news for the rest of the NFL.

Even playing a half, Phillips has great debut
New York Newsday | August 09, 2008
Rookie safety Kenny Phillips appeared to have a terrific debut. He had a team-high eight tackles, six of them solos, stopped an end-around for a 6-yard loss and, to the naked eye, seemed to do everything right.

Carr's performance in first preseason game big
New York Newsday | August 09, 2008
Strange is the preseason position battle in which, if things go according to plan, the winner will never be called upon to demonstrate his skills. Yet that's what is happening as David Carr and Anthony Wright try to lay claim to the backup quarterback spot on the Giants' roster.

Carr's performance in first preseason game big
New York Newsday | August 08, 2008
Strange is the preseason position battle in which, if things go according to plan, the winner will never be called upon to demonstrate his skills. Yet that's what is happening as David Carr and Anthony Wright try to lay claim to the backup quarterback spot on the Giants' roster.

Recap: Detroit vs. NY Giants
Kansas City Star | August 08, 2008
Jon Kitna threw for 106 yards on 6-of-7 passing with a 20-yard touchdown strike to Roy Williams on Detroit's first series, as the Lions used a late 41-yard Eddie Johnson field goal to down the defending Super Bowl-champion New York Giants, 13-10, at Ford Field.

Pennington on Giants' radar?
New York Newsday | August 08, 2008
DETROIT - Chad Pennington may not have to change his address after all.

Giants lose preseason opener to Lions, 13-10
New York Newsday | August 08, 2008
DETROIT - Get Brett?

Giants lose preseason opener to Lions, 13-10
New York Newsday | August 07, 2008
Get Brett? That idea might have been in the heads of Giants fans after Thursday night's mundane start to the preseason ... had it occurred a year ago.

Giants fall to Lions in 1st game since Super Bowl
San Francisco Chronicle | August 07, 2008
Eli Manning and the Super Bowl champion New York Giants finally stumbled on the road. Only this time, it didn't really matter. Manning, the Super Bowl MVP, struggled on his only two series in the preseason opener and the Giants lost to the Detroit Lions 13-10...

Giants fall to Lions in 1st game since Super Bowl
San Francisco Chronicle | August 07, 2008
Eli Manning and the Super Bowl champion New York Giants finally stumbled on the road. Only this time, it didn't really matter. Manning, the Super Bowl MVP, struggled on his only two series in the preseason opener and the Giants lost to the Detroit Lions 13-10...

Kiwanuka more than ready to see game action
New York Newsday | August 07, 2008
Mathias Kiwanuka will step onto a football field tonight, the same one he was unable to walk off almost a year ago.

THE RED ZONE: Quick hits fro around training camp
New York Newsday | August 07, 2008
Looking for an edge

The Red Zone: Quick hits from around training camp
New York Newsday | August 06, 2008
Kicking over grass

Preseason game excites Giants rookie Kehl
New York Newsday | August 06, 2008
ALBANY - Bryan Kehl isn't playing it cool.

The Red Zone: Quick hits from around training camp
New York Newsday | August 05, 2008
Playing catch-up

Giants' Bradshaw won't run from mistakes
New York Newsday | August 05, 2008
ALBANY - While most of the Giants spent the summer traveling, visiting with family and basking in the glow of the still-glistening Super Bowl victory, Ahmad Bradshaw had different plans. It was an itinerary that has been in the process of being shaped for about seven years.

THE RED ZONE: Quick hits from around training camp
New York Newsday | August 04, 2008
Heated practice

Giants' Tollefson enjoys perfect timing
New York Newsday | August 04, 2008
ALBANY - It seems as if every day in training camp, a Giants quarterback drops back to pass, finds an open target and releases the ball, only to have it knocked to the ground by Dave Tollefson. The second-year defensive end has shown a knack for batting down those passes at the line of scrimmage.

Giants rookie Phillips making big impact
New York Newsday | August 03, 2008
ALBANY - Eyes focused on the target. Closing in. Almost there. Focus. Focus. And then - thwack!

U.S. commander in Iraq addresses Giants at camp
New York Newsday | August 02, 2008
ALBANY - There aren't many things that can pull Tom Coughlin away from his football team this time of the year. So when the coach went running across the practice field to shake hands with a tall man in a white shirt, you knew it was important. That turned out to be Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, who recently was named to succeed Gen. David Petraeus as the commander of U.S. Forces in Iraq. He's also a New Jersey native and a Giants fan.

Boss making most of taking Shockey's place
New York Newsday | August 02, 2008
ALBANY - It's been 12 days since the Giants traded Jeremy Shockey to the Saints. It only feels much longer.

London vows to make Giants' roster as receiver
New York Newsday | August 01, 2008
ALBANY - Brandon London wants to be like Randy Moss. He's already got experience.

The Red Zone
New York Newsday | August 01, 2008
Quick hits from around training camp Tough decision?

Bradshaw slated to return to jail after season
New York Newsday | August 01, 2008
ALBANY - The truth behind Ahmad Bradshaw's summer incarceration could be known today.

After tough career, Carr aims to be Giants backup
New York Newsday | July 31, 2008
ALBANY - It's the tap on the shoulder that David Carr is still getting used to. The one that tells him he's taken enough snaps and it's time for the other guys.

The Red Zone: Quick hits from around training camp
New York Newsday | July 31, 2008
Fighting complacency

Long shot Dahl again beats odds and makes Giants
New York Newsday | July 31, 2008
ALBANY - And you thought Craig Dahl's training camp story last year was riveting? Wait until you see how this one turns out.

Heir to Strahan: Tuck in as the Giants' new sack master
USA Today | July 30, 2008
In philosophy, the question is whether the end justifies the means. In a discussion of the New York Giants defense, the ends ...

Giants' Clark reunited with a charming Coughlin
New York Newsday | July 30, 2008
ALBANY - Danny Clark had to see it for himself. He'd heard the stories about a softer, kinder Tom Coughlin, but they didn't jibe with his memory. Back when Coughlin was the coach in Jacksonville, Clark was his seventh-round draft pick in 2000. They spent three years together.

The Red Zone: Quick hits from around training camp
New York Newsday | July 30, 2008
Patience for Manningham