Al Thompson
For NFL fans who don’t want to see their team’s stars play in preseason games, this summer proved their point. Earlier this summer, New England Patriots star wide receiver Julian Edelman suffered a torn ACL in their third preseason game against the Detroit Lions. The week before, Giants fans all over thought they may have […]
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Al Thompson
The Giants start the season with the unenviable task of playing the Dallas Cowboys on the road. Big Blue enters the game banged up already and will likely be missing wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. and will have cornerback Eli Apple in a limited role. The Giants will be facing Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, […]
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Staff report
Giants receiver Brandon Marshall talks about his health and the start of the season, his first with the Giants.
“Yeah. I’ll be out there. I feel good other than that hit I had in Cleveland, the body feels amazing. This is probably the only camp that I’ve had where I really didn’t have anything. So, that’s kind of encouraging being 33 and trying to be aware of where I’m at. My body – I try to keep track and try to be mindful of that so I know how to treat it, but I feel amazing.”
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Staff report
The Eagles have released QB Matt McGloin (photo) and waived WR Paul Turner with an injury settlement. CB Sidney Jones was placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list.
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Michael Eisen
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Slashing dozens of players from their rosters is annually one of the most difficult days of the year for NFL coaches. But it’s a better problem than not having enough good players to fill a 53-man regular-season roster. The Giants removed nine players from their roster today, leaving them with 80. […]
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Al Thompson
The Eagles-Jets matchup Thursday night was witnessed at a Metlife Stadium that was about 25 percent full.
The Birds lost 16-10 and finished the preseason 2-2.
The game was a dud but there were still reasons to pay attention that could impact the regular season roster. Here are five reasons.
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Al Thompson
If Eagles standout offensive tackle Lane Johnson wrote a bombastic column for the players blog website theplayerstribune.com to divert people away from talking about his 10-game suspension last year for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing drugs, it backfired. If he wrote it to stir the pot and get Eagles fans and his teammates […]
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Michael Eisen
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Like so many NFL preseason games, the annual Giants-Jets MetLife Bowl Saturday night was a two-for-one special. When the starters and key reserves played in the first two quarters, the Giants soared to a 29-3 halftime lead. In the second half, when many players who won’t make the regular-season roster got their turn, […]
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Michael Eisen
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Eli Manning and the Giants’ first-team offense will get their longest stints of the preseason in the annual MetLife Bowl tomorrow night against the Jets. But backup quarterbacks Geno Smith and Josh Johnson will still get their share of scrutiny. The two veterans continue to compete for the No. 2 job behind Manning. […]
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Al Thompson
The Eagles starting offense finally showed a little of what it is capable of doing, scoring 14 first quarter points, setting the tone for what turned out to be a 38-31 shootout win over the Miami Dolphins at Lincoln Financial Field. In a bit of a surprise move, head coach Doug Pederson pulled quarterback Carson […]
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