EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Giants today switched rookie wide receivers on their roster, signing Jerome Lane from the University of Akron and waiving Jalen Williams of Massachusetts. Lane, 6-3 and 220 pounds, was with the Indianapolis Colts from May 4-15. He played three seasons for the Zips, the first as a linebacker and the […]
It is not often, in the sport of football, that a defensive player scores, let alone a defensive lineman. It is extremely rare for a defensive lineman to scoop up a fumble with about 40 seconds left in a game your team was trailing by five points and take it 39 yards to the house […]
The NFL, like all professional sports, can be unforgiving and cut throat. It is the definition of the term “Survival of the fittest” the Darwinian evolutionary theory phrase coined first by English philosopher Herbert Spencer. A less harsh version of that more commonly used in sports is “You can’t make the club in the tub.” […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Geno Smith was the Giants’ most intriguing acquisition this offseason. In the previous two years with the Jets, Smith played in a grand total of three games, starting one, and threw 56 passes. But in his first two seasons, he started 29 of the 30 games in which he played, and […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – “No comment” apparently is not part of Brandon Marshall’s lexicon. The 12-year veteran and first-season Giants wide receiver spoke to the media after the today’s organized team activity (OTA), and no question was off-limits. Not the criticism hurled at him last week by Sheldon Richardson, the Jets’ defensive lineman and his […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Giants today added two veteran defenders who have played in 102 NFL games and registered a combined 306 tackles (including playoffs). The newcomers are defensive end Devin Taylor, formerly of the Detroit Lions, and safety Duke Ihenacho, who began his career with the Denver Broncos and played the previous three […]
By Bill Kenny
A group of Lodge 5 members have been using football to represent their city on a national scale this spring while raising money for charities including the FOP’s own Survivors Fund.
The Philadelphia Blue Flame roster also features several Local 22 firefighters and members of other public safety agencies from around the Delaware Valley who have already gone head-to-head against teams from Baltimore, Orlando, Roanoke and New York.
Since the Eagles week 17 victory against the Dallas Cowboys junior varsity team much has changed. New faces on the coaching staff, the front office, and throughout the current 90-man roster. The immediate question after all of the changes is; are the Eagles a better team now or the team that wiped up the Cowboys […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Travis Rudolph is easy to root for. The entire country has seen that the former Florida State wide receiver has a huge heart. And though it was recently broken by tragedy, Rudolph remains friendly, humble and optimistic, qualities that could help him overcome long odds to make the Giants’ final roster. […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Giants today opened their annual rookie minicamp, where Ben McAdoo fielded questions about one draft choice expected to play a lot this season, and another who might never step on the field. The former is tight end Evan Engram, the first-round draft choice from Ole Miss. The latter is quarterback […]
