New York Giants News

Giants' Kenny Phillips ahead of schedule in rehab from knee surgery, looking to be 'let loose' next season
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February 9
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"The blinds on the windows of the Denny's on University Avenue in Carol City blocked all of the sunlight but only half of Sun Life Stadium. Kenny Phillips looked in that direction and shook his head. "We had a shot," the Giants safety and former Miami Hurricane said the other day, as the home of the Dolphins was preparing to host the NFL's biggest game. "With the Super Bowl being in Miami, that was going to be big. The Pro Bowl in Miami, I was looking forward to that also. "I thought it was going to be a great year for me and the team. But stuff happens." For two weeks, it had been a great season for Phillips. For two weeks, he was a dominant presence at the back of the Giants' secondary ..."
Big Blue primed for big rebound
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February 9
New York Post
 columnist Mike Vaccaro
"It is amazing how quickly we can forget teams if we want them forgotten. The Giants got themselves good and bloodied up on the last day of the regular season in Minneapolis, allowed Brett Favre and friends to right themselves, came home to stuff their belongings into plastic bags and then . . . well, vanished. Oh, you could hear Osi Umenyiora last week plenty, because nothing travels quicker in the gusty South Florida wind than disgruntled entitlement. And there was Eli Manning making the rounds, two years removed from his greatest triumph, relegated once again to the role of cheerleading baby brother. Former defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan packed his boxes. His replacement, Percy ..."
Giants' Kenny Phillips ahead of schedule in rehab from knee surgery
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February 9
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"The blinds on the windows of the Denny's on University Avenue in Carol City blocked all of the sunlight but only half of Sun Life Stadium. Kenny Phillips looked in that direction and shook his head. "We had a shot," the Giants safety and former Miami Hurricane said the other day, as the home of the Dolphins was preparing to host the NFL's biggest game. "With the Super Bowl being in Miami, that was going to be big. The Pro Bowl in Miami, I was looking forward to that also. "I thought it was going to be a great year for me and the team. But stuff happens." For two weeks, it had been a great season for Phillips. For two weeks, he was a dominant presence at the back of the Giants' secondary ..."
Jeremy Shockey relishes touchdown in Saints' Super Bowl victory over Colts
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February 8
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"It was a simple route: a jab step to the outside followed by a slant to the inside past defensive back Jacob Lacey. And it covered only two yards. The greatest two yards in Jeremy Shockey's football career. The two yards that helped bring the Saints a 31-17 victory over the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV. "I've probably run that route 100 times in my career and I've probably only caught a couple of touchdowns off it," Shockey said afterward. "But one is in the Super Bowl." The former Miami tight end made Super Bowl history here at Sun Life Stadium by putting New Orleans ahead by by five points with 5:42 to play in the game. A two-point conversion on a diving catch by Lance Moore, which was ..."
Burress tells CBS life behind bars made him realize damage he did to NY Giants
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February 8
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"After Plaxico Burress shot himself in the leg, practically derailing the Giants' 2008 season in the time it took the bullet to penetrate his skin, he still didn't show much remorse to the Giants' organization. Burress demanded a trade, appealed the team's decision to suspend him, fine him and withhold a $1 million payment of his signing bonus and refused to accept their offer to drop the appeal and continue with his current contract. Eventually, Burress came to a different conclusion once he got behind bars. "I personally handwrote (team president and CEO) John Mara a letter and (vice president) Steve Tisch a letter," Burress said Sunday during an interview on CBS' "Super Bowl Today" ..."
This time, ex-Giant earns his Super ring
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February 8
New York Post
 
"Jeremy Shockey roared. It was a roar that was two years in the making, a loud and wild roar that Giants fans came to know and often love during his rock-'em-sock-'em days playing tight end for the team that drafted him. Shockey let out the mighty roar with 5:42 remaining last night in Super Bowl XLIV. He hauled in a 2-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees that put his Saints ahead 22-17. The Saints never trailed again and went on to upset the Colts 31-17 at Sun Life Stadium. "It's special," Shockey said. "Everything worked out for a reason. It's just a good feeling." Two years ago, as the Giants were shocking the world by coming from behind to upset the unbeaten Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, ..."
Ex-New York Giants TE Jeremy Shockey scores for Saints, wins ring with New Orleans
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February 8
New York Daily News
 
"Maybe now Jeremy Shockey can forget about his miserable experience with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII. Two years after he was reduced to being an unhappy spectator while his teammates won a championship, the former Giant not only got to play, but he caught the go-ahead touchdown pass in Super Bowl XLIV. His 2-yard score with 5:42 remaining gave the New Orleans Saints the lead for good in their 31-17 win. "It's very special," Shockey said. "It's gratifying to even be in the game, much less catch a touchdown pass. I've put in a lot of hard work for this since I was in seventh grade. Everything worked out for a reason." It wasn't always clear that things were going to work out for the ..."
Plax in sad estate of affairs as bank forecloses on manse
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February 7
New York Post
 
"Plaxico Burress' illegal gunplay cost him his job and his freedom. Now it's costing him his castle. The former Giant wide receiver was slapped with a foreclosure notice on his Florida estate on Jan. 26, according to Broward County court records. He owes more than $250,000 to creditors American Home Mortgage Investment and Deutsche Bank National Trust, records show. Burress and his wife, Tiffany, bought the mansion in tony Lighthouse Point for $4 million in 2005, according to records. But its value went south during the housing crunch and is now at only $2.3 million. In September 2008, Burress inked a five-year, $35 million deal with the Giants after catching the winning touchdown in the ..."
Giants' Brandon Jacobs feels fine after knee surgery
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February 6
Bergen Record
 
"Giants RB Brandon Jacobs said Friday that his right knee "feels good" after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus. But he wishes he had opted for that surgery after he injured the knee in the season opener against Washington. "I would've got it done Week 1 and missed four or five weeks and came back and played," Jacobs said during a tour of Radio Row at the Super Bowl Media Center. "As the year went on I thought it was going to get better. But when I figured out it wasn't going to get better, it was too late.""
Strahan: Osi talk 'stupid'
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February 6
New York Post
 
"Even Michael Strahan, the master of this sort of controversy, said what Osi Umenyiora has been blathering on about is "stupid stuff," and no one should pay any heed to Umenyiora's threat that he will retire if the Giants don't return him to what he believes is his rightful place in the starting lineup. "What do I think he wants? He wants to play, he wants to start," Strahan told The Post yesterday after making appearances promoting Subway sandwiches on Radio Row at the Super Bowl Media Center. "He's frustrated. Sometimes you ask a guy a question, he says what's on his mind. But they got a better shot of me coming back and me having my best year ever than of Osi quitting football." Strahan ..."
Giants make big push for title game
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February 6
New York Post
 
"The Giants owners are pushing hard to bring the 2014 Super Bowl to the Northeast, seeking to play the game at the Meadowlands in the new $1.6 billion stadium — the one without the retractable roof — they'll share with the Jets. One of the Giants own players, though, at first didn't think it's such a good idea. "I don't even want to talk about it," running back Brandon Jacobs said yesterday. "That's never gonna happen. It's too cold. It might be snowing." Perhaps if Jacobs were savvier in these matters he would have suggested fans attending an open-air Super Bowl at the Meadowlands wear some of the Under Armour products — including underwear — he was pitching along Radio Row. Unaware that ..."
Roger Goodell favors Jets, Giants new Meadowlands home as site of 2014 Super Bowl
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February 6
New York Daily News
 
"Commissioner Roger Goodell clearly supports awarding Super Bowl XLVIII to the Giants' and Jets' new stadium in 2014, and Patriots owner Robert Kraft will lobby other owners for it, but Steelers owner Dan Rooney has a big problem with playing the most important game of the year in potentially cold and nasty weather. The vote comes May 24-26 in Dallas. The lobbying starts now. There is really just one concern for a Super Bowl on Broadway: The weather, obviously. "I hope it's there, I hope it snows and I hope the Patriots are in the game," Kraft, one the NFL's most influential owners, said Friday. "I think there is some real support for it. I know I personally will lobby anyone I can." If the ..."
Giants running back Brandon Jacobs regrets decision to play hurt
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February 6
New York Daily News
 
"Brandon Jacobs suffered through a miserable 2009 season, but the Giants' running back learned a valuable lesson from the experience. "Not to play hurt," Jacobs said Friday at the Super Bowl media center. "If something happens to you, go and get it taken care of, no matter what it is. Because things aren't going to get better." That was certainly the case for Jacobs this season, when he injured his right knee in Week 1 and never felt close to 100% again. He still played 15 games before being placed on injured reserve before the season finale, but he was a shell of himself, gaining just 835 yards on a measly 3.7 yards per carry. Jacobs had surgery on the knee to repair torn meniscus ..."
Giants running back Brandon Jacobs says next time he'll opt for surgery on an injury that can be repaired
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February 5
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Brandon Jacobs ate some bad chicken down here during Super Bowl week. So bad he's been vomiting and will forgo any extra curricular activities this weekend if he doesn't start to feel better. Jacobs only wishes he had taken the same approach with his knee last season. The Giants' running back underwent surgery last month to repair a partially torn meniscus that hampered him all season. Looking back, he realizes he should have had the injury repaired after it occurred in in the opener against the Redskins. "I would've got it done Week 1, missed four or five weeks and came back and played," Jacobs said at the Super Bowl media center between Radio Row appearances to promote Under Armour's new ..."
NFL players preparing for 2011 lockout
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February 5
Boston Globe
 
"As collective bargaining agreement negotiations between the NFL Players Association and the NFL owners continue to drag, NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith said he expects the owners to lock out the players before the 2011 season. Chad Ochocinco, representing OCNN, asked the first question of a press conference this afternoon in which the NFLPA laid out their message. He asked Smith how worried he is about a lockout next season. "On a scale of 1 to 10," Smith said, "it's a 14." Smith said he and NFLPA president Kevin Mawae have informed players to save 25 percent of their paychecks in order to prepare for a lockout. Mawae said negotiations for a CBA have been "frustrating" and moved ..."
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning motivated by brother Peyton's Super Bowl success
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February 5
New York Daily News
 
"When Eli Manning watched his big brother win the family's first Super Bowl three years ago, he admitted to having mixed feelings. He was happy for his brother, but bothered that he wasn't the one in the spotlight. Now, as Peyton Manning gets ready to go after his second Super Bowl championship, Eli's mixed feelings haven't changed. "I'm very happy for Peyton," Eli said Thursday. "But still it doesn't quiet the desire to win another or get back to another Super Bowl. I think it drives me. I can feel both at the same time. I'm truly happy for him. But it does still remind you, ‘Hey, this is what it's all about. This is where we have to get back to.' " Just like back in Super Bowl XLI, Eli ..."
Demolition of Giants Stadium begins as Giants, Jets ready to move into new stadium
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February 5
New York Daily News
 
"Goodbye, Giants Stadium. Wrecking crews arrived Thursday to start tearing down the East Rutherford, N.J., home of the Giants and Jets just 33 years after its debut. "It's kind of sad," said Brian Moran, 50, a longtime Giants fan who watched as the demolition teams started on the Gate B helix. "Like having to get rid of an old car." Executives of Westbury, L.I.-based demolition contractor Gramercy said the work was expected to continue through July. About 60 workers will be on site during the process. Company vice president Frank Amicizia, a lifelong Giants fan, said the teardown was business - but personal, too."
Frustrated New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora says threat to retire is no joke
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February 5
New York Daily News
 
"Osi Umenyiora isn't kidding. He said he "absolutely" will retire from the NFL if he doesn't get his starting job back. And if the Giants don't give it to him, he wants them to trade him to a team that will. "It's not just talk," the unhappy defensive end said Thursday afternoon, in between media interviews on South Beach. "I think obviously I believe I can help the New York Giants win. I love the team. I love the organization, there's no quest about that. And I'd much rather be in New York than anywhere else on planet Earth. "But just sitting down on the bench, coming in on third downs, I can't help them win at all. I'm not able to make an impact. I just won't be able to do that for a ..."
Former New York Giants assistant Sean Payton takes long road to get head job with New Orleans Saints
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February 5
New York Daily News
 columnist Ralph Vacchiano
"The phone call came out of nowhere from someone he didn't know, but as Steve Devine would learn, Sean Payton is persistent. Payton was playing semi-pro football in England at the time, and he knew that Devine was in charge of hiring a graduate assistant coach at San Diego State. And Payton, then just 24, was absolutely determined to get that job. "You knew he was passionate about it," Devine, now a Giants scout, told the Daily News. "The thing everyone talks about with great leaders is they have to have great passion. That came across with Sean right away. And it wasn't a make-believe thing. Sometimes guys think they want to be a football coach. But it was obvious he knew he wanted to be a ..."
Osi wasn't joking: Says again he won't come off Giants bench
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February 5
New York Post
 
"A day after Osi Umenyiora said during a radio interview that he will retire rather than endure another season coming off the bench, the still-disgruntled Giants defensive end stressed in even stronger terms that he wants out if things remain the same. "I feel like I'm in the prime of my career right now so I definitely don't plan on retiring,'' Umenyiora said this afternoon between media appearances on South Beach. "The statement I said yesterday was that last year was very, very draining, mentally, physically and I don't think that's a situation I feel I can go through again for an entire season. That being said, if I have to do that obviously I'd much rather retire than do that. I stand ..."
FOX reporter: Giants would be 'crazy' to swap Umenyiora for Rhodes
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February 5
New York Post
 
"FOX Sports reporter Jay Glazer said the possibility of a Kerry Rhodes-Osi Umenyiora trade is unthinkable from a Giants perspective. "I haven't heard anything about that," Glazer said on WFAN this morning. "But if I'm the Jets I'd take that, you kidding me? That's not going to happen, what are you crazy?" The Jets' Rhodes and Giants' Umenyiora were both relegated to limited roles during parts of the season. Rhodes was temporarily banished to the bench for not playing the tough style that head coach Rex Ryan had become accustomed to when he was with the Ravens. Umenyiora started the year at odds with defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan and ended it as a third-down blitz specialist after ..."
Giants DE Osi Umenyiora says he wants to know future with team by March
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February 4
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Osi Umenyiora was on South Beach Thursday afternoon, but he wasn't lounging or partying. Quite the contrary, actually. Umenyiora was going up and down Collins Ave., doing promotions for Audi while also hustling to get the word out on his thoughts regarding his football career. And they're the same as they were Wednesday and late in the season: if he's not a starter next season, he doesn't want to be a Giant. "I haven't talked to anybody so I don't know what the situation is, I don't know what's going to happen, but that's the way I feel about the situation and I feel strongly about it, Mike," the two-time Pro Bowl selection said. "I thought last year was just BS. If they don't feel I can ..."
Concussions still Carson's concern
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February 4
ESPN.com
 columnist Greg Garber
"Even when he was careening around the field as one of the hardest-hitting linebackers in the game, his head seemed enormous. Today, at 56 years old, he's 8 pounds over his playing weight of 237 pounds, a little softer around the edges. But on so many levels, that noble cranium and its contents still define Harold Donald Carson. The human brain weighs about 3 pounds and is three-quarters water. And yet there are more than 15 billion neurons, each one linked to some 10,000 synaptic connections. Inside Carson's brain, though, there are almost certainly accumulations of the tau proteins found in punch-drunk boxers. These proteins, created by repeated blows to the head over 13 seasons in the ..."
Giants Stadium demolition begins
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February 4
Bergen Record
 
"The formal demolition of Giants Stadium has begun, as a crane picks away at the site formerly known as Gate B Thursday morning. A crane operating 160 feet above ground began tearing apart a helix staircase near the gate at 10:04 a.m. and will continue removing sections individually piece by piece, starting with the top portion. Still, don't expect the stadium to disappear anytime soon. New Meadowlands Stadium officials say that Giants Stadium may not vanish completely until the Giants and Jets begin play in the new stadium in September. So lacrosse fans visiting the new stadium in April or Bon Jovi and U2 fans this summer will see a portion of Giants Stadium still standing. In its 34 ..."
Eli Manning says he'll be rooting for Indianapolis Colts, brother Peyton in Super Bowl XLIV
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February 4
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Eli Manning was being tested physically on Thursday. As for his loyalty to his brother going against his hometown team, it was no contest. "No problem, no question about it," the Giants' quarterback said during an interview with a couple of reporters at the Gatorade Performance Lab in the Super Bowl XLIV media center before going through a couple of tests on the effectiveness of the new "G Series" of drinks. "If you think about it, I've been cheering for the Colts and Peyton for the last 12 years. It goes back to high school when he first started playing for the Colts. And having been in the NFL six years myself and having played against the Saints a few times, you kind of quickly lose ..."
Giants defensive end says he'd rather quit than be a backup next season
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February 4
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Two years ago, it was Jeremy Shockey's situation that beared watching in the off-season. Last year, it was Plaxico Burress, his legal issues and his trade request. This year, the precarious situation for the Giants is the one involving Osi Umenyiora. The two-time Pro Bowl selection had a rough season in 2009 - from the time he left a team meeting after being criticized by then-defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan to his being relegated to a pass-rush specialist late in the season after concerns about his play against the run. Umenyiora hasn't demanded a trade and only said in late December a few things needed to change before he could agree to return to the Giants. One of those things was ..."
New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora says he'll quit if he's not a starter
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February 4
New York Daily News
 
"Osi Umenyiora spent a frustrating final month of the Giants' season out of the starting lineup, and he vowed yesterday that he would never go through something like that again. In fact, the unhappy defensive end promised that he would quit the NFL rather than return to a reserve role with the Giants in 2010, during an interview on WFAN radio. He said losing his starting job has led to "the worst offseason of my entire life" and made him ponder whether the Giants wanted him back next season at all. The Giants want him back, according to team sources. But the 28-year-old Umenyiora made it clear they better want him back in their starting lineup. "I'm not going to be a backup player, I can ..."
New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey think ex-teammate Plaxico Burress could return to NFL
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February 4
New York Daily News
 
"If Plaxico Burress really wants to resume his NFL career in 2011, Jeremy Shockey is all for it. In fact, he believes his former Giants teammate can still be an NFL star. "Plaxico's a freak of nature," Shockey said Wednesday at the Intercontinental Hotel, where the New Orleans Saints are staying during Super Bowl week. "He can do whatever he puts his mind to. I don't doubt him. It would not shock me to see, as soon as he gets out, someone pick him up and (Burress) really be a force like he was." That won't be easy for Burress, the former Giants receiver, who is currently serving a two-year sentence on gun-possession charges at the Oneida Correctional Facility in upstate New York. He will ..."
Strahan: Plax will make it back
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February 4
New York Post
 
"The impression Michael Strahan gets is that Plaxico Burress' mind is right when it comes to returning to the NFL. So that's mainly why Strahan believes his imprisoned former teammate can resume his career. Yesterday's Post described how, in Burress' upcoming CBS interview, he declared, "I will play again." The infamous wideout shot himself during the Giants' 2008-09 season and is now in jail for two years. He's likely out in July 2011, will turn 34 a month later and won't have played since November 2008. "I think at some point, it's more your mentality and it seems like mentally he's where he needs to be. He's dedicated and committed. That's the biggest thing more than anything," Strahan ..."
Osi says he will quit before he becomes a backup
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February 4
New York Post
 
"Apparently, a little time hasn't healed any of the deep wounds. Osi Umenyiora yesterday issued to the Giants what either was an ultimatum, a threat or just some hot air: Return me to the starting lineup, or else. "I am not going be a backup player, I'll promise you that," Umenyiora told WFAN. "I will stop playing football before I do that. "This has been the worst offseason of my entire life. I can't think of a time when things were this bad during the offseason. I am supposed to be relaxing, but I can't because all I can think of is all the things that took place last season. For me, it's not something that I am going to do. And if they ask me to do that, I will just stop playing ..."
Cowher says he could coach again, not just Giants
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February 4
New York Post
 
"Maybe Jerome Bettis fumbled this one. Bill Cowher says he's not holding out to become coach of the Giants, despite what his former running back said last month. "That's Jerome," Cowher told NJ.com at a Super Bowl press conference held by CBS, where he now works. "It's like us (the CBS analysts) up here. We say things to throw it out there and who knows? I haven't talked to Jerome in two years." Bettis said of Cowher last month, "I believe he's going to be with the Giants. I think that's the team that he really coveted. This is where he always wanted to be. ... I think he's holding out for that opportunity if it presents itself.'' Cowher said Tuesday he's spoken to Coughlin more recently ..."
Shockey hopeful Plaxico will play again
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February 4
New York Post
 
"As Jeremy Shockey prepares for Super Bowl XLIV with his new team, the Saints tight end today said he hopes his former teammate with the Giants, Plaxico Burress, can resume his playing career once he completes his jail term. "It's something I would like to see,'' Shockey said. "Plaxico's a great guy, he made a mistake like all of us do. If only the Governor was a Giants fan. The Mayor, I mean.'' Shockey clearly thinks Mayor Bloomberg played a role in the hard-line stance that resulted in a two-year sentence for attempted gun possession. Burress is currently serving his time at Oneida Correctional Facility in upstate New York, where he said, "I will play again,'' during an interview with ..."
Shockey sabotaged his own Giants' legacy
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February 3
Bergen Record
 columnist Ian O'Connor
"Out of uniform, raging as if his quarterback had just spent a few hours ignoring him, Jeremy Shockey marched into John Mara's office and made his most demonstrative play as a Giant. "I want to be traded," the tight end barked. If it wasn't the first time Mara fielded this request, it would be the last. But before he authorized his general manager, Jerry Reese, to deal Shockey to the New Orleans Saints for a couple of draft picks in summer 2008, Mara tried to reason with an unreasonable man. "You're our most popular player; the fans love you," the team co-owner told Shockey. "We want to keep you a Giant. You're going to be a big part of the offense next year." Mara might as well have been ..."
Plaxico Burress vows return in jailhouse interview
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February 3
New York Post
 
"Ex-Giants star Plaxico Burress has vowed "I will play again" in his first interview since being imprisoned for accidentally shooting himself in the leg in a Manhattan nightclub. Burress also told CBS' "NFL Today" that he "personally" apologized to the owners of the Giants for the bone-headed November 2008 fumble with the unlicensed handgun, which ended the wide receiver's stellar Big Blue career and put his future in the NFL in peril. In the prison interview, which will air before the Super Bowl this Sunday, NFL Today's Bill Cowher asked, "How about your teammates, your fans, do you feel you let them down?" Burress replied, "I personally hand-wrote a letter to [Giants owners] John Mara and ..."
Giants' 'blue-collar guy' David Diehl takes sudden expansion of Pro Bowl role in stride
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February 1
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Chris Johnson scored the game-winning touchdown for the AFC in a 41-34 victory in Sunday night's Pro Bowl, he ensured his teammates would receive $45,000 each as part of the winners' share. The NFC players each received $22,500 – even if some of them wanted David Diehl to get a little bit more. "I'm gonna petition for you to get the full forty-five," Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman told Diehl on the way off the field at Sun Life Stadium. "You deserve it." From his arrival in the NFL in 2003, Diehl has earned the respect of those inside and outside the Giants' organization. A tough competitor who never grumbles or complains, he's the consummate gamer. And Sunday night, with Vikings tackle ..."
Giants lose Chris Palmer
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January 30
Bergen Record
 
"Chris Palmer, whose pro coaching career spanned tutoring Doug Flutie with the USFL's New Jersey Generals to Eli Manning with the Giants, is retiring after three seasons as the Giants' quarterbacks coach. Palmer coached for 38 years, including 20 in the NFL. Several sources confirmed Palmer is in line to become the head coach of the United Football League's Hartford franchise, which will be relocated from New York. "I really enjoyed working with Coach Palmer," said Manning, who had his best season statistically in 2009 after earning a Pro Bowl spot after the '08 season and a Super Bowl XLII ring the year before. ""
Chris Palmer retires as Giants quarterback coach, reportedly takes head job with UFL's Sentinels
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January 30
New York Daily News
 
"When Chris Palmer was hired to coach the Giants quarterbacks in 2007, the franchise wasn't sure what it had in Eli Manning. He was an erratic young player with unfulfilled potential. Three years later, Manning is a Super Bowl-winning, Pro Bowl quarterback. And now he's on his own. Palmer announced his "retirement" Friday after 20 years as an NFL coach. He is expected to soon be named the new head coach of the UFL's New York Sentinels, who are reportedly moving to Hartford next season. Palmer's years with the Giants were three of Manning's finest seasons. Clearly the 60-year-old coach was a big reason why. "Over the last three years we've had some great success and I've improved as a ..."
Giants QB coach Palmer leaves for UFL
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January 30
New York Post
 
"Just as the Giants were announcing that the man who was instrumental in the development of Eli Manning, quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer, was retiring, word came out yesterday that Palmer wasn't retiring at all. He's leaving the Giants but is set to become the head coach of the New York Sentinels in the one-year old United Football League. Palmer, 60, spent the past three years with the Giants and 20 years as an NFL assistant - including two years as head coach of the expansion Cleveland Browns. Palmer has been a coach for 38 years and twice worked as an assistant under Tom Coughlin. "I really enjoyed working with coach Palmer," Manning said. "Over the last three years we've had some great ..."
Giants quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer announces 'retirement'
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January 29
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"There was chatter earlier this month Giants quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer could have headed to Buffalo as the Bills' offensive coordinator if the team hired Leslie Frazier as its head coach. That didn't happen. And since it didn't, Palmer has decided to look elsewhere for a road back to being an NFL offensive coordinator. The Giants announced Friday Palmer has decided to "retire," which seemingly ended a 38-year coaching career that included stints as the Browns' head coach and the Texans' offensive coordinator. But MSG is reporting Palmer will soon accept a job as the head coach of the UFL's Sentinels, meaning "retirement" isn't exactly a true description of what's going on here. Either ..."
Fewell ready to get Giants' defense back on track
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January 29
The Journal News
 
"For new defensive coordinator Perry Fewell, the starting point is easy: Last season, the Giants had their worst statistical defensive year since 1966. That's not to say the Giants don't have talent. "I think it's a workable challenge," Fewell said in a conference call Thursday with the media. "I'm looking forward to working with this defense. I look at our personnel and I see that we have the ability to rush the passer well and the opportunity to keep the opponent out of the end zone. I think it will be a great challenge." Fewell, who ended last season as the interim head coach of the Buffalo Bills, going 3-4 after the team fired Dick Jauron midway through the season, replaces Bill ..."
New coordinator Perry Fewell fired up to retool New York Giants' defense
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January 29
New York Daily News
 
"Perry Fewell inherited the worst Giants defense since 1966, but after two weeks on the job, he seems convinced that it's not as bad as it seems. Fewell made it clear Thursday he believes the Giants' battered defense isn't devoid of talent, and he called the task of rebuilding it "a workable challenge. "I think I have some talent here," Fewell said in his first interview with the New York media. "I think the strength, as I look at it right now, looks like our defensive front. If we can stay healthy in the secondary, as well as at linebacker, I think we have talent." The Giants did have enough talent to tie for 13th in the NFL at 324.9 yards allowed per game, but only the Rams and Lions ..."
Perry good choice to restore the pride
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January 29
New York Post
 columnist Steve Serbey
"If you listen to the men who played for him, and the man who coached him back at South Point High in Belmont, N.C, then there is no doubt that Perry Fewell is the right man at the right time to restore the pride to the Giants defense and to save Tom Coughlin. "He was a fierce competitor," Jim Biggerstaff said yesterday over the telephone. "He made them walk the line. He made them do what they were supposed to do, and his teammates looked up to him. Whatever Perry said, they did." The Giants were bankrupt in leadership on the defensive side of the ball last season, starting at the top. Coughlin gambled and lost when he tapped rookie defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan to replace Steve ..."
Decisions, decisions... For NY Giants
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January 29
New York Post
 
"Now that Tom Coughlin and Jerry Reese have the Giants' staff in place, culminatng in the introduction of defensive coordinator Perry Fewell yesterday, it's time to focus on Big Blue's personnel at this point in the offseason. Top three issues 1. Rebuild the defense The cupboard certainly isn't bare, but the pride and production in 2009 were non-existent. Restoring the swagger and finding help at linebacker and safety are essential. 2. Run for it Brandon Jacobs is coming off his worst season as a starter and is coming off clean-up knee surgery. Ahmad Bradshaw is a threat when healthy, but he's got two bad ankles. Rookie Andre Brown missed his first year after tearing his Achilles tendon. An ..."
Giants' Fewell sees Osi as starter
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January 29
New York Post
 
"Perry Fewell, the new Giants defensive coordinator, did not commit to anything today on a conference call but it sure sounds as if he views unhappy defensive end Osi Umenyiora as a starter and full-time player. Umenyiora was sent to the bench during the stretch run last season, relegated to pass-rush specialist duty by former defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan, who was fired after the season. Fewell said he is still evaluating tapes of last year to gauge the players he's inherited but he's seen enough from Umenyiora to make the following assessment: "I can't speak to what happened a year ago,'' Fewell said. "When I look at Osi I see a football player and when you have a football player ..."
Fiery Fewell ready to do whatever it takes with Giants
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January 29
New York Post
 
"The immediate trouble on the tracks should have been a sign of a train wreck was coming. Not long after Bill Sheridan was hired last year as the Giants defensive coordinator, he revealed he'd make the defensive calls from upstairs in the press box, away from what he called "the mayhem" of the sideline. That never transpired, as Tom Coughlin — as well as the players — wanted Sheridan on the sideline, and that's where he spent the entire season. Sheridan is gone after one miserable season, in which the Giants allowed 427 points — second most in franchise history. His replacement, newly hired Perry Fewell, yesterday said he's not yet committed where he'll work on game days. For the majority ..."
Giants add Nunn to staff
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January 28
The Journal News
 
"Veteran NFL assistant Robert Nunn has been hired to coach the Giants' defensive line. Coach Tom Coughlin announced Wednesday that Nunn would be joining the staff as a replacement for Mike Waufle, who was fired after the season. Nunn has spent the last 10 seasons in the NFL. The 22-year coaching veteran was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' defensive line coach last season. "Robert Nunn has been in professional football for 10 years and he has coached some outstanding players at every stop along the way," Coughlin said."
Buccaneers defensive assistant Robert Nunn leaves for Giants
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January 28
St. Petersburg Times
 
"For the second straight day, the Bucs let a coach out of his contract so he could go to another team. Defensive line coach Robert Nunn was granted permission to interview for the same job with the Giants, who hired him Wednesday. Nunn, 44, who just finished his 10th season in the league, had shared defensive line coaching duties with Todd Wash. GM Mark Dominik said the Bucs traditionally have had one defensive line coach. But Nunn was hired before last season, in part, because of his familiarity with the system of defensive coordinator Jim Bates, who was ousted after 10 games. Coach Raheem Morris will continue to run the defense next season, which will be a variation of the Bucs' ..."
Nunn to coach Giants D-line
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January 28
New York Post
 
"The one vacant spot on the Giants coaching staff was filled yesterday, as coach Tom Coughlin hired NFL coaching veteran Robert Nunn as the new defensive line coach. Nunn takes the job that the past six years belonged to Mike Waufle, who was fired following the season. Nunn last season was an assistant with the Buccaneers and also has worked for the Packers, Dolphins and Redskins in his 10 years in the NFL. "He is a guy who did an outstanding job on the board with the X's and O's in the interview process," Coughlin said. "More than that, he is a guy who, by virtue of how he presented himself, I feel very strongly will bring the best out of the players that he coaches. He will provide ..."
Ex-Bucs coach Robert Nunn joins New York Giants as defensive line coach
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January 28
New York Daily News
 
"New Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell filled the only vacancy on his staff Wednesday when he hired ex-Bucs coach Robert Nunn to coach the Giants' defensive line. Nunn was the co-defensive line coach in Tampa last season, after spending the previous nine seasons with the Dolphins, Redskins and Packers. He replaces the popular Mike Waufle, who was fired three days after the Giants' 8-8 season ended. "I feel very strongly he will bring the best out of the players that he coaches," said Tom Coughlin."