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Early Tuesday morning, a dead body was discovered at the New Jersey home of New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins. TMZ Sports has learned that the Major Crimes Unit is investigating the matter and no, Jenkins was not home during the time period for which is critical. He was out of state when the discovery […]

Former New York Giants players are coming out and giving their takes on the ongoing Odell Beckham Jr. contract saga. Former Giants quarterback Phil Simms has implored the team to finally pay OBJ what he’s worth. Ex-Giants receiver Plaxico Burress, who went through his own contract situation with the Giants in his heyday, shared similar […]

Super Bowl legend Phil Simms has seen enough and wants the drama to end. He firmly believes the New York Giants have no choice but to pay Odell Beckham Jr., via Paul Schwartz of the New York Post. “Here I am, I’ll spend the Giants’ money,’’ he said, breaking into a laugh. “He’s so good […]

Through his first couple of seasons in the league, Pro Bowl safety Landon Collins has emerged as one of the leading factors for the New York Giants defensively behind his steady play. Collins is hoping to take that a step further this upcoming season by being able to grab one of the captain spots on the team, […]

For some fans, it’s about time. For others, “life” wasn’t a long enough time period for Tiki Barber to stay away from the New York Football Giants. In any event, the organization’s all-time leading rusher looks to be back in the fold. It was newly-minted head coach Pat Shurmur who reached out to and welcomed […]

The New York Giants made somewhat of a bold move when they selected running back Saquon Barkley with the second overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Fortunately, he seems to already understand his role in the offense. Barkley’s explosiveness is part of what made him such an elite prospect. However, according to ESPN’s Hallie Grossman, he […]

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning gave an encouraging update on wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.’s physical state recently. The star wideout solidified that notion with a rather impressive display of athleticism. Beckham is known as one of the most dynamic playmakers in the NFL. So it should come as no surprise to see he […]

The 2017 NFL season is one of the New York Giants would like to forget quickly. Nothing went right last season with head coach Ben McAdoo seemingly losing the team from the start, injuries taking a massive toll on the offense, and at one point quarterback Eli Manning being demoted for the first time in his […]

Last year was about as tough as they come for veteran quarterback Eli Manning of the New York Giants. The two-time Super Bowl champion lost his starting job for the first time in his career only to get back after head coach Ben McAdoo was fired during the 2017 campaign. However, there’s a lot of […]

Eli Manning is that old steady veteran who simply goes about his business. He rarely says anything outlandish. Rather, working hard is his route to professionalism in the NFL. That doesn’t mean he lacks confidence. The New York Giants two-time Super Bowl champ firmly believes he and his team can “still win championships,” via Rhett […]

The New York Giants have gone the majority of offseason activities without wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on the field. Fortunately, he was still spotted taking part in some individual drills during mandatory minicamp. While it is still early, quarterback Eli Manning is already liking what he sees. According to Rhett Lewis of NFL Media, Manning had an […]

The New York Giants recently received some good news when star wideout Odell Beckham Jr. promised to be in attendance for training camp. However, there has been little indication about both sides agreeing to a new lucrative contract extension any time soon. So despite Beckham’s public declaration to attend training camp, he may still opt to […]

Former New York Giants running back Orleans Darkwa has not had much luck finding a new home this offseason. Fortunately, he may be one step closer to making his return. Darkwa underwent surgery to remove a plate in his leg last month. He announced that he is now cleared to play with a post on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrleansDarkwa/status/1009925118859071490 This […]

The New York Giants are hoping to bounce back with a vengeance in 2018 after a disappointing and unexpected three-win season last year. Although there’s a long way to go, the team has gotten off to an excellent start to the year with a seemingly repaired relationship with Odell Beckham Jr., a new head coach […]

The New York Giants made headlines when they passed on a slew of promising quarterback prospects to take former Penn State running back Saquon Barkley with the second overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Many respected the move since Barkley was widely considered the best overall player in the draft. However, it was likely indicative of […]

In his first season in the NFL, New York Giants tight end Evan Engram burst onto the scene as one of the rising young stars at the position with his game-changing ability as a pass catcher. However, he had notably struggled holding onto the ball making 11 dropped passes, which ranked in the entire league […]

New Giants defensive coordinator James Bettcher was around a pretty good running back in David Johnson during his time with the Arizona Cardinals. He’ll get to be around another one again for the foreseeable future in New York with No. 2 pick Saquon Barkley. When asked by Steve Serby of the New York Post whether […]

Like many other NFL running backs, New York Giants rookie Saquon Barkley is an impeccably-built individual. His tremendous body helped play a part in him going No. 2 overall in this year’s draft. And now, everyone will get to see just about every inch of his 6-foot, 230 lb. physique. As Michael David Smith of […]

One of the central focuses around the New York Giants through much of this offseason has been the contract situation with Pro-Bowl wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. There has yet to be any clarity on when a new extension will be worked with the 25-year-old who is in the fifth-year option of his rookie deal that […]

Through the first several months of the offseason, there has yet to be any significant movement toward a new extension for New York Giants Pro Bowl wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. This has centered chatter on his availability in the team’s workouts that he has yet to skip out on up to this point. Beckham […]

Over the last few months, New York Giants star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has continued to take steps forward in his recovery from a surgically-repaired left ankle. According to Jordan Raanan of ESPN, head coach Pat Shurmur stated that Beckham Jr. is looking like his old self in the team’s offseason workouts. “Yeah, well […]

The New York Giants received a major scare on Thursday when highly coveted free agent signing Nate Solder went down with a knee injury while trying to break up a fight between defense tackle Damon Harrison and rookie guard Will Hernandez. The scuffle, not unusual at this point in the offseason, heightened with Harrison and […]

In the last few months, New York Giants Pro Bowl wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has continued to take steps forward in his recovery from a broken ankle. This has also seen a steady increase in his involvement in the team’s workouts as the offseason has rolled along. It has now led to head coach […]

Not many were surprised when the New York Giants selected former Penn State running back Saquon Barkley with the second overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. The biggest reason being his potential as an immediate three-down back. It seems he has done his due diligence on the least glamorous part of the job by learning […]

In the weeks that have followed the 2018 NFL Draft, various rookies around the league have inked their first deals but there have been a few to have yet go that route. One of which is New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley, who has gone through much of the offseason workouts with a contract […]

Since being selected with the second overall pick in this year’s draft by the New York Giants, there has been a huge amount of optimism around what Saquon Barkley can provide the offense. This level of excitement was most recently expressed by Giants veteran defensive tackle Damon Harrison, who voiced that he wants to see […]

The New York Giants made the decision back in April to take former Penn State standout running back Saquon Barkley with the second overall pick in this year’s draft. It hasn’t taken long for him to make a strong impression on his new teammates with his play and physical ability on display in the practice […]

It has been several weeks since the New York Giants made the bold decision to pass up a potential franchise quarterback by, instead, selecting former Penn State running back Saquon Barkley. This move has signaled the tremendous amount of belief that the franchise has that former Pro Bowl quarterback Eli Manning can not only play […]

New York Giants star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has continued this offseason to work his way back the broken ankle that he suffered last October that has seen him participate in team workouts. Beckham Jr. has committed to going through these drills without a new extension in place that he has been eyeing for the […]

If anybody understands what Odell Beckham Jr. is currently going through, it’s Eli Manning. The New York Giants leader admitted that what OBJ is currently going through “can become a hassle,” via Paul Schwartz of the New York Post. “Even though it wasn’t really something that was on my mind you just had to keep answering […]

Despite still not having the contract extension he’s been pining for, Odell Beckham Jr. is expected to be in attendance for the New York Giants’ mandatory minicamp, which starts on Tuesday. However, it remains to be seen just how much work OBJ will do during minicamp as he is yet to receive full medical clearance […]

The New York Giants are a team trying to turn things around after a forgettable three-win season marred by injuries. Although the team seems to be heading in the right direction with a new head coach and a potential star in rookie running back Saquon Barkley, the past still lingers in New York with some former […]

The New York Giants have had quite a run under quarterback Eli Manning. They’ve won half of their four Super Bowls in franchise history with him under center. However, he hasn’t led the team to a playoff win since their last Super Bowl triumph in 2011. And a couple of former Giants stalwarts believe that […]

New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. still doesn’t have the new long-term deal he’s looking for. He also missed the final few sessions of the team’s organized team activities, which may have been a sign of a potential holdout. However, that doesn’t appear to be the case. According to Josina Anderson of ESPN, […]

With organized team activities officially in the books, there are a number of notable free agents still left on the market. Among them is former New York Giants cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. However, it appears Rodgers-Cromartie has an idea of where his next stop will be. According to Art Stapleton of the Bergen Record, he indicated that a […]

The New York Giants went all in by taking former Penn State running back Saquon Barkley with the No. 2 overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. Now the team is doing what it can to surround him with as many positive influences as possible. They will be starting with safety Landon Collins’ second annual Celebrity Softball Game. […]

New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has established himself as one of the biggest stars in the NFL through his first four years in the league. He has shown to be an athletically gifted player that has made tremendous plays on the football field behind that unique ability. Beckham Jr. also demonstrated that […]

The 2017 NFL season was an emotional one for New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning. Not only was the team enduring its worst stretch in years but he was even benched for reasons that never really made sense, to begin with. Fortunately, Manning has not given up on the Giants and it appears they have not given […]

Coming out of Ohio State many believed that Eli Apple was bound to be the next great cornerback. It didn’t take him long to get on the wrong side of his New York Giants teammates, and at one point he was called a “cancer” by Landon Collins. When Pat Shurmur was hired as the head coach, […]