Submit a Story!

Giants loved No. 31 pick Phillips from beginning

 
When Tom Coughlin spoke with Kenny Phillips on the phone last night, the conversation was brief and to the point. The Super Bowl champion coach simply asked the University of Miami safety if he was excited about becoming a member of the Giants and if there are any health-related issues that have cropped up recently that the team needs to be aware of. (link)

Tags:

Related Content
Kenny Phillips - S - New York Giants
nygiantsmix.blogspot.com 4/27/2008 — The latest stats, facts, news and notes on Kenny Phillips - safety of the New York Giants drafted in 2008.
HUIZENGA: TAYLOR “DESERVES” TRADE
profootballtalk.com 4/27/2008 — We know the report that the Miami Dolphins had agreed to trade Jason Taylor to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 52nd pick in the draft was wrong because the 52nd pick has come and gone. But we still don’t know quite what’s going on with ...
Saints offer not enough to land Shockey
nydailynews.com 4/27/2008 — It appears the Giants never really came close to trading Jeremy Shockey because the New Orleans Saints never came close to meeting the Giants’ demands. Tom Coughlin said a few minutes ago that “there’s been a lot of talk, but very little activity” ...
Giants get their man, draft Miami safety Kenny Phillips with 31st pick
nydailynews.com 4/27/2008 — With the 31st pick in the 2008 NFL draft, the Giants selected Kenny Phillips, the safety out of the University of Miami. Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo loves his potential and sees him as a Brian Dawkins type - a pretty significant player from ...
NFL Draft Day 2 Live Thread: Where Ridiculous Super Bowl Catches Are Born
FanIQ.com 4/27/2008 — As countless commercials have accurately portrayed, today is when team's build championships. Yesterday, was when team (Tennessee) lose them. David Tyree was a 6th round pick for the New York Giants in the 2003 Draft. We all know the Tom Brady story, etc. Detroit got things started today in Round 3 by selected Kevin Smith of Central Florida. All he did was rush for more yards than ...
Giants take Miami S Kenny Phillips in first roundLatest Sporting News Articles for NFL 4/27/2008
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- The Super Bowl champion New York Giants took a Miami safety in the fir...
At Round’s End, Giants Find What They NeedNYT > Pro Football 4/27/2008
At 6 feet 2 inches, 213 pounds, Kenny Phillips is a big, physical safety in the mold of the former Miami safety and Pro Bowl player Sean Taylor.
Giants don't do deal for ShockeyNewsday.com - Giants 4/27/2008
Jeremy Shockey is not a saint. Well, no kidding. The talented but controversial tight end has a better chance of being Cantonized than canonized. But the big news today is that he's not a Saint with a capital S, as in a member of the team from New ...
Still a Giant, Shockey is the talk of the draftNewsday.com - Giants 4/27/2008
The Giants had just drafted Miami safety Kenny Phillips in the first round of yesterday's draft, and the first question general manager Jerry Reese got was about tight end Jeremy Shockey.
Giants take Miami safety Kenny PhillipsNewsday.com - Giants 4/27/2008
The Super Bowl champion Giants filled a need at safety, taking Kenny Phillips of Miami with the last pick of the first round of the NFL Draft on Saturday.