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Giants Part Ways with OL Olivea
 
The Giants had snagged former Charger O-lineman Shane Olivea off the market a just recently, but were unimpressed with him and Thursday released him, giving him an injury settlement. Olivea is now a free agent and is free to sign with anyone. Now the Giants can re-sign him after a period of six weeks plus however many weeks of salary were included in the settlement. Don’t expect that ...

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Penthouse to Outhouse and Back
 
You’d have to be a hermit on some interstellar asteroid not to know by now that the New York Giants pulled off one of the upsets of the ages by beating the undefeated and invincible New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. Because of that unlikely but very deserving victory, they were moved into the football penthouse — for a moment. That moment lasted … well, for just a ...

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Giants Beat Browns But Bore Tirico & Co.
 
The Giants slugged the Browns 37-34 at The Meadowlands tonight, dominating them early on. Domenik Hixon had a career night with three TDs in the first quarter. Eli Manning tossed two TD passes, Brandon Jacobs ran well and the Giants ‘D’ was stout against the run and pounded Browns, Derek Anderson until he left the game with a concussion. Danny Ware contributed 95 yards on the ...

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Tickets for the Champion Giants Available Now at Coast to Coast Tickets
 
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Coughlin Seems Peeved When Talking About Manningham’s Status
 
Wide out stories continue to be the thing at Giants camp, as today’s New York Post is reporting that the team is getting a bit testy when it comes to the quad injury that has kept rookie Mario Manningham from making any sort of impact so far in camp. The story today is that Manningham’s quad is to the point where he’s not even close to getting back on the field and ...

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Burress on the Field; Learning to Play with Orthotics
 
Plaxico Burress may not be doing much now, but don’t read into it, the wide out who caught the game-winning TD in the Super Bowl says he’ll be ready to go opening day. The now 31-year-old veteran WR has been trying something new this offseason, and that is using orthotics to help his ankle injury that stopped him from practicing almost the entire last season. Word is the ...

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WR Moss Continues to Stand Out in Practice
 
Reports continue to pour in about the strong camp that wide out Sinorice Moss is having for the champion Giants. In an evening practice, Moss put on a burst of speed to catch up to an Eli Manning pass for a TD catch in the teams practice. Moss is making the most of his chances with both Plax Burress and Amani Toomer banged up, and if he can get in the game on third downs this year as the ...

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LB Goff Will Not Be Placed on Injured Reserve
 
The Giants got some good news on linebacker Jonathan Goff, as the team says that they will not be placing him on the IR. Goff has been after he fractured his transverse process in his back, but word his he could be back for the teams final preseason game. Goff is a former fifth-round pick, and word is he is one of the tougher guys on the line, and if he’s able to play with such an ...

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LB Goff Out Indefinitely with a Back Injury
 
The injury bug has hit the Giants, as rookie LB Jonathan Goff will be out indefinitely with a back injury. Tom Coughlin said that the teams fifth-round pick broke part of a vertebra in his lower back in the second quarter of the preseason opener against the Lions on Thursday night. Right now the team has yet to decide if they are going to put Goff on IR, or see if he can make it back and play ...

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MRI on Snee’s Shoulder Shows No Damage
 
The Giants got some good news on an MRI done on the shoulder of offensive guard Chris Snee. According to coach Tom Coughlin, the MRI came back okay, and that the reason why the shoulder is giving him issues is simply due to tendonitis. “He has to work his way through it,” Coughlin said. It remains to be seen if Snee is going to be held out of Thursday’s preseason opener vs ...

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Bradshaw to Serve 30 More Days in Jail After the Season
 
Giants RB Ahmad Bradshaw is going to serve more jail time. The halfback said today that he has to serve another 30 days for violating terms of a probation he received as a 15-year-old. The jail time will be served after the 08 season. “It doesn’t matter if you’re Joe the milkman, or whoever,” said Bradshaw today at camp. “Regardless of whether you go to the Super Bowl, or not, you’ve ...

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No Movement in Talks Between Burress and Giants
 
Sources say that talks between Giants WR Plaxico Burress and the team are going nowhere, and the situation is not going to get resolved anytime soon. The Newark Star-Ledger reports that while talks are ongoing, the sides may soon break off talks becuase of the lack of progress between Burress’ agent Drew Rosenhaus and the team. The sides are still far apart according to the report ...

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A Freakin,’ Flukin,’ Mistaken Cowboy Tragedy
 
Who says sports TV isn’t educational? Today, on ESPN-2’s First Take, I finally found out how the Giants really did it 2007. It was NOT their resiliency, hard work, toughness and skill but, instead; it was A Freakin,’ Flukin,’ Mistaken Dallas Cowboy Tragedy. Yeah, honest! Lucky for me I was watching. And, the panel assured me, it won’t happen again. After all, ...

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Toomer and Smith Miss Practice with Injuries
 
The Giants have another wide out on the sidelines, as veteran Amani Toomer missed practice today with swelling in his left leg. The team is already without Plaxico Burress, who is still trying to get his ankle back up to speed. Also missing the workout today was WR Steve Smith, who had general soreness. Domenik Hixon and Sinorice Moss lined up with the first team today while Burress, ...

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Eli Manning On The Giants
 

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Plaxicoitis is Not Terminal
 
Giant’s training camp reports would have us believe there’s a deadly disease about to ravage the team. Plaxicoitis! It’s very similar to Shockeyitis except the Giants are now immune to that strain. It seems that Plaxico Burress is about to single-handley ruin the upcoming season because he hasn’t gotten a new contract. Well, just between you and me, I’m not ...

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Giants Prepare For 2008 Season
 

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Source: Giants to Use Running Back by Committee
 
From: KFFL.com Giants running backs coach Jerald Ingram said the team will use a running back by committee as best they can to try and keep players healthy and other teams off balance. Ingram said all the running backs have something to give because they all contribute in their own way. He said the game plan in trying to figure out what they can do depends on who they are playing. Offensive ...

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