A TRADE OFF

Giants get their man, draft Miami safety Kenny Phillips with 31st pick

FastBreakBlog found this 4/27/2008 on www.nydailynews.com

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

Rover found this 4/27/2008 on FanIQ.com

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 ...

Colt's Lucas Oil Stadium Roof Closed for the First Time

BillJordaniv posted 4/27/2008 from bizoffootball.com

Thursday afternoon, the Lucas Oil Stadium retractable roof in Indianapolis was closed for the first time, according to Bart Riberich , president of Uni-Systems , the firm installing the roof drive systems. The retractable roof was constructed in the open position, and earlier this week the west roof panel was driven 150 feet up the 13-degree slope for the first time. Thursday afternoon, the ...

Robert Morris' Radakovich Retires After 48 Years Coaching Football

BillJordaniv posted 4/27/2008 from bizoffootball.com

Robert Morris assistant head coach Dan Radakovich announced his retirement from football yesterday after 48 years of service to the game. He was an assistant with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first two Super Bowl winning teams. John Banaszak , the former head coach of Washington & Jefferson College , will take over for Radakovich. Radakovich claimed it was just time for him to ...

Giants take shot at WR Manningham in third round

kcudah posted 4/27/2008 from www.mlive.com

Jerry Reese was going to wait until the NFL Draft was over before talking about the New York Giants' second-day selections. But the general manager called an audible after the Super Bowl champions took Michigan receiver Mario Manningham with their first pick of the day at the end of the third round. Manningham has a ton of talent. He caught 137 passes for 2,310 yards and 27 touchdowns in ...