Giants, Jets move up start time (AP)

The Giants and Jets have moved up the starting time of their preseason game to 2 p.m. on Saturday due to the threat of Hurricane Irene. Giants president and CEO John Mara said Thursday the game was rescheduled so fans would be able to get home safely after the game. Hurricane Irene was on track [...]

RB Brandon Jacobs having an impressive preseason (AP)

There were times in the past year when running back Brandon Jacobs’ days with the New York Giants looked numbered. Upset with losing his starting job to buddy Ahmad Bradshaw last season, and angry with the media for questioning him about it, he was moody all year and in rare form when the Giants packed [...]

Fantasy football: Top 20 IDPs for 2011 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The 2011 NFL fantasy football season is upon us and things are starting to heat up. One trend that we are seeing in fantasy football this year is the addition of IDPs to most fantasy drafts. It is about time that some defensive players got some love, so I personally love it.
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Will Cam Newton wrap up the starting QB job tonight? (The National Football Post)

Greg Jones of the Examiner.com weighs in with some news and notes from down in Carolina as the Panthers prep…
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Jets’ Burress says no ‘extra juice’ for Giants (PA SportsTicker)

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer
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Injury to Thomas has Ross back as Giants starter (AP)

While New York Giants cornerback Aaron Ross won’t admit there is a chip on his shoulder, it’s there. Ross came to training camp as the somewhat forgotten man among the cornerbacks. Corey Webster and Terrell Thomas were the returning starters and general manager Jerry Reese didn’t hesitate to take Prince Amukamara in the first round [...]

Bears’ Roy Williams bristles when drops brought up (PA SportsTicker)

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer
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Jets’ Burress has sore back, but not concerned (PA SportsTicker)

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer
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Jets RB Greene says foot better, he’s ‘good to go’ (PA SportsTicker)

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer
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Giants on spot after missing last 2 postseasons (PA SportsTicker)

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer
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Bears’ reshuffled offensive line making strides (The National Football Post)

Let’s take a look at two of this past weekend’s preseason contests: Chicago against the New York Giants…
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What the Giants lost in Terrell Thomas (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The New York Giants lost defensive back Terrell Thomas for the season to a torn ACL during their Monday night preseason game vs. the Chicago Bears at New Meadowlands Stadium, leaving them much thinner in the secondary, where they had already sustained a loss.
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Giants-Jets This Saturday Night (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Let the trash talking begin. This Saturday night, the crowd at New Meadowlands Stadium will be divided between their allegiances to Big Blue and Gang Green, as the New York Giants and New York Jets will face off in a preseason game scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
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Giants’ Terrell Thomas Out for Season with Torn ACL (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

As the first half of the New York Giants’ Monday night preseason game vs. the Chicago Bears at New Meadowlands Stadium was coming to a close, cornerback Terrell Thomas tore his ACL and will miss the rest of the season. Defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul rolled on the back of…
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Redskins QBs will duel until ‘right before’ opener (The Canadian Press)

ASHBURN, Va. – “Rex vs. Becks” will go down to the wire.
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Redskins’ Cooley ‘extremely hopeful’ for Week 1 (The Canadian Press)

ASHBURN, Va. – Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley says he’s “extremely hopeful” to play in Week 1 of the NFL season.
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Column: Time to address fan-on-fan violence (PA SportsTicker)

By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist
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Seubert not giving up hope of playing again (The Canadian Press)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Former New York Giants offensive lineman Rich Seubert still wants to play football.
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MetLife has deal for Meadowlands naming rights (PA SportsTicker)

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer
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MetLife has deal for Meadowlands naming rights (AP)

A person familiar with the deal says the home of the Jets and Giants will be called MetLife Stadium. The source told The Associated Press that MetLife has finalized a deal to buy the naming rights for the $1.6 billion stadium that will be the site of the 2014 Super Bowl. The source asked not [...]

Surgery for Giants’ Osi Umenyiora (The Canadian Press)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Osi Umenyiora’s summer soap opera continues.
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Eli Manning and Joe Flacco Should Let Their Games Speak for Them: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Let the games begin. The war of words over who deserves to be called great, or “elite” has begun, and it’s getting positively electric. As Yahoo! Sports’ MJD details in his latest blog entry at the Shutdown Corner, it seems like everyone wants to be thought of one…
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Ausberry makes transition to NFL, tight end (The Canadian Press)

NAPA, Calif. – Making the transition from college to the NFL is tough enough under normal conditions.
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Pryor among six players eligible for supplemental draft (Yahoo! Sports)

Terrelle Pryor’s path to the NFL this season was cleared when the league announced the former Ohio State quarterback as one of six players eligible for the supplemental draft, which has been rescheduled for Monday. The event had been postponed from Wednesday while Pryor’s…
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Eli-Brady Debate is Laughable, but Don’t Blame the Giants QB (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK–On Tuesday, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning was asked by ESPN Radio 1050 host Michael Kay during an interview if he would place himself on the same level as New England Patriots play-caller Tom Brady. The answer to that inquiry–whether Manning realized it at the…
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Kiwanuka ready to roll as a full-time linebacker (AP)

When Mathias Kiwanuka was talking to the New York Giants during free agency, money wasn’t the only thing on his mind. Just as important was his position. The defensive end, who was turned into a linebacker and then back into a defensive end and then back to linebacker, wanted a little permanence. The Giants gave [...]

Giants DE Justin Tuck bothered by sore Achilles (AP)

New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck missed the end of practice on Wednesday because of a sore Achilles’ tendon . The defensive captain did not leave the field after he stopped working out and he downplayed the injury in a radio interview about an hour later. “Definitely not hurt,” Tuck said in an interview [...]

Eli Manning vs. Brady: A fan’s view (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

On Tuesday, August 16 I found one of the funniest things I have ever read. While on the Michael Kay Show New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning said he was in the same class as Tom Brady of the New England Patriots. When I first saw the headline I thought maybe Eli and Tom were [...]

Eli Manning sees himself on Tom Brady’s level (Yahoo! Sports)

No quarterback gets to the NFL without being confident in themselves, but I didn’t figure Eli Manning for a guy with this kind of confidence. The irrational, delusional kind, that is. Michael Kay of ESPN New York 1050 asked Eli … Continue reading →
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Boley and Pierre-Paul have back issues at practice (AP)

New York Giants linebacker Michael Boley and defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul have some issues with their backs. Boley missed practice Tuesday with an undisclosed back problem, while Pierre-Paul had his back tighten up during practice. He had an ice pack applied and did not participate for roughly the final 30 minutes.
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NFC East training-camp reports (ProFootballWeekly.com)

DALLAS COWBOYS Juiciest story line : The lack of juice has been interesting, even with Rob Ryan.
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Giants PK Tynes’ thigh bruise healing quickly (AP)

New York Giants placekicker Lawrence Tynes’ bruised right thigh is feeling much better, and there is a chance that he might be able to play against the Chicago Bears next Monday night. “I feel good,” Tynes said Monday. “I feel a little weak within the bruising, but overall it feels a lot better than I [...]

Umenyiora practises with Giants for first time (The Canadian Press)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Having given up his bid for a new contract, two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora practised with the New York Giants for the first time since training camp opened last month.
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Umenyiora practices with Giants for first time (The Canadian Press)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Having given up his bid for a new contract, two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora has practice with the New York Giants for the first time since training camp opened last month.
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Pierre-Paul sacks Osi’s contract demands: Fan’s take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora missed the first day of training camp, did not practice when he first arrived and then said he was having a problem with his knee. Suddenly, his knee is healed and he is practicing.
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Red flags raised in Giants’ preseason opener: Fan’s take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

It’s only the preseason. At least that’s what the New York Giants can say. There were some troubling signs, however, in the team’s first live game of 2011. Big Blue’s first-team offense struggled to move the ball on Saturday, August 13, losing to the Carolina…
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Giants’ Umenyiora returning to practice Monday (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora wanted a new contract this offseason but hasn’t gotten it.
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Osi Umenyiora to Make Training Camp Debut on Monday (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK–The dispute between Osi Umenyiora and the New York Giants’ front office over his contract remains unresolved, but the defensive end informed the Associated Press Sunday that he will debut in training camp on Monday, citing his respect for the coaches, teammates and…
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Giants’ Umenyiora ends stalemate, will practise (The Canadian Press)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora is returning to work for the New York Giants without a new contract.
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Umenyiora ends stalemate, will practise (The Canadian Press)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora tells The Associated Press he will practise with the New York Giants on Monday.
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Giants PK Tynes has bruised thigh will be limited (AP)

The New York Giants may have to get another placekicker in training camp. Giants coach Tom Coughlin says placekicker Lawrence will be spending a lot of time with the team’s medical personnel after bruising his right thigh Saturday night a 20-10 loss to Carolina. Tynes was run into by Sean Ware after the Panthers blocked [...]

Pierre-Paul has big game just before Umenyiora’s return (The National Football Post)

Maybe now we have a clear idea why the New York Giants haven’t been interest in caving to contract…
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NFL Pre-season Capsules (The Canadian Press)

CLEVELAND – Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass before swapping his helmet for a baseball cap in the first quarter as the defending champion Green Bay Packers opened the pre-season with a 27-17 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Saturday night.
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Giants reportedly make token offer to Osi Umenyiora (The National Football Post)

The New York Giants have reportedly made a token offer to bump up the salary of disgruntled defensive end Osi…
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Ex-Giants, Packers kicker Chandler dead at 76 (The Canadian Press)

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Don Chandler, a kicker and punter who was part of four championship teams with the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers, has died. He was 76.
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Kerry Collins: ‘ I did the best I could at each and every place I was at’ (The National Football Post)

Retiring from the NFL after 16 seasons, former Tennessee Titans quarterback Kerry Collins said he leaves the…
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