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Manning's incredible scramble and throw followed by Tyree's now-legendary 3rd down catch against his helmet, kept the winning drive alive and enabled the Giants' 17-14 victory against the previously undefeated New England Patriots, making his the most famous helmet in Super Bowl history. They are in The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH.

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June 20 Hakeem Nicks unsure of future: 'I enjoy being a Giant right now'. Nicks revealed Wednesday that he formally apologized to Giants coach Tom Coughlin for breaking his promise to attend voluntary workouts but isn't sorry he skipped them, with the star receiver citing injury concerns -- not his contract -- for his high-profile absence.

Eli Manning's two Super Bowl championships means the blockbuster Accorsi pulled off to get him is one of the great trades in NFL history. Accorsi gets plenty of thank yous from Giants fans when they spot him on the streets in Manhattan.

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Dave Jennings, former All-Pro punter for the NY Giants, dead at 61 Jennings, who went on to a long career in broadcasting after his NFL playing days, fought a brave battle against Parkinson's disease for nearly two decades. He died early Wednesday morning.
Dave Jennings was class on and off the field. Even after the young lion with the booming leg arrived to boot him off Bill Parcells' Giants, Dave Jennings never stopped treating Sean Landeta like a champ. It is why Landeta was so glad he got to say goodbye Tuesday, hours before his old friend succumbed much too early at 61 to Parkinson's disease.
Dave Jennings played for the Giants from 1974-84. He holds the franchise records for punts (931, or 405 more than runner-up Sean Landeta) and yards (38,792). Jennings was selected to play in the Pro Bowl in 1978, '79, '80 and '82. He punted a career-high 104 times in 1979, which was the Giants record until Brad Maynard had 111 punts in 1997. Jennings punted for more than 4,000 yards in a season three times (1979-81) and had a career-best 44.8-yard average in 1980.

June 19 Victor Cruz has no choice between now and training camp but to sign the multi-year offer the Giants weeks ago put on the table, because playing for less than $3 million for this season makes absolutely no sense. Cruz eyed a deal that averaged at least $10 million per year and the Giants countered with a contract that would pay him more than $7 million per year. It is believed the Giants are offering $12-15 million in guaranteed money and Cruz is seeking $15-18 million in guaranteed money.

The Giants could have a spirited quarterback competition this summer. It just won't be for the starting job. Eli Manning enters his 10th Giants season as secure as any quarterback in the NFL. The two-time Super Bowl winner and three-time Pro Bowler has started 135 consecutive regular-season games, the third-longest streak by a quarterback in NFL history. In 2012, Manning became the franchise leader in completions (2,612) and touchdown passes (211). He is second in passing (4,457) attempts and yards (31,527). Former GM Ernie Accorsi's Scouting Report.

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June 18 What coach Mike Pope thinks about the tight ends. The JPP of tight ends: The tight end people are most curious about is Adrien Robinson, the "JPP of tight ends." Robinson has been a project, but Pope likes what he has seen this offseason. "Adrien Robinson appears to have gone into the land of the believers," Pope said recently.

Who impressed at Mini Camp? Wide receiver Rueben Randle - Victor Cruz didn't participate and Hakeem Nicks was limited. In their absence, Randle was the best receiver in camp. Not only did he catch passes running a variety of routes, Rueben, as offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride noted, has a great understanding of his responsibilities and demonstrated more professionalism than he did as a rookie. Randle could join with Nicks and Cruz to give the Giants a lethal trio of wide receivers.

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June 15 Victor Cruz still doesn't have his long-term deal with the Giants, but he is now signed up for at least one more year. The restricted free agent returned to the Meadowlands on Friday morning where he finally signed his one-year, $2.879 million tender, an NFL source confirmed. By doing so, Cruz beat a Monday deadline where the Giants had the option of reducing his tender all the way down to $630,000.
It is believed the Giants have pushed their offer to $8 million per year, while Cruz is reportedly seeking an average of $9 million. The expectation is Cruz and the Giants will eventually find common ground with a significant portion of the money guaranteed. The desire to remain with the Giants has never been an issue for Cruz, whose production over the past two regular seasons garnered him plenty of attention.
He's the only player in club history to have at least 80 receptions, 1,000 receiving yards and nine touchdowns in a season. He has done it twice. At the conclusion of minicamp on Thursday, offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride said Cruz's decision to not participate in the offseason program has been harmful not only to himself but the team.
If Cruz does not sign a long-term deal with the Giants, they could wind up losing both Cruz and Hakeem Nicks, who is entering the fifth and final year of a $12.54 million deal he signed in 2009. Nicks, who had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in March, skipped organized team activities last week for a reason he chose not to disclose publicly.

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June 14 Kevin Gilbride says Hakeem Nicks, Victor Cruz harmed by time away from Giants. 'They haven't been working, listening or growing,” Gilbride said. 'They haven't been developing. They haven't been receiving the coaching that they need to get better. To be quite frank, both of them need it.”
Victor Cruz wasn't here. Hakeem Nicks finally showed up but certainly didn't over-extend himself. But Rueben Randle was here and he rose above all other Giants receivers in the three-day mini-camp that concluded on Thursday.
Nicks returned to the practice field this week, and Cruz is expected to re-sign eventually. But you can expect to see a lot more of Randle in 2013, even with those two on board. "Oh, he's gonna play. He's gonna play a lot," Gilbride said. "He'll play first, second down, he'll be an outside receiver for us -- whether he's at the X or the Z, he's gonna play. He's looking like he deserves to be out there for significant time."

The Giants wrapped up their three-day mandatory minicamp on Thursday at the Timex Performance Center and won't fully return until training camp at the end of next month. Until then, there are 10 takeaways from the offseason program.

The Giants are aiming for redemption on defense in 2013. Last year's unit ranked No. 31 in the NFL, allowing 383.4 yards per game. Through offseason practices -- including the three-day minicamp that concluded today in East Rutherford -- the Giants defense has focused on communication. A sense of togetherness has been formed, said Perry Fewell, the Giants' defensive coordinator.
Stopping the run has been the battle cry this spring. The Giants allowed at least 140 yards rushing in seven of their 16 games. Three times opponents rushed for over 200 yards. 'We've talked about how we couldn't stop the run when we needed to last season,” Mark Herzlich said. 'People say, 'It's the defensive line.' But it starts with the linebackers. We have to fill our gaps and play downhill.”
Mark Herzlich disputes the notion that the Giants' middle linebacker job is his to lose. 'I think it's mine to secure,” Herzlich said today. 'I don't think anyone is handing anybody anything, but I feel like if I work hard and play well, then I have a good shot at hopefully making a difference for the team.”

The Giants defense is aiming to make a major comeback in 2013. And cornerback Prince Amukamara plans to be a big part of it. "I really want to be the No. 1 corner on this team, and I feel like right now Corey [Webster] is, and my goal is to always just try to beat him out. And I think as soon as I establish myself as the No. 1 corner [on the team], then hopefully just become the No. 1 corner in the whole league."
No one is uttering Amukamara's name with the best corners in the league, but the Giants would like to think he can rise near the top of the pack. They had Amukamara ranked considerably higher than No. 19, and they could not believe their good fortune when he was sitting there at that spot in the 2011 NFL Draft.

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June 13 Special Report - In 2005, the Giants spent their second-round draft pick (they didn't have a first, it went to San Diego as final payment for the Great Eli Manning Robbery) and chose LSU cornerback Corey Webster. In 2007, when they did have a first round pick, they used it on Texas cornerback Aaron Ross. In 2008, their first pick was dedicated to safety Kenny Phillips of Miami (Fla.), and the second pick went for cornerback Terrell Thomas of USC. Ready for the recap?

Defensive back Terrell Thomas says he will be ready for the start of training camp without any limitations. How much the Giants will let him do when camp begins in late July remains to be seen. But Thomas, who missed the past two seasons because of knee injuries, believes he will surprise many.
Will Thomas help heal a fractured secondary, which allowed the fourth-most passing yards per game last season? Will he do so as a cornerback, where he started every game during the two seasons prior to his first ACL injury as a Giant, or a safety? At safety, Thomas' knee would be protected from some of the sharp cuts required from a cornerback.

Second-year running back David Wilson has been clocked as fast as 4.29 in the 40-yard dash. He's the first Giants back since Tiki Barber to have take-it-to-the-house speed. The table seems set for Wilson to have a breakout season in 2013 as he receives the bulk of the first-team reps during the Giants' three-day minicamp at the Timex Performance Center in East Rutherford, but he doesn't want to part ways with his first love: kickoff returns.
Wilson, a 2012 first-round pick, lost a fumble on the second carry of his pro career and struggled in pass protection. So, despite his seemingly superhuman speed and success as a kick returner, he only saw 18 carries in his first 10 games. "I had to find a place on special teams for over half the season. I had my shots here and there and I took advantage of them, I felt. I showed I can be productive."

Two fights broke out near the end of practice on Day 2 of the Giants' three-day minicamp. First, offensive lineman Bryant Browning and defensive end Damontre Moore mixed it up during 11-on-11 drills. A couple minutes later, wide receiver Jeremy Horne and cornerback Charles James tangled, causing practice to be stopped again. "Cut the [B.S.] out," coach Tom Coughlin yelled after the second scrap was broken up. "Execute the play and get credit for it." The four players involved are in their first year with the team.

Free agency can bring together disparate factions. The only battles remaining between Chris Snee and Cullen Jenkins will be friendly fire, played out this summer at training camp. The Giants with great haste targeted Jenkins after he was released by the Eagles and quickly signed him to a three-year, $8 million contract. It was a signing hailed by Snee and his mates on the offensive line.

David Carr faces a challenge from draft pick Ryan Nassib as the Giants' backup QB. Carr was the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft in 2002 out of Fresno State, selected by the Houston Texans, an expansion team at the time. He spent five years in Houston, but the Texans went just 24-56 during that time. And Carr took a tremendous beating -- sacked an NFL-record 76 times as a rookie, and leading the league in QB sacks in two of the next three seasons as well.

Victor Cruz's approach to restricted free agency might have been counterproductive to signing a new contract. An important date to watch with Cruz's situation is June 17. It gives the Giants a one-day window to reduce Cruz's $2.879 million restricted free agent tender to $630,000. Playing hardball with Cruz's tender could result in him missing training camp and potentially part of the regular season.

Giants second year defensive tackle Markus Kuhn has dealt with several issues that have kept him off the field. Kuhn tore his ACL in week ten last year against the Bengals, ending his promising rookie campaign. Now, Kuhn is six months into his recovery and he believes his time off has made him better.

Tom Coughlin revealed that RB Ryan Torain, who's been sidelined this camp, is dealing with a hamstring injury. Coughlin also noted that Hakeem Nicks, who's trying to gradually work his way back to full strength, did a little more work today than he did yesterday, and depending on how he responds, he'll likely do more tomorrow.

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June 12 Hakeem Nicks returns in time for the Giants mandatory minicamp. Nicks declined to offer any apologies or explanations for his odd absence from the Giants' 'voluntary' offseason training program the last three weeks.
Nicks said he did alert general manager Jerry Reese that he would not be attending the OTAs. "From my point of view he seemed to understand," Nicks said.
I should have called Coach. That's the only do-over star receiver Hakeem Nicks wanted Tuesday as he finally showed up after staying away from the Giants the past two weeks.
Tom Coughlin said he has spoken to Nicks but the conversation will remain private. As expected, fellow wide out Victor Cruz, a restricted free agent who is in talks for a long-term contract, was not present.
As could probably be expected, Nicks, who is coming back from offseason knee surgery, is behind the rest of the team and is trying to get back into the groove. "We don't know where he's at so we're trying to figure that out," Coughlin said.

Just a few lockers down from Hakeem Nicks, who was mobbed by the media on Tuesday morning, Mark Herzlich quietly discussed the biggest opportunity of his life. Nicks' presence at Day 1 of the Giants' three-day mandatory minicamp is the biggest story of the day. But Herzlich could be one of the biggest, and best, stories of the summer, as he tries to secure the team's starting middle linebacker job.

Tom Coughlin said Jason Pierre-Paul has returned to New York after surgery a week ago to fix a herniated disk in his lower back. Recovery from the procedure usually lasts three months, placing Pierre-Paul in jeopardy of missing the Giants' season-opening game Sept. 8 against the Cowboys.
Justin Tuck and Mathias Kiwanuka will be expected to make the biggest leap in production while Jason Pierre-Paul begins his three-month recovery from back surgery. The Giants believe they have enough talent in the defensive line room to survive.

Ryan Mundy has played behind Troy Polamalu for the past four seasons and won a ring as a member of the Steelers practice squad after the 2008 season. Now he's with the Giants - who have won two Super Bowls in the past six seasons - and will play behind veteran Antrel Rolle and the emerging Stevie Brown, who had eight interceptions in a breakout 2012 season.

After four years together at Syracuse, tackle Justin Pugh and quarterback Ryan Nassib just can't seem to get away from each other. The Giants' first- and fourth-round draft picks reported to mandatory mini-camp on Tuesday morning in East Rutherford, beaming about their chance to play professional football and comforted to see a familiar face among so many new ones.

The Giants have reached out to Vonta Leach, the Pro Bowl fullback released by the Baltimore Ravens. Leach, who has a reputation as a punishing blocker and leader in the locker room, has also drawn interest from the Miami Dolphins and will visit with the team Wednesday morning, the person said.

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Ahmad Bradshaw, who helped the Giants win two Super Bowls during his six-year tenure with the team, has joined the Indianapolis Colts.

June 11 Eli Manning expects to see his top receiver at Giants mini camp starting Tuesday. While Nicks is expected to show up for the mandatory veterans mini camp, Victor Cruz still remains unsigned as he continues to negotiate a long-term extension. Since Cruz hasn't signed his one-year RFA tender yet, he can't be fined by the team for not attending the camp.

Cooper Taylor, who was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome in 2009, was drafted in the fifth round by the Giants. The 6-foot-4, 228-pound safety has the blend of size, speed, smarts and versatility that makes his coaches' hearts race. The Giants are trying their big safety at different positions.
Taylor admits he didn't take the "typical path" to the NFL, but there's nothing typical about the 6-4, 228-pound safety that the Giants drafted out of the University of Richmond in the fifth round last month. He's so big he said he's often mistaken for a quarterback or a receiver. Even Taylor didn't think he was an NFL prospect in the hours after his heartbeat went crazy.

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Daid Tyree made what was the greatest catch in Super Bowl history. But there was another moment in Tyree's life, bigger than what happened on that field, and it occurred in a first grade classroom.
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Manning's incredible scramble and throw followed by Tyree's now-legendary 3rd down catch against his helmet, kept the winning drive alive and enabled the Giants' 17-14 victory against the previously undefeated New England Patriots, making his the most famous helmet in Super Bowl history. They are in The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH.

June 9 Kara Keough has already scripted how "this circus that we call life" will play out eight months from now, at least in her mind and her heart. Her fianc้, Kyle Bosworth - the newest linebacker for the Giants - is going to cap the best season of his football career by winning Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium.

The sorry state of NFC East CB play. On the list of the 10 worst 2012 cornerbacks in yards allowed per pass, we find former Eagles cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha at No. 2 (as in, only one worse) with 10.7 yards allowed. DeAngelo Hall, back with the Redskins this year at a reduced salary, came in fifth at 10.0 yards allowed. And Corey Webster of the New York Giants, who also had his salary cut this offseason, came in seventh-worst at 9.7 yards allowed.

Safety Stevie Brown is one of the "one years" who will make up nearly half of the Giants' regular-season roster. One-year deals have taken over the NFL, with big money reserved for a select few, which is why Kevin Boothe surveyed the open market and estimated "everybody's disappointed except for five people."

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Chad Jones, a two-sport star at LSU, gave up football to pursue a baseball career. He has now taken the next step in making one of the most improbable and inspiring comebacks you'll ever see, having been drafted in the ninth round of the 2013 MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds.

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June 8 David Wilson's ascension to the starting running back job has been shoved to the background because of the attention generated by Victor Cruz's and Hakeem Nicks' absences and Jason Pierre-Paul's surgery. But how well Wilson produces in his new role will be a critical determinant in whether the Giants enjoy a successful season in 2013.

Mathias Kiwanuka is not looking to replace Jason Pierre-Paul as he steps up and into the starting role vacated by the All-Pro pass rusher. Kiwanuka is looking forward to reminding everyone what he can do while Pierre-Paul is recovering from back surgery, especially now that the former is once again a full-time defensive end with the Giants.

Every year, there are talented college football players who, for whatever the reason, go undrafted. Those players end up in a massive talent pool from which NFL teams pick with a dream of finding the next Victor Cruz, a guy that people passed over but who comes out of nowhere to capture the hearts and imaginations of the team's fan base.

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June 7 Hakeem Nicks continued his unexplained absence from the Giants' voluntary offseason practice sessions. The final one is Friday - at the Timex Performance Center in East Rutherford. Fellow wide out Victor Cruz, a restricted free agent who is in talks for a long-term contract, was also not in attendance.
The good news is Nicks will likely be at the Giants' mandatory full-team mini-camp next week - at least "I would expect that he would," Coughlin said. If he doesn't, the Giants can fine him up to $66,150 - $11,025 for the first missed day, $22,050 for the second and $33,075 for the third.
As long as Cruz and Nicks are away from the team, Manning promises he will focus on improving his own game and making sure he leads the receivers who are in the building, including Rueben Randle, who impressed yet again Thursday. "I've gotta worry about the guys that are here. That's all I can do," Manning said.

The Giants held their eighth OTA of the spring on Thursday, the final one reporters were allowed to watch, before next week's mandatory minicamp. Defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul wasn't present following his back surgery earlier this week, but he was still a hot topic of conversation. The Giants worked a lot on goal-line sets and red-zone packages on Thursday. And there were a few standout plays, and players.
The decision to return Mathias Kiwanuka to defensive end fulltime was made long before Jason Pierre-Paul had back surgery earlier this week. But it certainly looks more prescient now that the two-time Pro Bowler has begun a recovery and rehabilitation period that is expected to be approximately 12 weeks long.
Jacquian Williams has officially stepped into the ring. The fight for linebacker spots on the Giants' roster has been underway all offseason, but until Thursday, it was missing one of its top competitors. Williams, who is dealing with a knee injury that kept him out of six games in the middle of last season, took his first defensive snaps in the Giants' eighth OTA workout.

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Ahmad Bradshaw and the Indianapolis Colts are negotiating a contract after a Thursday visit.Bradshaw completed six good seasons with the Giants and scored the Super Bowl XLVI-winning touchdown against the New England Patriots. The Colts ground game ranked No. 22 in yards per game last season (104.4) and No. 26 in yards per attempt (3.9).

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June 6 Antrel Rolle is looking forward to getting a healthy and 100 percent Jason Pierre-Paul back. "I called [our agent] Drew Rosenhaus to get updated with Jason Pierre-Paul's injury," Rolle said on NFL Network. "I am just glad he is getting it taken care of now because 80 percent of JPP is better than a lot of people at 100 percent in this league.
There was rampant speculation regarding how the Giants will compensate for the expected three-month loss of their most valuable player not named Eli Manning, considering the former All-Pro defensive end is not expected back on the field until late August at the earliest. So here is the simple answer Big Blue must accept from the jump: there is no replacing him.
Who knows what setbacks there'll be along the way? Who knows how long it'll take to get ready once he gets back on a field? And when he does, who'll know if he'll even be the same player - this year or ever again? The what-ifs are frightening because the Giants were desperately counting on Pierre-Paul to return to form in 2013 to help rescue their declining pass rush and a defense that ranked 31st in 2012.
Pierre-Paul following Tuesday's microdiscectomy has an excellent shot to play in the opener and the odds are extremely high he will once again be a premier pass rusher, according to Dr. Andrew Hecht, orthopaedic surgeon and co-director of Spine Surgery and director of the Spine Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

David Wilson and Andre Brown look to mimic some of the successful two-back systems of the recent past this season. In 2013, the Giants' top two tailbacks hope to become just the second pair of 1,000-yard backs in team history, and they could emerge as one of the NFL's most productive tailback pairings.

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June 5 Let the countdown begin for Jason Pierre-Paul, who Tuesday morning in Los Angeles underwent what the Giants termed successful surgery to repair a herniated disk in his lower back. The Giants say the recovery time is approximately 12 weeks, which would be Aug. 27 - 12 days before the Sept. 8 season-opener in Dallas.
Not having Pierre-Paul for any length of time would be a huge blow to a Giants defense that ranked 31st last season. They've already lost Osi Umenyiora, who signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons, and Justin Tuck is 30 and has seen his skills and production decline in recent years.
Pierre-Paul has a history of back issues from his college days and labored through back pain in his rookie camp in 2010. His back issues flare up from time to time. Osi Umenyiora started a game against Washington last year for Pierre-Paul, who came off the bench in that game due to back pain.

Justin Tuck was standing on the red carpet posing for pictures with celebrities when an old friend gave him a big bear hug. Osi Umenyiora came out to attend Tuck's charity billiards event at Slate last week, and the two quickly caught up and shared some laughs.

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Michael Strahan remembers Deacon Jones. Jones died on Monday night at 74. "I was shocked, because he was one of those guys you never thought would die," Strahan told Giants.com. "He had that energy about him." Strahan credits Jones with being "the founding father of defensive ends."

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June 4 Ramses Barden just re-signed with the New York Giants. But that won't stop the receiver from looking into what he may do once his football career is over. In a few weeks from now, Barden, punter Steve Weatherford and former Giants Jeff Feagles and Michael Clayton, all chosen as four of 24 current and former NFL players, will participate in this year's NFL Broadcast Boot Camp at NFL Films in Mt. Laurel, N.J.

Friends hanging out with Giants running back Andre Brown ran out on a $1,000 bar tab during a power outage at a New Jersey club. We're told Brown and 15 pals ordered 12 bottles of vodka and several glasses of Champagne over two hours at 46 Lounge in Totowa on May 23.

Does Victor Cruz need a reality check? On Monday, the New York Daily News reported that the dynamic receiver was in talks for his own reality television program, news that quickly made the rounds on social media and was panned by fans of the New York Giants.
It's a bit confusing, since Cruz was quoted extensively in the initial reports about weighing offers for a television show. Cruz never says he's trying to land a reality show, however. "I definitely want it to be my show," Cruz said in the Daily News.

June 3 Aaron Curry is no longer seeking redemption. A lot has changed since the former All-American linebacker was selected fourth overall by Seattle in the 2009 draft. Now comes possibly the final chapter of an unlikely comeback story as Curry hopes to take advantage of an opportunity with the Giants, who can only hope for a reboot on the football field.
Aaron Curry doesn't blame anyone or anything, not the defensive system in Seattle, some coaching conspiracy or the knee injury that slowed him down the last two seasons. "I'm willing to do whatever it takes that's gonna help the Giants be successful," he says.

With the dynamic introduction of a new breed of quarterback and style of offense exemplified by Washington Redskins' quarter back Robert Griffen III running the read option, New York Giants' GM Jerry Reese has gone back to the drawing board to plug the holes in the middle by acquiring large defensive tackles.

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Chad Jones is reinventing himself, finding a new role in an old sport that he has spurned twice.
Three years removed from the car accident that nearly cost him his left leg and four years removed from his last go-round on the diamond.

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