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Dave Klein was the Giants' beat writer for The Star-Ledger from 1961 to 1995.
He is the author of 26 books and he is one of only three sportswriters to have covered all the Super Bowls. Dave has allowed TEAM GIANTS to reprint some of his articles.

GIANTS SIGN TIGHT END KELLEN DAVIS
HE'S THE 14TH FREE AGENT TO JOIN THE ROSTER AND MIGHT BE THE NEW STARTER

By Dave Klein
The Giants' number is now up to 24, and nobody really knows when it will end.

They signed their 14th veteran free agent Friday, and added to the 10 of their own, they have reached a couple of dozen.

Friday's acquisition was a tight end (a position at which they are embarrassingly low) named Kellen Davis, who is 6-7 and weighs 265 pounds and played his first five seasons with the Chicago Bears before signing on last year with the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks.

In actuality, their number if 25, since they also signed wide receiver Travis Harvey, who has no NFL experience, and you may count him if you like.

Davis was a fifth round pick of the Bears in 2008 out of Michigan State, signing with Seattle on Sept. 13, 2013, just three days after the Seahawks' opening day victory over Carolina. He played in the final 15 games, starting four, and caught three passes for 32 yards.

According to a handful of scouts, he is an accomplished blocker for running plays and a contributor in pass protection.

Previously, the Giants signed another member of the Seahawks, cornerback Walter Thurmond III.

For his career, Davis has played in 95 regular season games, starting 39, and has a total of 50 receptions for 561 yards and a dozen touchdowns. He played in all 80 regular season games with the Bears and caught a 39-yard touchdown pass from Jay Cutler in their NFC Divisional Playoff game victory over Seattle in 2012.

Harvey is 6-2 and 185, signed as a rookie (undrafted) last year by the Tennessee Titans but was released in training camp. He played at Florida A&M, but not as a freshman or sophomore. As a senior, he caught 64 passes for 808 yards and seven touchdowns.

Davis joins three other tight ends on the Giants' roster - Adrien Robinson, Larry Donnell and Daniel Fells - and almost automatically becomes the "starter" until something better comes along or until one of the others proves he can play the position.

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So much for loyalty. The new Giants' defensive end, Robert Ayers, will wear uniform number 91 - and if that sounds familiar, it's because it was Justin Tuck's number for nine years. On the other hand, it is probably a question of few available numbers to fit the category - no one is going to get the 92 worn by Michael Strahan until the Giants officially retire it, and most of the others are taken.

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Oh, and Happy Birthday to Talia Skye. She's 8.

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