May 24 The Giants opened up the first of 10 organized team activities on Monday at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. 5 things we learned from OTA practice (5/23). - Photos
The depth at offensive tackle remains concerning. Veteran offensive tackle Byron Stingily, who was supposed to factor into the equation in the battle at right tackle, was seen working on the side with a trainer. That, of course, usually means that there is some sort of injury involved.

DRC's absence works out just splendidly for Eli Apple. "DRC wasn't able to make it," first-year head coach Ben McAdoo said after Monday's practice.
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie expected at Giants OTAs on Tuesday, per source. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was the only non-injured veteran not in attendance at the voluntary practice.

Annie Apple, the mother of Giants first-round pick Eli Apple and a Voorhees, N.J., resident, will join ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown as a contributor this fall, the network announced on Monday. Apple will "will offer player profiles and other stories" for the show starting in September.

May 21 The Giants get a "B" for their work this offseason. At least, that's the grade they got from the analytical website Pro Football Focus. In discussing free agency, PFF harps on the idea that the Giants failed to address needs on the offensive line and at safety.

Odell Beckham Jr. hasn't been in the NFL for long, but the Giants wide receiver has already development a reputation and stature around the NFL. No, not just for great play, hard work and highlight-reel catches. Apparently, for being one of the most hated players in the league--already.

May 20 Will Johnson was one of the Giants' least-heralded free agent signings this offseason. He also might be their most intriguing. While he is listed as a fullback on the roster currently, that is only the beginning of the impact he could have on the Giants in 2016, both in terms of on-field production and roster construction.

New Giants WR Sterling Shepard was born to run and catch. His father, a retired professional football-player-turned-coach, recognized immediately that Sterling was different from other boys his age. Derrick, who died of a heart attack in 1999, played five seasons in the NFL with the Redskins, Saints and Cowboys.

Janoris Jenkins says 5 kids with 4 women is 'a blessing'. Jenkins, the Giants' big-ticket free-agent cornerback, had four children, all under the age of 3, with three different women before he went to the Rams in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Jenkins played out his original four-year, $4.99 million contact with the Rams and struck it rich on the open market with a five-year, $62.5 million deal with the Giants that includes $29 million in guaranteed money.

May 19 The Giants most definitely do not have a competition at quarterback. But they wanted to have a competition at backup quarterback. The club was one of three teams to put in a waiver claim for former Tennessee Titans quarterback Zach Mettenberger.

Janoris Jenkins said he's been welcomed by his new teammates, hangs out with Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie - his new running mate at cornerback - senses a "championship mindset" in the building and appreciates the unexpected, constant presence of general manager Jerry Reese and co-owner John Mara.

Why the Giants should look into trading Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. The chances of Rodgers-Cromartie being on the 2017 Giants are incredibly small. His contract has no guaranteed money left, and he'd be a $4.5 million cap savings for them if released next spring, when he'll be turning 31.

Former Giants
Markus Kuhn had an opportunity to return to the Giants as a reserve. But he instead opted to sign with the New England Patriots. And, Kuhn told reporters in Foxborough, Mass., he's glad he did.

May 18 Alajuwon Bell recalled the thought that crossed his mind last month the first time he used the new bench-press equipment at Kennedy High School's weight room. "I wondered if Odell Beckham ever touched it," said Bell, a middle linebacker for the Kennedy Knights, referring to the star wide receiver from the National Football League.

Evolution, not revolution: What could Giants' offense look like with McAdoo as head coach? There are a number of players who are likely on the roster bubble and we won't know the final roster for months yet. However, we can make some educated guesses as to who stands the best chance.

May 17 The first nine seasons of Giants long snapper Zak DeOssie's career had been under the Tom Coughlin regime. It was all he'd known as a professional. Until now. DeOssie, the Giants second-longest tenured player on the roster, and his teammates are adapting to LPC, life post Coughlin. Even in the spring, it's massively different with Ben McAdoo as the head coach. What has really stood out to DeOssie is that players are constantly on the move.

The draft is over and so is free agency, for the most part, which means what you see with the Giants is likely what you will get. There may be a small addition or two in the coming months, especially if veterans at a few key positions become available. But for the most part, this is it. Five burning questions for Giants after busy offseason.

May 16 The Giants will open training camp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center on July 28. It's the earliest date players can report.

Former Giants
Tyler Sash's brother critical of Giants in ESPN's 'Outside the Lines' feature.

May 15 Key Offseason Dates: What's next for Big Blue? May, June, July, August, September.

May 13 The naked eye says the Giants should be better this season after several significant offseason additions. The analytics disagree. They say they'll be the same 6-10 they were last year.

May 12 Who was responsible for that stupid, four-running back rotation they used last year: Tom Coughlin or Ben McAdoo. Hopefully it was Coughlin, and hopefully McAdoo saw that the running game worked better with one guy getting the lion's share of the workload.

May 11 The Original Victor Cruz is flattered that Sterling Shepard is being labeled the Next Victor Cruz. Cruz welcomes the addition of the rookie and in no way feels threatened.
Cruz says his legs are feeling good. He is participating in drills with the team during Phase 2 of the offseason workout program. He's running routes and catching passes alongside teammates.

The Giants went through another round of post-rookie minicamp roster tinkering on Tuesday, with the notable move being the decision to waive/injured linebacker Uani 'Unga.

ESPN ranked the Giants among the most improved teams of the 2016 offseason. From a big free-agent haul on defense to bringing back key veterans to drafting what they hope is a productive class, the Giants look to right the ship in 2016.

Former Giants
Lawrence Taylor presumably would have been an effective player in any era, but the former Giant and Hall of Fame linebacker believes that he was better suited to the game as it was played in his era than this one.

May 10 Just a couple days removed from the end of their rookie minicamp, the Giants made several roster moves, adding four players who were in camp on tryout basis, and cutting four others. The four added included quarterback B.J. Daniels, who played quarterback, wide receiver and on special teams in eight games for two teams last season; receivers Kardon Boone and Donte Foster, and defensive end Ishaq Williams.
To make room, the Giants waived four players, including two who spent time with the team a year ago. Wide receiver Ben Edwards, who played in two games in 2015, was waived/injured. Linebacker James Morris was also waived. A pair of players who had been signed to undrafted free agent contracts prior to mini-camp were also waived. They are quarterback Josh Woodrum and tight end Cedrick Lang.

The Giants have a new quarterback -- another one who'll likely never play a game. The team signed veteran free agent B.J. Daniels on Monday, according to an NFL source, one of four players offered contracts after a weekend tryout at the Giants' rookie mini-camp.
Daniels attended this past weekend's rookie mini-camp as a tryout, and he did enough to earn himself a contract. He joins Manning, backup Ryan Nassib and rookie Josh Woodrum from Liberty on the roster as quarterbacks.

May 8 Brooklyn native Ishaq Williams signs contract with Giants to complete comeback story. The Giants signed Ishaq Williams just one day into his tryout.

The Giants are searching for a companion for Landon Collins in the back end of their defense. They have Nat Berhe, Mykkele Thompson and Bennett Jackson, three youngsters who all missed the entire 2015 season with lower leg injuries. None is assured of anything. That is why Darian Thompson has a shot.

May 7 As might be expected in a rookie minicamp with more than 70 participants, Giants coach Ben McAdoo has some very basic expectations. McAdoo said players like Apple and Shepard most caught his eye, though not necessarily because they are the team's marquee draft choices.
The Giants went through an hour and half workout in which the coaches focused on getting the players acquainted with how the team practices and conducts business. The roster consisted of 73 players, including draft picks, the 14 undrafted free agents who were signed earlier in the day, six eligible first-year players who have been with the team since last month, such as TE Matt LaCosse and WR Ben Edwards.
When he was breaking down Eli Apple before the draft, Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo had to spend more time watching video than looking at the stat sheets. Apple lined up against second-round pick Sterling Shepard in one 11-on-11 drill, and the two marquee picks went head-to-head in one of the highlight plays of the workout.

How Beckham, Cruz defy the rip that's haunted Sterling Shepard. This is what the Giants envision, three diminutive, elusive receivers scattering across the field, too slippery to catch, too fast and crafty to stop.

Former Giants
Justin Tuck reflects on career, teammates, future. Justin Tuck stepped onto a stage at the Giants headquarters for what was purported to be his retirement news conference - which to him was a misnomer. "I'm not gonna say retiring," Tuck said. "I'm going to say transitioning."
From 2,900 miles away, Justin Tuck still felt the sting of all the losing the Giants did the last two years as they continued a downward spiral that began with his final season in New York. He was an Oakland Raider on the surface, but still a Giant in his heart. And he hated what was happening to his old team.
A 2005 second-round draft pick, Tuck joined a locker room that included eventual Hall of Famer Michael Strahan and eventual Ring of Honoree Osi Umenyiora at his position of defensive end. The following season, the Giants drafted another defensive end in Mathias Kiwanuka in the first round. Tuck never stopped hustling to earn his spot on and off the field.
He never played for Ben McAdoo, but said the new Giants head coach might want his services. Tuck said he made sure to speak to a few of the rookies attending minicamp this week and revealed he was surprised a few days ago to get a call from cornerback Eli Apple, the Giants' first-round draft pick from Ohio State.

May 6 On Friday, new Giants head man Ben McAdoo will preside over his first rookie minicamp, a three-day session in East Rutherford that he calls "more of an orientation." It will be a crash course in his offensive and defensive philosophies, he says, but the plan is to test the newest Giants and challenge them heavily.

He kept insisting that this was just like any other NFL draft, that the pressure to unearth top-tier talent was the same. And then Giants GM Jerry Reese went out and did something different, gambling less and hunting down proven talents more. This is what happens when your owner, John Mara, tells everyone that "Jerry knows this is on him" now: You change tactics.

May 5 Giants' Super Bowl 2017 odds improve with arrival of Eli Apple, draft class. Las Vegas was not all that impressed with the Giants' free agency haul, but their new draft class appears to have moved the needle a bit out in the desert.
Months and months of planning for the Giants and it was all undone in the first round of the draft by two trades, a bong and a gas mask. Or was it? Happy with Eli Apple? Sure. As happy as they would've been if they had landed either of their top two choices? Not exactly, according to several people in the Giants' draft room.

Former Giants
Justin Tuck will sign a one-day contract on Friday so he can retire as a member of the Giants, the team announced Wednesday morning.
Justin Tuck made his biggest impact on the grand stage, notching two sacks each in the Giants' victories over the New England Patriots in Super Bowls XLII and XLVI.

May 4 Special Report - With Jerry Reese having led a scouting department that has the fewest draft choices they have made since 2007 still on the roster of any team in the NFL, and with Tom Coughlin (effectively) fired after a third straight disappointing season, one got the feeling that Reese had no more latitude left ... no more excuses, and he and his team HAD to have a good draft this year to still be doing this job a year from now.
Which, for those of you frustrated by previous drafts, felt like "Here we go again!" There is really no way to "sugar coat" this, so I am just going to blurt it out. The team incredibly "leaked" who their two favorite players were that were likely to be available with the No. 10 pick the Giants owned: offensive tackle Jack Conklin of Michigan State and outside linebacker Leonard Floyd from Georgia.
In fact, ESPN published an article the day before the draft stating that "the Giants' coaching staff is really in favor of Leonard Floyd, but Giants' owner John Mara loves Jack Conklin." And none of the many interviews with Giants' staffers after the first day refuted that assertion.

The Giants took Eli Apple only after their well-documented top targets - Georgia linebacker Leonard Floyd and Michigan State tackle Jack Conklin - went off the board. And both players were stolen out from under the Giants due to trade-ups. As a result, Giants general manager Jerry Reese has taken heat for his draft night actions, or lack thereof. The criticism: He was outmaneuvered by two relatively telegraphed trades, leaving the Giants with no choice but to settle for a "reach" pick with Apple.

May 3 Jerry Reese has an answer for every knock on Giants' draft. Reese also played down the majority outside opinion that the Giants are in trouble if they begin the 2016 season the way they ended the 2015 season, starting John Jerry at right guard and Marshall Newhouse at right tackle.
Giants.com ranks the biggest surprises of the 2016 NFL Draft: Like always, there were some surprises this year as 32 teams selected 253 players over the course of three days. Here we take a look at those defining moments.

Antrel Rolle wants to return; do Giants want him to return? The pitch has been made. Antrel Rolle is on the prowl and angling for a return to the Giants after an injury-filled season in Chicago.
Rolle played five seasons for the Giants without missing a game, but they did not re-sign him last offseason. He signed a three-year deal with the Bears, played in only seven games because of injuries and was released. The Giants, meanwhile, never were able to replace Rolle on the field or in the locker room.
Giants shouldn't live in past with Antrel Rolle, need to commit to stable of young safeties Antrel Rolle has some great years with Giants, but Big Blue shouldn't sign him.

Those who were appalled by Odell Beckham Jr. and Josh Norman clashing on the turf couldn't appreciate the beauty of the situation -- at least, according to the new Washington cornerback.
Josh Norman said there was "beauty" and "truth" in his altercations with Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. last year, and is looking forward to renewing their rivalry on a more regular basis.

May 2 NFL Draft grades: 'Experts' dish out mostly favorable marks to Giants. The second the NFL draft ends, you know what's coming. Draft grades! It's too easy and too much fun.
Pick-by-pick grades for the Giants draft The Giants didn't get the linebacker they wanted (Georgia's Leonard Floyd) and they missed the offensive lineman most believed they coveted (Jack Conklin).
Nothing can be determined about the 2016 draft class for the Giants. The names of the six players selected will forever be recorded in the team media guide and the six will be linked, for better, for worse and for anything in between.

Giants' running back plans still unclear after drafting UCLA's Paul Perkins A week after saying he had five running backs on his roster that could play in the NFL, Giants general manager Jerry Reese added a sixth.

Former Giants
Antrel Rolle's stay in Chicago lasted just one season.
Antrel Rolle released by Chicago Bears, so about that Giants reunion.

May 1 Experts react to Giants 2016 Draft Class.
2016 Undrafted Free Agent Tracker.
2016 Giants undrafted free agent signings.
2016 New York Giants undrafted feee agent tracker.
Reader Mailbag: Post 2016 Draft Edition.

Ignoring linemen for the first time, the Giants focus on pass defense.
For the first time in team history, the Giants didn't draft a single offensive or defensive lineman with any of their six selections.
It certainly wasn't something they came into this draft hoping to accomplish -- or even considered in the historic scope -- yet that's exactly what happened.

First-round draft pick cornerback Eli Apple covered some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby.
Giants first-rounder Eli Apple has been living, breathing football since days in Voorhees, N.J.

Apr 30 UPDATE - Giants draft South Carolina tight end Jerell Adams in the sixth round.

Apr 30 UPDATE - New Giants running back Paul Perkins is the nephew of former Cowboys running back and Ring of Honor member Don Perkins. But it is a Giants Ring of Honor member to whom some scouts compare him the most: Tiki Barber.

Apr 30 UPDATE - Giants draft UCLA RB Paul Perkins in the fifth round. Five things to know about the newest member of Big Blue.

Apr 30 UPDATE - Giants select Clemson LB B.J. Goodson in Round 4. The Giants have Devon Kennard on one side, but both Jonathan Casillas and J.T. Thomas appear to be short-term solutions at the weak-side linebacker spot. Perhaps Goodson could develop into an answer there.

Apr 30 Ben McAdoo's plan crystallizing: Make Giants offense a juggernaut. The Giants brass insist Sterling Shepard was the top player on their board when he was drafted, which is what they always say this time of year, when presenting a unified front is important.
Time will tell if this draft will be strong enough to keep general manager Jerry Reese from paying the ultimate professional price for a few very lean years, the same price his former cohort Tom Coughlin paid after last season. Surely, this is indeed the GM's last stand.

Apr 29 UPDATE - The Giants have drafted Boise State safety Darian Thompson with the 71st pick in the third round of the NFL Draft. Thompson had 19 interceptions in his collegiate career. He was considered the best true free safety prospect by some early in the draft process, and was originally projected as a second-round pick.
Safety Darian Thompson became the Mountain West's all-time interceptions leader (19), passing Eric Weddle. A national semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, he earned four All-America nods and was named to All-Mountain West First Team.

Apr 29 UPDATE - Giants draft Oklahoma wide receiver Sterling Shepard in 2nd round. Shepard caught 233 passes for 3,482 yards and 26 touchdowns at Oklahoma. He had 1,288 yards receiving and 11 touchdowns last season as the Sooners won the Big 12 title and appeared in the College Football Playoff
A semifinalist for Biletnikoff Award, Shepard was named first-team All-American by ESPN.com and second-team All-American by USA Today in 2015 after posting 86 catches for 1,288 yards and 11 touchdowns (all career highs).

Apr 29 Special Report - Giants take CB Eli Apple with first pick in draft. Let's see, what did Jerry Reese and the Giants accomplish Thursday night with their first round selection of Ohio State cornerback Eli Apple with the 10th overall pick?
First of all, let's agree that the players they wanted were suddenly snatched away from them - Georgia linebacker Leonard Floyd (by he Bears), Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliot (by the Cowboys), Michigan State offensive tackle Jack Conklin (by the Titans) and Notre Dame offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley (by the Ravens).

Apr 28 UPDATE - Giants select Ohio State CB Eli Apple with 10th pick in NFL Draft. It was the nightmare the Giants absolutely didn't want. So they wound up with the Ohio State cornerback who can't cook, cornerback Eli Apple.
For analysts across the board, Apple is considered a reach at ten. After both Conklin and Floyd were off the board and Reese said the Giants fielded one offer to trade down, but "we didn't like it" and the price to trade up was too high.
Eli Apple, welcome to the Big Apple. Giants GM Jerry Reese said Apple "has all the tools" and was the highest player on the team's draft board "without issues."

Apr 28 Giants likely to address need at linebacker by drafting Leonard Floyd. It's almost impossible to believe that they haven't taken a linebacker in the first round of an NFL draft in 32 years.
The Giants have not gone for a linebacker in the first round since taking Carl Banks in 1984 and this could be the year they end that streak.
Giants can't hesitate to pick Ezekiel Elliott at No. 10. It would open up the offensive playbook for McAdoo and help Eli Manning as he tiptoes towards the twilight of his career.

Day 2 of the Giants' three-day voluntary minicamp is in the books, and as promised, head coach Ben McAdoo advanced his team a little further, mixing in the offense and defense in some 11-on-11 drills while a fresh playlist was piped in over the open field in the background.
It was another opportunity for new head coach Ben McAdoo to install his program, but unlike yesterday, the Giants did some offense vs. defense periods. There was plenty of action at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. - Five things we learned from Wednesday's practice.

At some point Thursday night, Ben McAdoo will get on the phone and introduce himself to the team's newest player. It will be a welcome-to-the-NFL moment for whomever the Giants select with their first-round pick, but it will also be the first time McAdoo gets to be on that call and be part of the decision that leads to dialing the number. So who will it be?
Upholding the organization's longtime vow of secrecy regarding the draft, McAdoo offered no substantive information, including, of course, who the Giants will select. "That is a good question," he said. "That is a great question. It depends on whose mock draft you are looking at."

Former Giants
Kurt Warner can relate to Sam Bradford's 'tough' situation with Eagles. For Warner, it was Eli Manning with the Giants in 2004 and Matt Leinart just two years later in Arizona.

Apr 27 Because the Giants have a new head coach, they are permitted to have a voluntary camp in addition to the mandatory camp they will have in June.
Players do not have to show up or participate in this camp. Of course, if they want to score some early points with new head coach Ben McAdoo, it would behoove them to be there.
There were certainly differences from the way things have been done for the past 12 seasons with the Giants. There were new drills, new stretches, and new music.

The Giants have picked up the fifth-year option on offensive lineman Justin Pugh. Pugh, 25, was the Giants' first-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. The move is a no-brainer for the Giants.

As Odell Beckham Jr. looks ahead to his third NFL season, the star receiver knows the record since he has arrived with the Giants (12-20) belies his uncommon individual success. This troubles him.

Jason Pierre-Paul said he's in the best shape of his life and has reported to the offseason program lighter than ever. "I'll be better than the player I was."

Apr 26 Special Report - All right, boys and girls. Do the Giants want an offensive tackle, a running back, a defensive end, a linebacker, a safety or a cornerback with their first-round pick Thursday night? The answer is YES, all of the above, but clearly they'll have to make a choice.
From this vantage point, and according to how the first nine picks will unfold, this correspondent's opinion is an offensive tackle (if either Jack Conklin or Ronnie Stanley are as yet unclaimed), a linebacker (if Myles Jack or Leonard Floyd are there) or a running back, Ezekiel Elliot.

NFC East News
Eagles - Sam Bradford going on strike over Eagles QB fiasco
Redskins - Josh Norman on facing Odell Beckham: It's gonna be fun.
Cowboys - Why Dallas would, wouldn't pick Jalen Ramsey, the only DB worthy of a top-five pick.

NFL News
Tom Brady's deflategate suspension reinstated.

Apr 25 The Giants take the field for the first time this week when the team holds its voluntary minicamp. After two weeks of being together for mostly weight room training and conditioning, Eli Manning said he thinks this camp, which begins on Tuesday, will not only give the squad the first glimpses of itself but also the first true impressions of new coach Ben McAdoo.

Eli Manning won't remind Odell Beckham to keep his cool against Washington corner Josh Norman. Manning says Odell Beckham has learned from his mistakes. Manning said he won't remind Beckham to keep his cool when they face Washington this year -- but expects that others will.
Beckham hasn't completely disengaged from the spat. Last month, Norman was on ESPN and had the audacity to describe Beckham as "OK." That led to Beckham tweeting about the perceived slight and suggesting that it was Beckham's star that provided Norman the glow of a spotlight.

Every year since 2008 Eli Manning has served as the celebrity chairman of the March of Dimes "March for Babies" walk. The money goes to a cause that is close to Manning's heart. Most of his charity work involves children.

Apr 24 Get out your calendars and circle the date. Sept. 25, 2016. Redskins and Giants, MetLife Stadium, 1 p.m. EST. The Rumble in East Rutherford, Part II. Cornerback Josh Norman, who enjoys a high-profile feud with Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., has come to terms with the Redskins.
Get ready for Josh Norman vs. Odell Beckham II and III - and maybe many, many more. The two enemies, who famously held their own personal game-long battle during a Carolina Panthers win over the Giants last December, are now slated to face each other twice a year after Norman signed a blockbuster, five-year, $75 million contract with Washington on Friday.
There is no love lost between the two. They don't talk, they don't intend to talk and they're not making up any time soon. The dislike is real. They went at it on Twitter as recently as last month.

Apr 23 An explosive, versatile linebacker would fit nicely into the Giants lineup. He would look perfect with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. That type of player has been noticeably absent from the Giants roster for years.
There is little doubt the Giants absolutely, positively love Myles Jack as a prospect. He is everything anyone wants from a linebacker entering the NFL Draft and, if he somehow is not taken in the first nine picks Thursday night, the Giants most likely will count their blessings, select him and gleefully inject him into their revamped defense.

The Giants' running back committee has actually grown this offseason, and could further swell after next week's NFL Draft. But the guy who seemingly grabbed a clear chairmanship at the end of last season does not mind.
Rashad Jennings spent last season rushing for a career-high 893 yards, eclipsing 200 touches for the first time in his seven-years in the NFL, and doing everything possible to prove that he could be a true No. 1 running back for the Giants.

If you're sick and tired of seeing strong-side linebacker Devon Kennard's name on the injured list, just imagine how fed up he is. Actually, multiple that by a thousand, and you get a player who is dead-set on erasing the "injury prone" label from his name and replacing that with the "play maker" label.'

Apr 22 Jerry Reese doesn't get what his boss is saying -- or doesn't care. The Giants need to add impact players, starting with the No. 10 pick in next week's draft. They also need to hit big on their other early-round picks. Mara's words translate to urgency, but it is business as usual for Reese.
This draft is important for the Giants. John Mara has made that crystal clear. And he's implied that it's pretty important to his embattled general manager, who engineered too many bad drafts in a row a few years ago, which got the Giants stuck in their current losing rut.
Mara clearly is pushing an agenda of impatience, proven by his unmistakable nudge of Tom Coughlin out the door after a 6-10 season and his comments about needing a productive draft. Mara hasn't officially placed Reese on the hot seat, but the GM knows the reality of his production-based business.
The reporters who attended Jerry Reese's pre-draft news conference today knew nothing more about the team's intentions when it ended than they did when it began. And that's exactly how the Giants general manager likes it.

Remember when Odell Beckham Jr. and then-Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman scuffled all over MetLife Stadium last year? It apparently didn't stop the Giants from making a phone call to the now-free agent cornerback.

Apr 21 NFL Man of the Year nominee for 2015 and Giants quarterback Eli Manning is receiving another award for his off-the-field work. Manning will be honored next month for his work in fighting childhood cancer.

NFC East News
Eagles - The Eagles acquired the No. 2 overall pick from the Cleveland Browns, putting them in position to select one of the top two quarterbacks in the draft.
Eagles - They traded away Chip Kelly's $63 million cornerback mistake, Byron Maxwell. They got rid of his $40 million running back blunder, DeMarco Murray.
Cowboys - Eagles' crazy draft trade knocks Cowboys out of QB sweepstakes, but only for one round. Yeah, the Cowboys are out now. But Jerry Jones is also enjoying a welcome reprieve from "Who's the Worst GM" talk around the NFL.
Redskins - Should the Redskins pick a QB in the draft? Are the Redskins ready for another quarterback controversy? Penn State passer Christian Hackenberg visited Redskins Park on Tuesday; another potential pick getting a closer look before the April 28-30 draft.

Apr 20 After a $200 million spending spree in free agency, the Giants enter draft week with plenty of holes to fill. They could use a right tackle, another defensive end, a linebacker, a cornerback, a safety, a tight end, a receiver. And they won't be able to get them all next week.

After a scare last season that threatened to end his playing career, Giants tight end Larry Donnell received medical clearance from the team Tuesday and officially signed his restricted free agent tender of $1.671 million for the 2016 season.
Donnell has the most experience among the tight end candidates for the Giants. In three seasons he has 95 catches for 877 yards and eight touchdowns. Last season he had 29 catches for 223 yards and two TDs before his injury.
In addition to Tye and Donnell, the Giants also have Matt LaCosse and Jerome Cunningham under contract. Tight ends coach Kevin Gilbride mentioned last month that LaCosse impressed with both his blocking and pass catching over the final few weeks of last season.
Donnell's role with the Giants, however, is anything but set. In Donnell's absence late last season, undrafted free agent Will Tye emerged, piling up 42 catches for 464 yards and impressing the Giants with his athleticism.

Former Giants
Michael Strahan is trading one morning show for another: He's leaving ABC's "Live: Kelly and Michael" for "Good Morning America."
Preston Parker has been arrested in South Florida on drug charges. Again.

NFL News
John Mara discusses on-field conduct as a focus of the NFL's competition committee.
A federal appeals court upheld an estimated $1 billion plan by the NFL to settle thousands of concussion lawsuits filed by former players.

Apr 19 The most reliable and consistent player the Giants had in 2015, in terms of succeeding at one specific job requirement, was Josh Brown. The veteran kicker connected on 30 of his 32 field-goal attempts as he compiled a career-high 134 points. The Giants made sure Brown stayed put, re-signing him Monday to a two-year contract worth $4 million.
Brown made 30 of 32 field goal attempts in 2015, a franchise-record 93.8 percent success rate. He broke his own mark of 92.3, set in 2014. In three seasons with the Giants, Brown has hit 77 of 84 field goal tries, a team-record 91.7 percentage (minimum 50 attempts). His 30 field goals last year were the Giants' fifth-highest single-season total.

Apr 18 The honeymoon is over for Jerry Reese. Those two Super Bowl titles in his first nine years as general manager have word off and the stench of the past few years has stuck to his resume. Reese is under fire after four straight playoff-less years and three straight losing seasons. An inordinate amount of misses in the draft (see: Round 3-7 from 2009-13) has left his roster lacking.

Apr 17 Despite spending over $200 million on free agents, and despite the fact they beat the Cowboys once last season and should have defeated them twice, the Giants are considered underdogs for their season-opening showdown in Dallas. And the line is a bit up there, too - the Cowboys are favored by five-and-a-half points, according to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook.

Apr 16 The hardest stretch of the Giants schedule could be the first six games, when their rebuilt defense faces three of the four Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks (Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco) on their schedule. Talk about being thrown directly into the fire.

NFL News
The 6 cant-miss games on 2016 NFL calendar.

Apr 15 For the fourth consecutive year, the Giants will open their season on the road. And, for the fourth time in the past five years, they will open their season facing the Cowboys. The Giants play four of their last six games on the road. The last two, though, do not require flights, as they play in Philadelphia and then close out the regular season at Washington on New Years Day.
A three-game homestand that includes a Monday night game, back-to-back road night games, and a meeting against the Los Angeles Rams in London highlight the Giants 2016 regular-season schedule, A complete analysis and game-by-game breakdown.
The Giants will have the NFLs second-easiest schedule this season as they aim to snap a four-year postseason drought in their first season with head coach Ben McAdoo at the helm.
Hey, if the NFL can get everyone to watch a two-hour show about a schedule, then its certainly worth analyzing that schedule five months before the start of the regular season and two weeks before teams the NFL draft.

When the Giants posted a 2016 schedule graphic on social media Thursday night that referred to the Redskins as "Washington" while using a nickname for every other team on the schedule, it appeared as if the Giants were taking a similar stand against the divisive nickname to the one the Eagles took. And then, about a half-hour later, the Giants posted a different graphic that used the Redskins nickname, suggesting they had reversed the stance they were assumed to have taken.

Apr 14 John Mara opened up his checkbook in March to give the Giants a talent infusion with several high-profile signings. Now he expects general manager Jerry Reese and the rest of the front office brain trust to follow up with a strong showing in the NFL Draft two weeks from Thursday.
John Mara isnt passing up any opportunities to put the screws to general manager Jerry Reese. Mara continued to ratchet up the public pressure on Reese on Wednesday, describing the upcoming NFL Draft as "time to pick it up" in the wake of four consecutive non-playoff seasons.

The 2016 schedule will be here soon. Now how tough is it? If the previous season is any indicator -- and its often not in the NFL -- the New York Giants are tied for having the second-easiest strength of schedule this year.

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The NFL announced that the 2016 regular-season schedule will be unveiled Thursday. NFL Network will have live wall-to-wall coverage of the schedule reveal starting at 8 p.m. ET, breaking down each teams potential path to Super Bowl LI.

Apr 13 In Jason Pierre-Pauls second game following the infamous July 4 fireworks accident that severely damaged his right hand, he started at right defensive end Nov. 15 against the Patriots wearing a special glove on his right hand. At halftime, the glove was off and the massive wrap was back on. Now we know why.
Pierre-Paul told his story exclusively to Sports Illustrateds Jason Buckland, detailing everything that occurred, along with videos and photos. "People want to know the story," he told SI, "so Im putting it out there so people understand the story. Lets move on." The full story can be read by following this link; a word of warning: The videos and photos with the story are extremely graphic.

Most Overrated and Underrated New York Giants Draft Picks Since 2007. Wouldnt it be awesome if every New York Giants draft pick turned out to have the kind of impact as wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.?

Apr 12 Ben McAdoo addressed the team for the first time as head coach before the players headed to the weight room for their first workout under new strength and conditioning coach Aaron Wellman.
For Eli Manning and Giants, unofficial start of Ben McAdoo regime.Eli Manning showed up for an official day of work Monday and, for the first time in his NFL career, Tom Coughlin was not there as his coach.

Three months ago, Eli Manning had been very nearly shaken to tears by Coughlins departure. But on Monday, the oldest player on the Giants roster was back to his normal, steady self, and he proclaimed himself "excited" for the season to come.
Eli Manning has spent the past few weeks reaching out to some of his new Giants teammates, he said Monday, to introduce himself and see if there is anything he can do in order to make their transition a more smooth one.
Manning said he hopes Victor Cruz, who has missed most of the last two seasons with leg issues, can "be out there healthy" alongside Odell Beckham Jr. But beyond that pair, the club has no proven targets on the roster.

The Giants hope the trio of center Weston Richburg, left guard Justin Pugh and left tackle Ereck Flowers form the foundation of a line on the cusp of being one of the leagues best units
Eli Manning shared teammate Justin Pughs sentiments that among the factors that kept hurting the Giants offense was their lack of scoring in the red zone and improving on third down.
The Giants finally added an offensive tackle as they opened up their offseason workout program Monday, signing Byron Stingily, who has started nine games in his five-year NFL career.

Apr 11 The Giants are well-stocked at running back, with four players who ran the ball in 2015 remaining on the roster. They are adding another running back, as Bobby Rainey will arrive on Monday when their offseason workout program begins.
So, who is Rainey? He appeared in all 16 games for the Buccaneers last year, but started none, receiving a grand total of eight offensive touches. He was very active on special teams, though, returning 29 punts (10.0 yard average) and 19 kickoffs (24.7 yard average). Rainey played a team-leading 268 special teams snaps.

Apr 10 The Giants had many boxes to check off as they entered this offseason, so many holes to fill as they embarked on free agency. Quickly, they put checkmarks into several of the neediest boxes.

Apr 8 The Giants do not live in the AFC East, but theyll be summering there. Their preseason schedule consists of four games against the four teams that play in the AFC East: the Dolphins, Bills, Jets and Patriots.
Last season, the Giants beat the Dolphins and Bills on the road and lost to the Jets and Patriots at home. McAdoo will make his preseason debut on Aug. 12, in MetLife Stadium against the Dolphins.
Two of the Giants major free agent acquisitions this offseason - defensive end Olivier Vernon and defensive tackle Damon Harrison - will get to play against their old clubs in the preseason.

Former Giants
Markus Kuhn is headed to Foxborough. The former Giants defensive tackle and 2012 draft pick announced he is signing with the New England Patriots on his Instagram account Thursday night.

Apr 6 So much for the inactivity of the past couple weeks. The Giants signed three players, including two offensive linemen. Center/guard Dillon Farrell and Ryan Seymour join the competition on the line. It was much needed. Fullback or H-back Will Johnson has the biggest chance to make an impact.
Johnson has spent his entire four-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played an H-back role, lining up mostly as a fullback and occasionally as a tight end. The 6-2, 240-pounder could provide some competition for fullback Nikita Whitlock.

Former Giants
Rueben Randle, 24, officially signed a one-year deal with the Eagles late last week. He expects to be a starter. Despite some concerns about his work ethic and desire, it was a calculated risk by the Eagles front office. Randle was guaranteed just $500K.

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NFL will stream Thursday games on Twitter. Leave it to the NFL to sell the same product three times. On Tuesday, the NFL said that Twitter will join the party.

Apr 2 Steve Spagnuolo admits hes disappointed he wasnt named Giants head coach. Spagnuolo was among the first to interview for the vacated head coaching job, hoping to run the team. But the task of replacing Coughlin went to Ben McAdoo.
Spagnuolo made it clear he is hoping one of the Giants three young safeties - Nat Berhe, Bennett Jackson and Mykkele Thompson - will emerge and grab the open starting spot next to Landon Collins.
Spagnuolo said that there was a chance of Jason Pierre-Paul moving to the left side, a move that, years ago, helped Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan take his game to a whole new level.

Mike Sullivan wants to call the plays in Ben McAdoos first year as Giants head coach and, if hes handed that responsibility, believes he will be an asset.
The Giants were 29th in the NFL in red-zone offense. After studying themselves, Sullivan and McAdoo thought too much of that was self-inflicted.

An NFL teams strength and conditioning coach is not usually an in-demand interview. But that is exactly what Aaron Wellman was on Friday.
Summary of the Giants assistant coaches meeting the media. Offensive Coordinator Mike Sullivan. Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. Head Strength Coach Aaron Wellman. Special Teams Coordinator Tom Quinn

Victor Cruz is a Giant enigma and a wild card all wrapped into one. And there wont be any clarity until he steps on the field and proves (in a real game) he can play at an NFL level.
After taking a substantial paycut, Cruz is trying to return. And while the Giants are not necessarily counting on him, they certainly are hopeful that he can at least be on the field and something close to the player he was at the prime of his career.

Apr 1 Tom Coughlin is not going to be with the Giants in any capacity this season. When Coughlin stepped aside at the end of the season, the Giants front office seemed to leave the door open for a role with the organization, but the future Hall of Fame coach said it hasnt happened.
Coughlin slammed that door shut on Wednesday, finally completely ruling out a return, and finally delivering some round criticism to his old franchise (and GM Jerry Reese) for never giving him the ammunition needed to chase a playoff berth in his final four years with the Giants.
Coughlin, who received a standing ovation from the sellout crowd at Radio City Music Hall, also made two things crystal clear once more: He was forced out the door by the Giants, and he still has some hard feelings about the situation.

Mar 30 The Giants announced they have re-signed linebacker Jasper Brinkley, the teams third-leading tackler in the 2015 season. Brinkley, who is entering his eighth NFL season and second with the Giants, was an unrestricted free agent.
Brinkley, 30, was picked up by the Giants four days prior to the start of the 2015 season after he was dumped by the Cowboys. He ended up starting the final nine games at middle linebacker, becoming a full-timer after Jon Beason was lost for the season with a knee injury.

Former Giants
Will Beatty plots comeback from shoulder surgery. Teams have expressed interest in him since he was released - the Raiders and Broncos both reached out and asked him to visit for a workout - but he decided to decline those invites until he is fully healed.

Mar 27 Steve Tisch called his offseason "a perfect storm" for his Giants. At their lowest moment they were struck with a tsunami -- a triple infusion of energy in the form of a new coach, a ton of salary cap space and "some great players" willing to take their money. The co-owner said he was excited. Ben McAdoo said he was excited too. He was just handed more talent and more support than Tom Coughlin got in his last four seasons combined with the Giants.

When the Giants handed out an $85 million contract to Olivier Vernon, it was pretty obvious they thought he was a special player. Vernon was their top priority this offseason, and even though coach Ben McAdoo said they wouldnt have signed him at all costs, it was pretty close.

When Justin Pugh was drafted by the Giants with the 19th overall pick in 2013, it began a three-year streak of the team selecting an offensive lineman in the first two rounds. After Pugh, center Weston Richburg was taken in the second round in 2014, and left tackle Ereck Flowers went ninth overall in 2015. The three are now cornerstones in the foundation of a new-look offensive line.

Mar 26 Special Report - When the Giants declined to offer wide receiver Rueben Randle a new contract (he signed a one-year "show me" agreement with Philadelphia last Wednesday), he became the last surviving draftee of 2012. He was a second-round pick and now there are no players remaining on the roster from that draft. None from the 2011 draft, either, by the way, since first-round pick Prince Amukamara left for Jacksonville.
In fact, from 2007 through 2012, there are two - thats TWO - players on the current roster, defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (first in 2010) and long-snapper Zak DeOssie (fourth in 2007). Coincidentally, general manager Jerry Reese has been in command of the draft since that 2007 draft. This is not intended to be overly critical of Reese.

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If anyone asks Mayor James Cassella if the Super Bowl should once again be played at Met Life Stadium, he has a two-word answer: "Probably not."

Mar 25 After another 6-10 season, the Giants will not make any changes to their ticket prices for the 2016 season. In addition, the team says parking will remain $30 per game for the teams eight regular season home games and two preseason games.

Its only March. But the Giants spending spree in free agency is already starting to convince some they could end their four-year playoff drought in 2016. -- The Giants have the best shot at making the playoffs for one reason: The NFC East is the weakest division.

NFL owners approve Odell Beckham Rule, players will be tossed after two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.
Odell Beckham Rule wouldnt even get Odell Beckham ejected. Beckham would not have been ejected if the new rule had been in place because coaches lobbied to have the rule narrowly tailored.

Former Giants
Tom Coughlin still regularly uses Giants practice facility gym, Ben McAdoo thinks its great.

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Kevin Turner, one of the lead plaintiffs in a concussion-related lawsuit brought by more than 5,000 former players against the NFL, died Thursday after a six-year battle against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. He was 46.

Mar 24 Ben McAdoo hasnt announced who will call the Giants offensive plays for 2016, although he did admit that the decision has been made. And reading between the lines, it seems as if he will do it himself.
Ben McAdoo institutes changes to the Giants workouts and practice schedule. When the Giants players arrive for the start of the teams offseason program on April 11, they will meet new strength and conditioning coach Aaron Wellman, and work in a redesigned weight room.
Eli Manning is coming off perhaps his finest all-around season, a year in which he completed 62.6% of his passes for a career-high 35 touchdown passes and 4,436 yards (the second-highest total of his career). McAdoo thinks the quarterback just might be even better in 2016.

Former Giants
Rueben Randle has found a new home. Randle signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday, officially putting an end to an inconsistent four-year run with Big Blue.
Rueben Randle found himself in as advantageous position as possible last season with the Giants. He lined up opposite Odell Beckham Jr. every game. He did not rise to the occasion to give the Giants what they needed, and as a result he was allowed to become an unrestricted free agent.

Mar 23 The Giants arent done yet. I know it looks like they are. It seems like its been forever since they signed anyone. But theyre not finished. And I know that because John Mara said so. Hes aware there are still plenty of holes to fill.
The Giants started with $56.6 million in cap space. It provides general manager Jerry Reese with options. Lots of them. And he went to work. Here is a running total of all their moves and the financial implications of each.

Former Giants
Prince Amukamara played five years for the Giants, but played a full 16-game season just once. Amukamara played well when on the field, but the Giants did not believe that was often enough.

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The chop block has been entirely outlawed from NFL games, and extra-point kicks snapped from the 15-yard line are now permanent.

Mar 21 While the Giants free-agent spending spree so far has been, in Maras words, "a little more expensive than I thought [it] would be," the Big Blue boss said GM Jerry Reese has merely been following instructions to improve the roster no matter what after consecutive 6-10 finishes.
Mara has long talked of preferring to build through the draft and not treating free agency as a panacea. They may not be done. Mara knows there are still some hopes, and he hopes to fill those with budget signings.

Mar 17 Everyone knew the Giants had money to spend this year, and everyone knew they needed to improve their defense. Nonetheless, the team was still the buzz of the first wave in free agency when it signed three of the best players on the market at their respective positions.

The Giants have spent over $200 million this offseason rebuilding their defense in order to, they hope, end a four-year playoff drought and contend for a berth in Super Bowl LI. But Las Vegas is not exactly buying in quite yet. Bovada.lv released its first set of Super Bowl odds since the start of free agency, and the Giants are still on the board at 33-1, exactly where they were immediately after the Broncos won Super Bowl 50 last month.

New Giants linebacker Keenan Robinson is learning its not cheap to live in New Jersey. Welcome to Jersey, Keenan. "Paying a lot for a little" should be the state motto. And wait until you see our property taxes, which are the highest in the nation, according to Forbes.

Former Giants
Martellus Bennett, 29, will now be paired with All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski, and the Patriots are betting hell toe the line playing for coach Bill Belichick and with quarterback Tom Brady.
Will Hill is facing a 10-game suspension for drug violation. Hill played exceedingly well for Big Blue, but they couldnt trust the safety to not get suspended again.

Mar 15 The Giants, who began the free agency signing period upgrading the front and back of their defense, bolstered the middle of the unit when they signed middle linebacker Keenan Robinson.
After four injury-riddled seasons in Washington, Thompson said he is ready to play. When healthy, Robinson was productive. In four seasons he played in only 36 games with 21 starts but was credited with 177 tackles (110 solo), 1.5 sacks, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries.

Mar 13 Everywhere you turn, someone has had a different opinion or outlook on the Giants aggressive free agency spending spree. Some people think the Giants obscenely overpaid, while others think the Giants simply paid market value in a player-friendly environment and did what was necessary to improve their dead-last defense.
GM Jerry Reese completely overhauled the NFLs worst defense, gave Ben McAdoo a better team than Tom Coughlin had in his final three seasons, and put the Giants in position to make a run at the NFC East title.
The successful teams build through the draft and fill in holes in free agency. Thats what the Giants did putting together the surprising Super Bowl teams of 2007 and 2011. But now they are trying to build the foundation of their defense with free agents. For the most part, the elite players never even reach free agency.

Mar 12 JPP: You dont have to worry about my hand anymore. Jason Pierre-Paul vows he will not wear that massive, unwieldy club on his right hand in 2016, ditching the protective wrapping that prevented the Giants defensive end from getting a grip.

Jerry Reese clearly didnt think Janoris Jenkins was a roll of the dice, a $62.5 million gamble. Reese saw a young man who has matured beyond a checkered past, is an upgrade over Prince Amukamara and an athletic partner in crime opposite Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.
Prince Amukamara has found a new home. The former Giants cornerback and 2011 first-round pick has signed with the Jaguars, according to ESPNs Adam Schefter, landing a one-year deal. The contract details here will be intriguing. That Amukamara only signed for a season is a bit of a surprise, but it also makes some sense.

Very quietly, Robert Ayers Jr. hit free agency coming off a 9.5 sack season in 2015, giving him the most sacks of any pass rusher on the market this year. And now that guys like Olivier Vernon, Jason Pierre-Paul and others have landed their deals, it was Ayers turn to get paid. The former Giants defensive end landed a three-year, $21 million deal with $10 million in guaranteed.

Former Giants
Gary Jeter, a first-round pick of the Giants in 1977 who played 13 seasons as a defensive lineman in the NFL, died this week at his home in Plainsboro, N.J. He was 61. Jeter was the fifth overall selection in the 1977 draft and a key member of the 1981 team that broke the franchises 18-year postseason drought.
Michael Strahan helped the Giants upset the undefeated New England Patriots in 2008s Super Bowl XLII - the last game of his 15-year career - and the team rewarded his blistering defensive play by giving him a bogus jersey from the big game.

Mar 11 Special Report - When you were a kid, did anyone ever give you a $20 bill and tell you spend it wisely? And then you ran to the candy store and blew it all on jelly beans? Well, Giants' general manager Jerry Reese was given a $60 million bill and told to spend it however he saw fit. So he ran to the free agent store and bought up all the best defensive players he could find. The result?
Defensive end Olivier Vernon, who last played for the Miami Dolphins; cornerback Janoris Jenkins, a product of the St. Louis (now Los Angeles) Rams; and defensive tackle Damon Harrison, signed away from the New York Jets. Do those signings solve three major problems? Yes, they do, and the players involved are not green-as-grass rookies. They have proven they know how to play and have reached the upper tier in the NFL at their positions.

Mar 10 Wednesday, as the NFL's off-season free-agency period opened, Reese went on a shopping spree unprecedented in team history. If Reese is going out as Giants general manager, he is doing it with fistfuls of dollars flung across the free agent market.
Over the last two days, Reese changed the tone of the whole conversation by doling out $204 million in contracts and guaranteeing $114 million of Mara and Steve Tisch's money to four of the best defensive players on the free-agent market.

On a day when the Giants were throwing money at free agents, they managed to pull a little of it back from one of their own veterans. Victor Cruz agreed to a significant pay cut that will keep him on the Giants.
Getting Cruz back on the field would help greatly as this is not a strong group of free-agent receivers. Cruz had over 1,000 yards in 2011 and 2012. But whether Cruz can come back and play at anywhere near the same level is unknown.

Mar 9 The Giants made the first step toward revamping their league-worst defense on Tuesday, re-signing defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul to a one-year deal hours before he was set to become an unrestricted free agent.
JPP's deal is almost certainly filled with incentives, tied to sacks and playing time, just like the deal he signed with the Giants when he returned to action last November.
Still, Pierre-Paul could have signed for more guaranteed money with another team than he will receive from the Giants, according to people with knowledge of the negotiations. The length of Pierre-Paul's new deal is also a compromise that suits both sides.
While other teams were interested in Pierre-Paul, he ultimately decided to take the Giants' prove-it deal and remain with the only NFL team he has known, the team that stuck by him through last year's fireworks accident that nearly cost him his career.

Mar 8 The legal tampering period prior to the start of free agency Wednesday began Monday afternoon, and the Giants were quick to express interest in a number of players at a number of positions.  More --- 2016 Giants Free Agent Visit Tracker.
For the next two days the Giants can at least position themselves to sign some players on Wednesday. They also can do whatever they want with players who are already free agents.
The Giants expect Victor Cruz to be on the roster this season and hope he can return to somewhere near the form he showed when the Paterson, NJ, native emerged as one of the NFL's most exciting receivers.

Eli Manning says he never just asked his brother Peyton if he was planning on retiring after 18 seasons in the NFL. But, he started to read between the lines recently when a family email chain about a spring golf trip started.
It took a case of the stomach flu to keep Giants quarterback Eli Manning out of Denver on Monday to watch older brother Peyton say goodbye to the NFL. The Manning brothers make it a point of sticking by each other, and Eli showed his support by narrating a recently released touching video of his brother's career.

Mar 5 Special Report - Any day now (March 7, to be exact, which is next Monday) veteran free agent signings will begin to be announced, and for those deeply involved in what the Giants might do, here is a sampling of what we've learned. Apparently, their No. 1 target on their board is Cincinnati wide receiver Marvin Jones, a 6-2, 200-pounder who has completed the required four seasons.
Jones, a product of the University of California, caught 65 passes for 816 yards and four touchdowns last season, "What he needs most," says an almost always reliable NFL personnel scout, "is to get out of the shadow of A.J. Jones. This kid could be a star." And one likes to think with the passes coming from Eli Manning instead of Andy Dalton, he'll have no problem. And after all, isn't new head coach Ben McAdoo an offensive savant?

Mar 4 The Giants went 6-10 in back-to-back seasons and still decided it was best to keep a majority of their coaching staff intact. It's hard to make the same argument for their players, though. And with 19 of them about to become unrestricted free agents, they're better off letting most of them go.

Mar 3 Tom Coughlin's "resignation" as Giants head coach wasn't really his decision after all. In an interview with the Jay Mohr Show on Fox Sports Radio, Coughlin insinuated what many speculated at the time: the Giants pushed Coughlin out the door.

The most injured team was it again in 2015, for the third straight year. The Giants defied logic -- and the odds -- by again finishing dead last in Football Outsiders' Adjusted Games Lost (AGL) metric.

Former Giants
Johnny Johnson, a cherished athletic trainer in the Giants organization whose strong hands worked on Y.A. Tittle, Frank Gifford, Michael Strahan and likely every player in between, passed away Sunday one month shy of his 99th birthday.

Mar 1 Tuesday's 4 p.m. deadline is expected to come and go with the Giants not placing the tag on Pierre-Paul - or anyone else. If possible, the Giants would prefer to do a one-year deal with JPP, setting the contract up with plenty of incentives based on his playing time and production.

The Giants need to fix their broken pass rush. And this year, the NFL draft just may be the perfect way to do it. The club may look to add defensive line depth in free agency, as well, but with Von Miller almost certainly headed back to Denver, the crop of available pass rushers could be thin. The best way to inject life into the pass rush will likely be the draft, where the Giants hold the 10th pick.

Feb 28 Ben McAdoo was under no illusion during the NFL's Scouting Combine that he was going to get into a room with a college prospect, use something akin to a Jedi mind trick and uncover the truth about the player, inside and out.

Giants could use a pass rusher. The Giants hold the 10th overall pick, and it's likely they'll seek to improve what was the league's worst defense. The Giants finished with the third-lowest total last season with 23 sacks, ahead of only Buffalo (21) and Atlanta (19).

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Teams are going to have money to spend when free agency opens in less than two weeks. The NFL salary cap will be a whopping $155.27 million in 2016, according to a report by USA Today.

Feb 26 Giants coach Ben McAdoo continued to be coy about his plans for offensive play calling Wednesday at the NFL Scouting Combine. Packers' Mike McCarthy says Ben McAdoo will make right call on Giants' play calling.

Victor Cruz desperately needs the Giants, and the Giants could certainly use his calming, veteran influence at receiver. There's tension between both sides, since Cruz has three years left on his deal but hasn't played a down - let alone survived a full practice - since his knee injury in October of 2014.

Jerry Reese still marvels that Jason Pierre-Paul played at all for the Giants last season. Although the soon-to-be free-agent pass-rusher only managed one sack in eight games upon his return from a gruesome July 4 fireworks accident that damaged his hand, Giants brass has made it clear that they would like to re-sign him at the right price.

Feb 25 The Giants are coming off back-to-back 6-10 seasons and have not qualified for the playoffs since 2011, a losing legacy that cost former coach Tom Coughlin his job. Yet Reese sees brighter days ahead, immediately.
The Giants will carry over $11.19 million in unused 2015 salary cap funds. That sets Big Blue up to have as much as $60 million in cap space this offseason, possibly even more if the NFL salary cap rises above $154 million, as some expect.

Jason Pierre-Paul gave Adam Schefter and ESPN the finger in Florida state court Wednesday, filing a lawsuit that claims the sports network and its NFL reporter violated his privacy by posting medical records and photos of the Giants star's mangled hand on Twitter.

Giants taking 'extreme precaution' with Larry Donnell but source says injury isn't a 'career concern' . The once-bright future of Giants tight end Larry Donnell suddenly looks a bit cloudy.

Feb 18 The Giants announced they have re-signed long-snapper Zak DeOssie.DeOssie and Eli Manning are the only two remaining players from both the Super Bowl XLII and XLVI championship teams. DeOssie was a Pro Bowler in 2008 and 2010.

Prince Amukamara says the Giants don't want to renegotiate until after he tests free agent market. It's hardly a surprising move by the Giants. GM Jerry Reese seems set to remake the franchise for the second time since 2014.
The cornerback said Wednesday he wants to be back with the team in 2016. Amukamara, 26, was the Giants' first-round pick out of Nebraska in 2011. He has been a quality player when on the field, but health has been his big issue.

Feb 17 Ben McAdoo announced his first staff of 20 assistants on Tuesday. Two coordinators from Tom Coughlin's last staff will return, with Steve Spagnuolo back to handle the defense and Tom Quinn returning to run the special teams.
More than half of McAdoo's newly-appointed 20-person staff served under Tom Coughlin as assistant coaches. A dozen coaches have worked in some capacity with the Giants previously.
McAdoo defended his most-scrutinized decision, retaining Spagnuolo after the Giants ranked last in the NFL in total defense and last in pass defense in 2015 - a major contributor to their second consecutive 6-10 finish that sealed Coughlin's exit.
McAdoo's first staff will include 20 assistant coaches, including eight on offense, seven on defense, two on special teams, and three in strength & conditioning. Mike Sullivan will assume McAdoo's former position as offensive coordinator after spending last season as the quarterbacks coach.

Feb 15 Pro Football Focus has released its list of the top 75 free agents set to hit the market this offseason, and three Giants have cracked the list - cornerback Prince Amukamara and defensive ends Robert Ayers Jr. and Jason Pierre-Paul.

Feb 14 Do the Giants have a single player on defense who could've started on either Super Bowl team? The Giants are expected to head into free agency in March with somewhere around $60 million in salary cap space, which could be enough for them to purchase all the help they need.

Feb 12 The Giants hired former Lions general manager Martin Mayhew as director of football operations and special projects.
The fact that Jerry Reese hired Mayhew rather than someone less experienced shows Reese's commitment to improve the front office and its ability to find talent.

Peyton Manning said he understood why Eli wasn't elated like other relatives in the luxury suite at Levi's Stadium who were jumping and celebrating after Denver's late touchdown sealed the Broncos' 24-10 win over the Carolina Panthers. He said Eli had his game face on.

Former Giants
Justin Tuck's days with the Giants aren't over. There will be at least one more. The defensive end, who announced his retirement just before the Super Bowl, said he plans to sign a one-day contract with the Giants so he can officially retire as a member of his old team.

Feb 11 Three highly paid Giants veterans whose contributions in 2015 were limited severely by injuries will not have a chance at redemption with the team in 2016. The Giants released offensive linemen Will Beatty and Geoff Schwartz, and linebacker Jon Beason announced his retirement.
Each player had been brought to the team by General Manager Jerry Reese. Tackle Will Beatty, once considered a cornerstone of the offensive line, and guard Geoff Schwartz, who was Reese's major free-agent acquisition of 2014, were released. Middle linebacker Jon Beason, who was signed to a hefty free-agent contract two years ago, retired.

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As of Wednesday, the Patriots were favorites to win next year's Super Bowl with most bookmakers. Close behind are the Panthers and the Seahawks; depending on where you might choose to bet, any of the three might be the favorite at odds from 7-1 to 8-1.

Feb 10 Giants salary cap cuts? Who and when? They may not be so quick to make moves as they wait to determine the health of several. Wide receiver Victor Cruz still hasn't begun running as the Giants closely monitor his rehabilitation. Linebacker Jon Beason will undergo knee surgery this week which will determine whether he retires or tries to return for another season.

Feb 9 Eli Manning address his face at Super Bowl, says he was thinking about if Broncos should go for two. If Eli Manning has learned anything from playing with the Giants, apparently, it is that a two-score lead with about a minute left on the clock is far from safe.

Lawrence Taylor was in Las Vegas watching Von Miller mimic LT in Super Bowl 50, watching Miller relentlessly chase Cam Newton the way he chased John Elway in Super Bowl XXI. The sad reality is LT, who turned 57 last week, could have led the Giants in sacks in 2015.

Feb 8 What the Giants can learn from the Denver Broncos winning the 2016 Super Bowl. In a copycat league, the Denver Broncos now serve as the freshly-minted blueprint that everyone's trying to replicate. The other 31 teams can study just how general manager John Elway put it all together. The Giants are one of those teams. They should be examining what Elway did that worked.

Former Giants
Tom Coughlin made an appearance on "Fox and Friends" to discuss his Jay Fund charity. He was asked how he is dealing with the fact he does not have a team for the first time in a long time, without a season to prepare for. "Not well, not very well, to be honest with you," Coughlin responded.

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Super Bowl 50: Broncos 24, Panthers 10. Highlights and Analysis.
Super Bowl 50: Quarter-by-quarter breakdown.
Super Bowl 50: How much was this game dominated by defense? The teams were a combined 4-of-29 on third down.

Feb 7 Special Report - Arriving at the airport in order to serve as your correspondent at the Super Bowl for a 50th consecutive time, I was sitting and waiting for the shuttle bus when a guy approached. He wore the uniform of Host Committee Volunteer, people who don't get paid, who do whatever they can to offer directions, assistance and information to the football visitors.
He noticed one of my carry-on bags, a remnant from an earlier Super Bowl. "Need any help, mister?" he asked. Then he pointed at the bag in question and said: "You know, I was reading today in the paper that there are only three guys who have been at every Super Bowl. Isn't that something?"

Feb 6 What unfolded on the field between Odell Beckham Jr. and Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman in December may just spawn a new rule. Let's call it the Odell Beckham rule.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suggested during his annual Super Bowl news conference that he was in favor of a policy that would see players automatically ejected from a game if they were called for two personal penalties.

This year Eli Manning is serving multiple roles in and around the Super Bowl. He is a finalist for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. He will be honored in a pregame ceremony that will include all living Super Bowl MVPs. And, of course, he's been a family spokesman as the brother of a starting quarterback in the game.
Eli Manning will be inside Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., to cheer on older brother Peyton, for whom he'll root to lead the Broncos to an upset of the Panthers in Super Bowl 50. A victory and Peyton would garner his second Super Bowl ring, matching Eli.

The Miami hospital which was treating Pierre-Paul has fired two employees who leaked medical records to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The two individuals were fired from Jackson Memorial Hospital, which has been investigating the leak since shortly after the July 4 fireworks accident which cost the Giants defensive end a finger and other parts of his right hand.

Feb 5 Victor Cruz: I would rework contract to stay. Says he'll do whatever it takes after being out two years with injuries His goal is just to get back on the field after knee and calf problems.
Victor Cruz had 'very rare' injury that required his calf to be cemented back down. The Giants wide receiver had a torn fascia in his left calf that wasn't healing and when he started to run after several weeks it would pop again, over and over. He expects to return 100 percent next season.

The first father of football, Archie Manning, is here this week to watch his son Peyton play in his second Super Bowl in three years and fourth overall. But he's also thinking about youngest son Eli, the family's other championship quarterback.

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Feb 4 The first time Eli Manning watched his big brother play in a Super Bowl, it wasn't a completely pleasant experience. He was consumed, as he later admitted, by jealousy and a desire to be in a Super Bowl of his own.

Eli Manning said he reached out to Justin Tuck when he heard his former teammate and fellow Giants captain announced his retirement early this week after 11 NFL seasons. Tuck played his final two seasons for the Oakland Raiders.

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Feb 2 Eli Manning will be part of a pregame ceremony honoring all of the living Super Bowl MVPs. Eli Manning won MVPs with the Giants in Super Bowl 42 and 46. Big brother Peyton will be preparing to face the Panthers when the ceremony happens, but he would like to share the moment with Eli. Peyton has tried to pick up some intel on the Panthers from Eli.

Odell Beckham Jr. had both feet in bounds when he caught a pass in front of the Patriots' Malcolm Butler in November. Butler then knocked the ball out of his hands. After a review, the play was ruled an incompletion. Never in the game's history has there been so much debate over something so seemingly simple.

It was not all that long ago Jon Beason was the face of the Panthers' defense, the hard-charging, ball-seeking middle linebacker who never, ever missed a game or, it seemed, a tackle. From 2007 through the 2010 season, when you thought of the Panthers, you thought of Beason, a leader on the field and a wonderful representative off it.

Former Giants
Justin Tuck, a former captain for the Giants and a key member of two Super Bowl-winning teams, announced his plans to retire after 11 NFL seasons, nine of which were spent with Big Blue.
Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora and Michael Strahan led a fearsome Giants defensive front that paved the way to victory over Tom Brady and the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. It was Tuck, Umenyiora and Jason Pierre-Paul who repeated that feat in Super Bowl XLVI.
Justin Tuck finishes his NFL career with 353 tackles, 66 1/2 career sacks - with all but six coming with the Giants - and 20 forced fumbles. He was not named MVP in either of the Giants' Super Bowl victories, but easily could have been in both of them.

Feb 1 Giants Pro Bowl recap: 2 picks for Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie; Odell Beckham plays safety. Beckham had a quiet night, only catching two passes for 34 yards on seven targets.
DRC's Team Irvin wins Pro Bowl 49-27: Eli throws TD for Team Rice. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had two interceptions in a win for Team Irvin in the Pro Bowl.

Former Giants
Danny Ware has paid an emotional tribute to his youngest son who died after being hit by a truck. The 30-year-old father-of-three penned a heartfelt message and said he was 'at breaking point' after losing his three-year-old son Danny Josiah.

Jan 31 Defensive tackle Jay Bromley was accused of trying to rape a woman in a date that went horribly awry and ended with the alleged victim jumping on the hood of his car.
An angry Bromley, 23, bolted the hotel with the woman clinging to the hood of his car - until she skidded off and he drove away, sources said. The woman called the police around 4 a.m.

Former Giants
Dave Gettleman's long road to GM job pays off with Panthers' Super Bowl 50 trip. When Ernie Accorsi stepped down after the 2006 season, the Giants passed on Gettleman in favor of Jerry Reese. "Tom Coughlin made the point, big men allow you to compete," Gettleman says. "And I've never forgotten that. He said it so concisely... This is a big man's game."

Jan 29 Jerry Reese defends draft busts and 'process' that produced them. Reese knows he has been called out by John Mara, who after the season declared, "Jerry knows it's on him."

Jan 28 Special Report - Tyler Sash: It was July of 2012 and the Giants were conducting training camp on the grounds of The University of Albany in upstate New York. They were reigning Super Bowl 46 champions (seems just like yesterday, doesn't it?) and there was a swagger to the team, a bounce to the steps of the players and - almost unseen - a smile on the face of head coach Tom Coughlin.
There had been some disquieting news, that second-year safety Tyler Sash, a sixth-round draft pick the year before and a member of the Super Bowl champion roster, had been suspended for the first four games of the regular season because a blood test had disclosed the presence of a banned substance, one used in the manufacturing of a drug called Adderall, used to calm down those with anxiety. He has received it from his physician in his hometown of Oscaloosa, Iowa.

Eli Manning was the second pick Wednesday in the Pro Bowl Draft - and he's got his No. 1 guy on his side in wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. The New York Giants' duo will represent Team Rice in the NFL's all-star game Sunday at Aloha Stadium. "Hopefully, we can be on the same page and hook up and get a couple touchdowns," Manning said.

Jan 26 Former Syracuse and University of Connecticut head coach Paul Pasqualoni interviewed for what is believed to be the final available position coach job with the Giants.

Super Bowl 50 a far cry from Jon Beason's Panthers years. The Giants linebacker spent the first 6 1/2 seasons of his career with the Panthers, most of those as the face of the team's defense if not the franchise.

Jan 25 Eli Manning is one step closer to earning a prestigious award that no Giants player has ever won. He is one of three finalists for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, which recognizes an NFL player for excellence on and off the field.

Jan 23 Eli Manning has been named to his fourth Pro Bowl, joining his star wide receiver, the Giants announced on Friday. Manning will replace injured Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the all-star game.
Which team he plays on could be up to Odell Beckham Jr. The Giants quarterback was the latest alternate added to the annual all-star game in Hawaii. Earlier in the day Beckham, who was already voted into the showcase, was named one of four captains who will help select the rosters.

Jan 20 New Giants coach admits it's a 'challenge' to both call and manage a game Ben McAdoo is calling the shots. He just isn't sure who'll be calling the plays.
It may be a lot for a new head coach to be the defacto offensive coordinator while getting used to all his other responsibilities, but a major reason McAdoo got the job was because Eli Manning thrived in his offense.

When the Giants announced Ben McAdoo as their new head coach last week, the former offensive coordinator said, "I have been preparing for this moment my entire professional life." Now the work really begins.
Ben McAdoo on Tuesday held his first staff meeting -- he said he has filled about half of the coaching positions so far, with more interviews already underway for the remaining vacancies.

The Professional Football Writers of America rolled out their 2015 accolades this week, and three Giants took home honors. The PFWA voted safety Landon Collins and undrafted tight end Will Tye to the All-Rookie Team. Second-year wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. made the All-NFC Team.

Jan 19 The Ben McAdoo era has arrived and it has come with changes. McAdoo has shaken up the Giants staff left behind by former coach Tom Coughlin.
Jerry Palmieri, the Giants' strength and conditioning coach for each of Coughlin's 12 years with the club, will no longer hold that post.
Pat Flaherty will not return as the Giants' offensive line coach in 2016, multiple individuals with knowledge of the situation told NJ Advance Media.

Jason Pierre-Paul underwent what he hopes will be the final surgery on his mangled right hand on Monday, a procedure he also hopes will allow him more use of that hand on the football field.

Jan 18 Giants coach Ben McAdoo has made the first hire to his staff, and star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. should be pretty happy about it.
Giants hire Adam Henry, a key figure from Odell Beckham's college career, with the hopes of keeping their star in line.

He was the defensive coordinator of one of the worst units in NFL history. But somehow, Steve Spagnuolo is still in demand.
In an ideal world, new Eagles coach Doug Pederson would like to hire current Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo to run his defense.

Jan 16 Giants co-owner John Mara says Tom Coughlin with Eagles was for the birds.
John Mara: Giants Didn't Want to Lose Ben McAdoo.
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Giants acted fast to hire Ben McAdoo as Eagles zeroed In.
Ben McAdoo will keep Giants on "Coughlin Time".
Ben McAdoo's debut: 'I'm right man' to evolve past Coughlin.
Ben McAdoo admits he messed up with out-of-control Beckham.
Ben McAdoo likes the pressure of being Giants' new head coach.
Ben McAdoo loses out on 1st coach he was targeting for his staff.
Joe Philbin takes job with Indianapolis Colts, won't be coming to Giants.
Giants GM Jerry Reese: On second thought, you can blame me.

Jan 15 After 12 years, Tom Coughlin stepped down as head coach of the New York Giants, and as it turned out, the organization didn't have to look far for his replacement. Of course, there is plenty of reaction coming in from media outlets across the country.
The Giants' pool of candidates to replace Coughlin was short on pizazz from the beginning. Half the candidates were brainy tacticians in headsets, the football equivalent of Sheldon from "The Big Bang Theory." Most of the rest were solid, unexciting middle-aged guys with head coaching backgrounds but who nonetheless had some kind of blemish as NFL. leaders. Then there was Ben McAdoo.

There is no one happier in the Giants' organization about Ben McAdoo's promotion than Eli Manning. If his pleas for keeping Tom Coughlin at least one more season fell on deaf ears for ownership that was more interested in a fresh start, then McAdoo is clearly the next-best thing for the 35-year-old quarterback.
Manning has excelled the past two seasons with McAdoo as his offensive coordinator, throwing 65 touchdown passes against 28 interceptions. When Tom Coughlin stepped down as head coach on Jan. 4, Manning made it clear he would prefer to stay in the same offense. And he now will.

Former Giants
Tom Coughlin wants to coach. Tom Coughlin believes he can coach. But, he made the absolute right decision to pull his name out of consideration for the Eagles' head coaching vacancy.
Tom Coughlin explored his options and was not going to jump at the chance for any job available to him. The Eagles wanted to hire Ben McAdoo, but the Giants beat them to the punch.

Jan 14 Giants' Ben McAdoo a yawner hire, just like Parcells was in 1982. you can believe that they see in McAdoo a lot of the same things Young saw in Parcells some 33 years ago:.
With no slam-dunk choice from the outside as head coach, it stands to reason that the Giants would hire from within. McAdoo, who coached Manning during two productive seasons in which he threw 65 touchdowns passes and just 28 interceptions, is that obvious choice.

What McAdoo had working in his favor is that he was being sold as the "next Andy Reid," according to one NFL source. That's not a bad comparison. Reid was 41 when he was an unknown plucked off the Green Bay Packers staff by the Eagles in 1999. He has 171 career coaching wins and led his teams to the playoffs 11 times.
Joe Philbin, who was fired as head coach of the Dolphins after a 1-3 start to 2015, is expected to be named the Giants offensive coordinator, according to a source. Philbin will replace Ben McAdoo, who will be named head coach.

Jan 13 Giants will name Ben McAdoo as new head coach. All along, sources insisted that McAdoo was the favorite.
It's quite a meteoric rise for McAdoo, 38, who two years ago was a respected but largely unknown Packers offensive assistant coach.
Ben McAdoo felt like the right choice all along. But it wasn't until after talking on Sunday night with two of the most important men in McAdoo's coaching life that it most assuredly felt right.
According to one source, McAdoo will bring former Dolphins coach Joe Philbin to the Giants staff, possibly as offensive coordinator. Philbin and McAdoo worked together as assistants in Green Bay.

Jan 12 Former Giants coach Tom Coughlin met privately with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie prior to his interview with the team to become Chip Kelly's successor as head coach,
Sorry, but it is too late now to realize that the best candidate on the open market is none other than the 69-year-old coach who delivered you two Super Bowls with Eli Manning.
Unfortunately for Giants, Tom Coughlin is best coach on the market. Even the Giants have to know that the best candidate to fill their own head coaching vacancy is the guy they just let go.

Jan 11 As the Giants prepare to hold their sixth head coaching interview on Monday, this time with former Falcons coach Mike Smith, two team sources said that Ben McAdoo and Bills coach Doug Marrone have emerged as the early favorites.
Somewhere toward the end of a well-deserved inquisition about the failures of the past football season, Giants general manager Jerry Reese was asked about what qualities he and the team's ownership will look for in the next head coach.
John Mara called it "the toughest decision you ever have to make in this business, by far and away." Making matters worse for the Giants is that the one candidate who probably fits their criteria is the one who walked out their door Tuesday and is interviewing with the Eagles on Monday.

Jan 10 Tom Coughlin's coaching career isn't over just yet, and there's at least a chance it could continue in a familiar place. Sources told FOX Sports on Saturday that the Giants have granted permission to the Eagles to speak to Coughlin.
Tom Coughlin is set to interview with the Eagles for their head coaching vacancy on Monday, just days after he stepped down after 12 seasons as the Giants head coach.
Is this a perfect match? Coughlin despite his age has unbridled energy, but he cannot be viewed as a long-term answer.
Imagine if Ben McAdoo doesn't get the Giants job and decides he doesn't want to stay for a new head coach ... left to cast his lot with Coughlin in Philadelphia?

Jan 9 The tone of the Giants coaching search takes a turn Saturday when they bring in Doug Marrone, especially if, as expected, he tells co-owner John Mara and general manager Jerry Reese during the interview that if hired, he intends to retain Ben McAdoo as the offensive coordinator.
John Mara said on Friday that he was "very disturbed" and "frankly disappointed" in not only Odell Beckham Jr.'s actions on the field against the Panthers several weeks ago, but in how the coaching staff handled the situation.

Jan 8 Special Report - When Tom Coughlin was allowed to resign last Tuesday, after another 6-10 season and after 12 years at the controls, the most obvious question - which was asked - was this: "Why does Coughlin have to go when [general manager] Jerry Reese is allowed to stay?" Good question, no real answer.
There are the Giants all the way down there near the bottom. Tied for 28th in the NFL. Only the Redskins had fewer "hits" than the Giants since Reese took over as general manager.

Jan 7 Breaking down the Giants head coaching candidates: Steve Spagnuoloa is not believed to have any other interest from other teams for either a head coach or defensive assistant opening.
Giants, Eagles both after Ben McAdoo for head coach jobs. The Giants faced the Eagles in a meaningless game on Sunday. Now they are squaring off in a competition with much higher stakes.
New Orleans Coach Sean Payton, who as a former Giants assistant seemed a potential candidate to replace Tom Coughlin as Giants coach, reaffirmed his desire to stay with the Saints.

Jan 6 In an emotional news conference, Tom Coughlin on Tuesday said goodbye to what he called a dream job. With nearly 20 current and former Giants players watching, he made his final appearance after 12 seasons as the team's coach with a typically passionate and high-energy oration.
Tom Coughlin's ability to change as he did after the 2006 season might well be the strongest epitaph to his Giants years, when advice from his family and demands from his owner led him to peel away just enough layers of his legendary toughness to let him connect with his players in a way he never had. The two Super Bowl wins that came after...
Coughlin leaves behind a team that continued to play hard and support him despite underwhelming results since he last won the Super Bowl after the 2011 season. And if you heard him Tuesday, you understood why that loyalty persisted, even through the lean times.

The GM was spared this week, but Giants owner John Mara made it clear that Reese must now fix the mess he's made of the franchise. The Giants have gone 6-10 in back-to-back years, and while Coughlin took the fall for the drop to the cellar, Mara seemed to acknowledge that it was because of the roster Reese assembled. And that roster lacked talent.
The Giants have stuck with Reese, but they have to abandon his draft philosophy. Enough with the Ramses Bardens, Jerrel Jernigans, Clint Sintims, Marvin Austins, the Adrian Robinsons, etc., etc. - the undersized athletes, the small-school wonders, the gems you think you've unearthed by out-scouting everyone else.

Former Giants
Tiki Barber: "I became one of the elite players in the National Football League because Tom Coughlin was a pain in the ass."

Jan 5 - UPDATE Live Presser Updates: John Mara, Steve Tisch, Jerry Reese, Tom Coughlin.
Coordinators Steve Spagnuolo and Ben McAdoo will interview for Giants head coaching job.
John Mara: The Giants mess is on Jerry Reese after third straight losing season.
Did Tom Coughlin really snub Giants co-owner John Mara after press conference?

Jan 5 Tom Coughlin steps down as Giants coach. After 12 seasons and two Super Bowl victories, Tom Coughlin's era as head coach of the Giants is over.
There are two different, distinct images of Tom Coughlin that both illustrate and explain so much about what he accomplished in 12 years as head coach of the Giants.
Nowhere in Tom Coughlin's 289-word farewell statement did he use the word "retire." And there may have been a good reason for that.
Coughlin will immediately become a candidate for several vacant NFL jobs and could be staring across the field at the Giants from an opposing sideline in nine months.

The Giants need a coach who, if the heat's too hot, won't get out of the kitchen. Do the men who run the Giants believe Ben McAdoo to be ready?
Speaking for the first time since news of Tom Coughlin's exit, quarterback Eli Manning told WFAN's Mike Francesa he feels offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo should be a candidate.
There is work to be done to replenish the defense. That's no small task for general manager Jerry Reese, who has been rightfully criticized for not making this the kind of representative defense for which the Giants always have been known.

Giants (6-9) vs Eagles (6-9) - Preview
With two games left the Eagles needed to beat the Redskins and the Giants in order to win the NFC East. Last week on a Saturday night in Philadelphia they took a 38-24 loss which gave the Redskins the title. They lost their head coach a few days later.
Sunday night in Minnesota, the Giants went into their game with the Vikings knowing that they had been eliminated from the playoffs. The Giants were without their star receiver and played one of their worst games of the season. The 49-17 loss could result in them losing their head coach as well.
Giants - Vikings Wrap-Up

Jan 3 Tom Coughlin will go down as one of the greatest coaches in Giants history, every bit as important to the franchise as the legendary Bill Parcells. He will have a place in their Ring of Honor. He may someday get a bust in Canton.
At MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, the atmosphere will be bittersweet as Giants fans could bid goodbye to Tom Coughlin, the persnickety old-school coach who twice led undervalued Giants teams to upset Super Bowl victories.
So as he nears the end of a week in which he clearly was the center of attention among the fans and the media, he has done everything within his power to make this as normal a situation as possible for his players - even though he understands they will be swept up by the storyline at some level.
On Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium against the Philadelphia Eagles, the Giants will attempt to show that belief in their beloved head coach for what very well may be the final time. When they take the field, they've been instructed to think only about the game.

Jan 2 NFL guru gives case for Tom Coughlin - but won't touch Reese. When you are the man to make the call - yea or nay - on the fate of the head coach, there are two evaluations more important than anything else.
After three straight losing seasons, four straight without the playoffs, it feels inevitable that Mara and co-owner Steve Tisch will end the Coughlin Era early next week. But then what? Who's next?
No matter who coaches the Giants next season - whether it is Coughlin for one final run,, or someone else - there is so much to be learned from this giveaway season.

Mercifully, this is the end, for both the Giants and Eagles. There will be no more games after Sunday for the 2015 season. For the Giants, that means no more heartbreaking losses in the final seconds. For the Eagles, that means no more defensive no-shows late in the season and no more Chip Kelly.

The Giants began 2016 with 21 players on injured reserve and are expected to add more later on Friday. This will be the third straight season the Giants will be at or near the top of the NFL in players with season-ending injuries - they had 22 last year - and Tom Coughlin is perplexed by why that continues to be the case.

They were taken one year apart, both first-round draft picks, selected to anchor the defense for years to come. Jason Pierre-Paul was the No. 15 pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, following a long line of Giants pass-rushing defensive ends. Prince Amukamara was taken with the 19th pick in 2011, designed to become a fixture at cornerback. On Sunday, both could be playing in their last game for the Giants.

Jan 1 Special Report - Two lousy teams, playing out the string. Playing for pride. Playing for jobs. Such is the 2015 finale Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium. When the NFL planned out the schedule last spring, most imagined that this game would be the battle for playoff seeding and the NFC East title, just as they saw the Washington-Dallas game, also this Sunday.
Instead, Washington has already won the division; Dallas took an epic fall with Tony Romo out nearly the entire season with a broken clavicle suffered in Week Two. And the Giants were supposed to be on the rise against the preseason favorites, the Eagles.
Instead, neither team can get out of Dodge fast enough. Well, there is something to play for, or play to avoid: The loser of this game will be scheduled for one of the London games in 2016. We'll see who wants to play the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams in Week Seven next year.

When the Giants face the Eagles on Sunday afternoon in the Meadowlands, they won't face the Eagles team that Tom Coughlin expected to see. Why? Because Coughlin wasn't expecting to see Chip Kelly, the Eagles' third-year coach, ousted just days before the end of the season, either.

Given the choice of saying yes or no when asked if he'd like to be back to coach the Giants in 2016, Tom Coughlin added to his own ambiguity by declining to give a definitive answer.
The Giants are the first team since the 1970 merger to miss the playoffs four consecutive seasons after winning a Super Bowl, which is why Coughlin's job - he is signed through 2016 - is considered in jeopardy.
It's been quite a while since the Giants fired a head coach. Not quite as far back as when they last fired a general manager, but it was a different decade, no less.