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Without Osi, Giants may be toast … unless Strahan comes to rescue

The New York Giants shocked the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII mainly because of the excellent pressure the G-Men’s front four put on Tom Brady. Now that unit is missing its two best players. Defensive end Osi Umenyiora, who was the focal point of that line this year with Michael Strahan’s retirement, has been lost [...]

New Orleans Saints Acquire Giants TE Jeremy Shockey

Jeremy Shockey’s days in the Big Apple are now over. ESPN is reporting that the New York Giants traded tight end Jeremy Shockey to the Orleans Saints for a second and fifth-round draft pick. As usual, the deal will be made official once Shockey receives a mandatory physical. This deal has been long overdue. The Giants offered [...]

Did Taylor deal kill Saints’ chances to get Shockey? (update: No it didn’t)

NFL camps open this week, and the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants begin work toward a repeat with their first practice Friday. However, their camp could be a bit of a circus with the potential of unhappy tight end Jeremy Shockey hanging over the team (we won’t even go into Plaxico Burress). Shockey apparently [...]

Giants’ Super Bowl hero fighting for roster spot

David Tyree made one of the greatest catches in Super Bowl history in helping the New York Giants end New England's pursuit of history, but while he's assured of a lasting place in Super Bowl lore, he's not assured of a place on the Giants' roster, says Matt Severance.

2008 NFL Draft Needs: NFC East

Already in arguably the toughest division in professional football, teams from the NFC East are hoping to make it a little tougher after Draft Day by adding top-notch talent to their teams.

Saturday News and Notes: Last chances, homecomings, and more.

The Bears haven’t given up on Rex Grossman yet, apparently. They signed him to a one-year contract on Saturday, and the much-maligned former first-round pick will get one more shot to nail down the starting job.

Top 10 Moments of the 2007 NFL Season: 1-5.

We revealed moments 6-10 of our Top 10 yesterday, and because we don’t want to make you wait too long, here’s moments 5-1.

No Freakin’ Clue: NFC had a different meaning in 2007

  At the start of the 2007 NFL season, it was clear that the NFC was the weaker of the 2 divisions.  Well, it seemed clear then.  The New England Patriots had justed added a slew of free agents to their already talent-laden line-up, the Indianapolis Colts had just come off QB Peyton Manning’s first championship season and [...]