Hakeem Nicks yesterday underwent successful surgery on his right foot, as a screw was inserted to hasten the healing process in the fifth metatarsal bone he fractured while running a route on Thursday during an OTA drill. The surgery was performed in Charlotte, N.C, by foot and ankle specialist Dr. Robert Anderson. The Giants have set a 12-week timetable for Nicks’ return. Adam Schefter of ESPN tweeted “One person familiar with the Nicks fractured foot said it was more like a ‘4 to 6 week’ injury.’’ Nicks’ agent, Peter... [Read More]
Tom Coughlin is already realistic about what to expect with wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, who will have surgery to repair a broken foot today. The New York Giants announced Thursday Nicks will be sidelined 12 weeks as he rehabilitates from the injury, meaning it’s almost certain he will not be ready when training camp begins in two months. Coughlin isn’t thinking start of camp, though, he is thinking start of the regular season. The defending Super Bowl champions kick off the new season Sept. 5 when they host the Dallas... [Read More]
The New York Giants today Giants waived/injured cornerback Brian Witherspoon according to Mike Garafolo of the Newark Star-Ledger. To fill Witherspoon's roster spot, the team signed veteran cornerback Dante Hughes, who attended their rookie camp on a tryout basis. Hughes, 26, was a third-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts in 2007. He spent the past three seasons with the San Diego Chargers and played in all 16 games last year.
With Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks fracturing a bone in his foot during an OTA practice, the door is open for rookie receiver Rueben Randle to see extensive offseason work with the first-team offense. Randle, the Giants' second-round pick, is a big receiver like Nicks and might really benefit from working with Eli Manning between now and August. Randle had 53 catches this past season for 917 yards and eight touchdowns.
New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks broke the fifth metatarsal in his right foot while running a route during a Thursday morning OTA session, the club announced. According to the release, Nicks will undergo surgery with Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday where a screw will be inserted into the broken bone. Nicks faces an expected recovery time of 12 weeks, which means he will miss most, if not all of the team's 2012 training camp, which is scheduled to begin at the University of Albany on... [Read More]
The Super Bowl champion New York Giants will visit the White House on Friday, June 8, coach Tom Coughlin said after the team's organized training activities on Wednesday according to Ebenezer Samuel of the New York Daily News. It's an appointment that the team has been planning ever since February. The Giants received their official invitation to visit the president in Washington, D.C., on the Tuesday morning before their Super Bowl victory parade. Coughlin and the president spoke on a five-minute phone call, during... [Read More]
Former Washington Redskins offensive tackle Sean Locklear said he doesn't know — and believes the coaching staff is still undecided — on whether he'll be on the right or left side for the New York Giants. “Right now, I'm going to be going both sides,” he said, adding that he's doing well learning the new terminology. It helps that Locklear has nine years of NFL experience to rely on. He was originally selected in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of North Carolina State by the Seattle Seahawks, the 6-foot-4,... [Read More]
New York Giants running back Andre Brown is facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing substance ban. However, he told CBSSports.com that he's in the midst of the appeals process. “I don't know what I can and cannot say,” he said. “It was something that I've been on since I've been in the league, which was adderall. I just forgot to fill out some paperwork and that was it.”
DB Brian Witherspoon tore his ACL at practice, coach Tom Coughlin told the media. It is the same ACL he tore before last season. His surgery has yet to be scheduled. DB Antwuan Molden was also carted off, but his injury has not been specified.
Tom Coughlin is the oldest coach in the NFL at age 66 but retirement isn't on his mind according to Gene Frenette of the Florida Times-Union. "I'm not mentally, not physically, ready [to retire]," said Coughlin, who played host to his 17th annual Jay Fund golf tournament Monday to benefit cancer-stricken families on the First Coast. "I feel I have good energy. I'm excited every day. The competitiveness, the nature of the business, is something that I'm still excited about. I don't wander down that path.... [Read More]
Lawrence Taylor's Super Bowl XXV ring eventually sold for more than $230,000 at auction as Osi Umenyiora admitted defeat in his unlikely attempt to claim the prize for the New York Giants great according to the New York Post. The flurry of six-figure offers for the ring saw bidding for the lot extended past its deadline late Saturday before the 30th bid of $192,001 was declared the winner by SCP Auctions. The price rose to $230,401.20 with the addition of the buyer's premium. Current Giants defensive end Umenyiora, who... [Read More]
Friday it was revealed that Lawrence Taylor's son was selling his Super Bowl ring. Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora wants to give the ring back to Taylor. Umenyiora wrote on Twitter, " L.T is a football LEGEND! If 1,000,000 people support him getting his ring back, then its worth it to me to buy it and give it back to him." Bidding for the ring ends tonight. The current bid is $98,525.
While their former teammates with the New York Giants were receiving their Super Bowl XLVI rings, current San Francisco 49ers running back Brandon Jacobs and wide receiver Mario Manningham were on a practice field in Santa Clara, California, 3,000 miles away from the festivities. "I think winning a championship is important, not many people have one and not many people have had a chance to play in a Super Bowl," said Jacobs, who was represented at the ceremony by his wife, Kim.. "I respect that, but... [Read More]
The New York Giants picked up their Super Bowl XLVI championship rings Wednesday night in Manhattan. Now, you can pick up Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl XXV ring. Yep, the defensive ringleader of that team is auctioning off his ring, a potential sign that L.T. is down and out these days. Tom Rock of Newsday reports the ring, being sold through SCPAuctions.com, has 12 bids right now bringing it to $37,982, it’s believed the piece could fetch between $75,000 and $100,000.
Osi Umenyiora said an online article that condemned him as sexist for wishing Eagles running back LeSean McCoy a Happy Mothers Day was "absolutely correct," as he issued an apology Thursday per the New York Post. ESPNChicago anchor Sarah Spain lashed out at the Giants defensive end in an article on the network's site dedicated to women's sports, ESPNW, saying, "Umenyiora still thinks being compared to a woman is the ultimate insult." Umenyiora took a shot at McCoy on Sunday, telling him to... [Read More]
