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The 2008 GFB Draft MVP

By Anthony De Rosa on Apr 27, 2008, 6:09 pm

The 2008 Giants Football MVP goes to Gary Grund. I have to give special thanks to Gary for all his hard work this weekend, keeping up with the latest draft news throughout the day. The coverage we provided this weekend could not have been possible without Gary’s tireless efforts. Make sure you check out his [...]

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Mario Manningham Highlight Video

By Anthony De Rosa on Apr 27, 2008, 11:41 am

Check out Super Mario highlights…

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Giants Take Wide Reciever Manningham

By Anthony De Rosa on Apr 27, 2008, 11:39 am

The Giants took a WR with their 3rd Round pick (95th overall), the 6’0 182lb Mario Manningham of Michigan. Mario Manningham fell because of a drug test and slower than expected combine time, but he’s a tremendous talent and I see this as a high risk, high reward type pick at a position the Giants [...]

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New England On The Clock, Giants On Deck

By Anthony De Rosa on Apr 27, 2008, 11:32 am

The Patriots are set to make the 94th pick of the draft and then we will find out who the Giants choose with the 95th overall. I would predict the Giants look at add a linebacker, after already addressing the corner and safety positions. UPDATE 11:34 ET : Patriots choose SDSU QB Kevin O’Connell. Interesting [...]

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Jerry Reese Comments On Draft Day One

By Anthony De Rosa on Apr 27, 2008, 9:30 am

Giants general manager Jerry Reese spoke to the media regarding the events of the draft after the Saints made their second round pick. Here is the full transcript. Q: Any thoughts on trading Jeremy Shockey? A: Can we talk about our draft pick? Q: I figured I would get to the big stuff right off [...]

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Fallout From Shockey Saint Dance?

By Anthony De Rosa on Apr 27, 2008, 9:00 am

It appears that Jeremy Shockey will remain a Giant after all, but will the whole affair have an effect on an already fractured relationship between the outspoken tight end and the reigning Super Bowl champs. At the end of the day, the Saints’ offer of their second-round pick (40th overall) and either a sixth-round pick [...]

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Day One : Your Reactions

By Anthony De Rosa on Apr 27, 2008, 7:00 am

I’m curious about your thoughts on Day One of the 2008 NFL Draft. Post your comments here about how you think the Giants did on Saturday and what you think they should look to do on Sunday.

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SNY Video : Day One Wrap Up

By Anthony De Rosa on Apr 26, 2008, 7:48 pm

Brian of TheJetsBlog and I reflect on an exciting day for New York football fans. I want to give special thanks to Matthew Cerrone of Mets Blog for acting as our producer today. He did a tremendous job and I think I speak for Brian as well in expressing our gratitude and appreciation for his [...]

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Saints Take CB, Shockey Appears Safe

By Anthony De Rosa on Apr 26, 2008, 7:23 pm

The Saints elected not to trade their second round pick and took Indiana CB Tracy Porter instead, which would seem to mean that Jeremy Shockey is going to remain a Giant unless the Saints offer a first rounder in next year’s draft or another mystery team enters the picture. Another theory is that the Saints [...]

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