Quarterback Jim Sorgi came to the New York Giants in the off season with a unique tie to the franchise.   Sorgi, drafted in 2004 by the Colts in the sixth round out of Wisconsin has been backing up a Manning his entire career.  It felt good to have Sorgi in Giants camp; however, after NY [...]

Draft, Free-Agency Fortifies Already Solid Units Last year, injuries turned the Giants’ proud defensive team into a disorganized, nearly non-existent, group.  Four months later, circumstances have radically changed. The Giants have loaded up at nearly every position, which will make for a very competitive and interesting summer in East Rutherford (and Albany).  While the cameras [...]

Yesterday, the Giants possibly tipped their hand a bit when they hosted a slew of draftees at their Meadowlands headquarters. According to Mike Garafolo of NJ.com and SNY, Alabama MLB Rolando McClain and several others were in attendance to meet the Giants’ brass and coaches on Monday. Among the group were highly touted Penn State [...]

Patience Will Pay Off in Long Run The Giants, unlike the Jets, do not feel the need to make a huge splash in this uncapped off-season.  If you look up and down their roster, you pretty much see a playoff team – providing they stay healthy. Last season, just about everything went wrong: injuries to [...]

In a normal year, middle linebackers Kirk Morrison of the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Barrett Ruud  would have struck it rich this off-season in free agency. But this is not a normal year.  Both players, who would have been unrestricted free agents under a normal, capped off-season, suddenly find themselves restricted free [...]

GFB’s John Fennelly was a panelist on Blog Talk Radio’s Football Reporters Online last night. The show was an inside look on how players at the lower levels are being trained and what experts are doing to assist athletes from devastating injury. LISTEN HERE

The Giants are having a busy day.  First they announced the re-signing of Jeff Feagles, erasing doubts about his future.  Now, they are saying they have signed veteran free-agent safety Deon Grant. The Giants will be the 31-year-old Grant’s fourth team as he goes into his 11th season.  He spent the last three years in [...]

Rolle Signing Could Be Biggest Free Agent Splurge For Blue The Giants needed help at safety and got it with the addition of Pro Bowler Antrel Rolle. They did not hesitate in making Rolle the game’s highest-paid safety, but he may be the only big-ticket player the team brings in, for now. The uncapped year [...]

Julius Peppers went to Chicago yesterday and came away $91 million richer.  Karlos Dansby, who was supposed to be courted by a slew of teams, was only offered a contract by the Miami Dolphins.  He took it. And Antrel Rolle, a safety coming off of a Pro Bowl year, was made the richest at his [...]