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Pierce: Giants Not Ready For Season

By John Fennelly on Sep 02, 2010, 12:14 pm

“I’m concerned, because I just don’t see the energy,” said Pierce, now an NFL analyst for ESPN. “You don’t see that swagger that we always talked about, that me-against-the-world attitude. They can sit there and say all the right things, but you know that’s not a confident group right now. I see a team just [...]

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Watch: AP Breaks Down Giants-Jets

By John Fennelly on Aug 17, 2010, 9:18 pm

Former Giants MLB Antonio Pierce is now a member of ESPN’s NFL Live crew. He and former Patriots’ MLB Tedy Bruschi share their thoughts about last night’s 31-16 win over the Jets.

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Antonio Pierce Retires, Joins ESPN

By John Fennelly on Jul 09, 2010, 7:30 am

Former Giant Linebacker Is Now TV Analyst

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GFB Fan Feedback: Grading Jerry Reese

By J. Williams on Jul 08, 2010, 2:25 pm

I think we can all agree that Jerry Reese is a good GM, who has mostly done his part in providing the Giants with the players that the team needs to win. On the surface it would seem that little of last season’s shortcomings were due to Reese’s personnel decisions, and are more attributable to [...]

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GFB Fan Feedback: Analyzing the MLB Predicament

By J. Williams on Jun 10, 2010, 9:44 am

Hello GFB community. I will be doing a weekly blog post, focusing on areas where I think the Giants could use some improvement. Expect to see me every Thursday. For my first post I thought I would try to establish a rubric, so to speak, for my own dissatisfaction with the MLB situation.  I know [...]

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Saturday Morning Shootaround

By John Fennelly on May 29, 2010, 9:53 am

Brother of Kiwanuka Hurt in Cycle Accident The older brother of Giants’ DE Mathias Kiwanuka is in critical condition this morning.  Benedict Kiwanuka, 32, was thrown from his mortorcycle after colliding with a car on an Indianapolis street yesterday. According to FOX News…… Mathias, 27, riding alongside his brother, was not seriously hurt, according to [...]

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NY Giants Almost Traded DT Barry Cofield To Saints

By Craig Santucci on May 12, 2010, 2:08 am

So how good is the Giants second round draft pick,  Linval “The Anvil” Joseph?  The Giants must have thought pretty highly of the young defensive tackle from East Carolina if veteran DT, Barry Cofield became trade worthy. Similar to the safety situation of 2009, The Giants are very thin at Defensive Tackle and putting Barry [...]

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Writing Was On Wall For Pierce

By John Fennelly on Feb 11, 2010, 2:56 pm

The news today that the Giants parted ways with MLB and defensive captain Antonio Pierce should come as no surprise to anyone. Pierce’s neck injury is possibly a career-ending one, depending on who you talk to.  With one year to go on his contract, it was a 50-50 chance that he could play this year [...]

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Read: Pierce Cut

By Jon Schneider on Feb 11, 2010, 1:37 pm

According to Mike Garafolo of the Newark Star-Ledger, Antonio Pierce has been cut. Pierce, who had one season left on his contract, was cut most likely due to the bulging disk in his neck. The transaction is said to be announced shortly.

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Pierce Out For Season, May Be Done As Giant

By Rich Resch on Nov 30, 2009, 6:42 pm

According to Ralph Vacchiano of the NY Daily News, the Giants have placed middle linebacker Antonio Pierce on the IR, ending his season. This is not a huge surprise, given his injury (bulging disc in his neck). Still, Pierce was shocked by the news. Vacchiano also states that the Giants hope former fifth round pick [...]

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