Category Archives: Barry Cofield
DT Barry Cofield was drafted by the Giants in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft
out of Northwestern. He came to the team with a lot of promise and, for the most part, delivered.
In his five years with the Giants, Cofield amassed 210 tackles and 10.5 sacks in 79 games for the Blue. He was a fan favorite, but the Giants decided he was not worth keeping…or they had no shot at keeping him. In Cofield’s final two years as a Giant, the team spent their second-round draft choices on replacements for him.
This summer, after waiting an extra year for free agency to arrive due to the lockout, Cofield was not seriously courted by the Giants, as expected. When the hated Washington Redskins threw a suitcase of money on his lawn, he had no choice but to defect.
“Washington gave me a great opportunity and showed me they really wanted me,” Cofield told Ross Leonhart of Redskins.com last weekend. “If you work hard and do all the right things, you want to be rewarded. That’s what the Redskins did for me.”
Tagged Barry Cofield, New York Giants, Washington Redskins |
I hope the all Giants fans “read between the lines” on the Jerry Reese recent press conference. Back Off, I know what I’m doing…would be the theme.
Now, with that said lets all raise a pint to Jerry Reese and laugh at some of the comments he thinks we should believe. Roll the highlights…
1. “We had a game plan and we are sticking to our game plan” – So what plan would that be? Loosing 3 out of 5 of our top Free Agents and ignore anyone on the open market that might make this team better?
Tagged Free Agency, Jerry Reese |
Yesterday was a very active day for the Giants. They had tough decisions to make coming into this summer and yesterday, they began to make them.
Two-Fifths of their Super Bowl championship offensive line was shown the door. Shaun O’Hara and Richie Seubert were asked to hand in their playbooks.
Seubert was the longest-tenured Giant and O’Hara has been the team’s starting center since arriving from Cleveland in 2004 via free agency.
One or both could be back, but not immediately. Both are coming off major off-season surgeries and still need more time to get into field shape.
Cofield proved too pricey for Jints.
The Giants also dumped OL Shaun Andrews after failing to renegotiate the ridiculous contract extension they gave him last summer. These three moves shaved nearly $13 million off the Giants’ salary cap, something they desperately needed to do.
This was not a bloodletting as some may have led you to believe. All three moves were needed and make sense. Adam Koets will move to center and he will be backed up by Kevin Boothe (who the Giants re-signed yesterday) and Ohio State product Jim Cordle, who is on the practice squad.
Mitch Petrus or David Diehl will move to Seubert’s guard spot, depending on how well OT Will Beatty fares in camp.
On the UDFA front, the Giants brought in Boston College LB Mark Herzlich. (The guys here were so excited yesterday they spelled his name wrong several times). Herzlich comes with a great backstory as a cancer survivor and a favorite of another BC alum: Giants’ CEO John Mara.
Will he make the team? Who knows? If he doesn’t, it won’t be from a lack of effort on his part or lack of support from the team and the fans.
The Giants announced their summer practice scheduleyesterday. All the sessions will be at night and open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. You can thank the new CBA for the times as two-a-days are a thing of the past.
As the day closed, we were hit with the solution to one of our great debates here: Barry Cofield. The debate is over now, folks, because Cofield will reportedly sign a six-year deal with Washington for approximately $36 million.
Oh, and did we mention…..Plaxico Burress is coming to Timex this week to meet with Jerry Reese and Tom Coughlin. We kid you not. (more)
Tagged New York Giants Blogs, NFL Free Agency |
Giants defensive tackle Barry Cofield is featured in one of ESPN.com’s “Faces of lockout” stories where he talks about the effects of the NFL’s labor issues:
The most difficult part to swallow for the New York Giants’ defensive tackle is the uncertainty. While the future of the NFL hangs in the balance this summer, the earning potential of fifth-year players like Cofield will be determined as well.
After producing the best season of his career with 54 tackles and four sacks while playing on a one-year restricted free agent tender in 2010, Cofield is finally ready to cash in on his first big contract. But the lockout has left his status up in the air. Like some other fifth-year players, Cofield could become an unrestricted free agent. Or, depending on how it all plays out, the 27-year-old could be a restricted free agent again.
“It is rough,” Cofield recently said. “Being restricted last year, it wasn’t as frustrating. I don’t know. Just to have it happen one year, I took it in stride. I was looking forward to the next season. But now with all the labor strife, and the prospect of being restricted again, it is starting to weigh on me.”
Click here for more.
Tagged Barry Cofield, New York Giants, NFL Lockout |
Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot of chatter from and about Giants’ DT Barry Cofield. 
I’m not sure why. The guy is a fine player, but let’s face it – if he had been allowed to test the free agent waters, he would have been gone long ago. That’s a fact.
Why do you think the Giants drafted Linval Joseph in the second round last year: in preparation for Cofield’s departure.
The labor situation has prohibited Cofield from becoming a free agent, forcing him to accept tenders the past two seasons. He is technically still a Giant and he is understandably not happy.
The Giants have not shown him the love they have shown some of their other veteran stars prompting fans to side with the steady Cofield. The Giants are simply following the rules of the game. People are not understanding fully.
Tagged New York Giants Blogs |
Barry Cofield wants nothing more than to return to the Giants, but he understands that might not happen. Cofield needs a new contract and the Giants just used their second round pick on defensive tackle Marvin Austin. The lockout adds even more uncertainty.
“It definitely does make you think that maybe they are preparing for life without me and if that is the case, then so be it,” said Cofield according to ESPN New York’s Ohm Youngmisuk.
“I would love to be back with the Giants. Hopefully we can work out a long-term deal. That would definitely be my first choice but you don’t always get to script it. You don’t always get that fairy tale Michael Strahan ending.”
More from Ohm Youngmisuk’s article:
After enjoying his most productive season as a pro with a career-high 54 tackles and four sacks, Cofield is looking to finally cash in after having to play under a one-year restricted free-agent deal.
But Cofield, 27, is one of many players who might be a restricted free agent again depending on what the collective bargaining agreement will be for the 2011 season.
The defensive tackle, who has been a bargain for the Giants as a starter for all of his five seasons, reiterated that he does not want play under the RFA one-year tender for the second straight year. The Giants tendered Cofield in case he is a restricted free agent. If he is asked to play for his tender for a second straight year, Cofield said he will consider requesting a trade so he can try to secure a longer contract.
“Hopefully I can work something out with the Giants,” said Cofield, who was nearly traded to New Orleans during last year’s draft before he and the Saints were unable come to terms on a new deal. “And if not, hopefully they will give me my chance to get out there and test the waters.”
Tagged Barry Cofield, New York Giants |
You have to admit in any sport, you must be strong down the middle. The Giants may be thinking just that in this year’s draft. It is well known they need to shore up the middle of the offense by adding a successor to Shaun O’Hara at center, but it is also becoming apparent that the middle of the defensive line needs help, too.
A defensive tackle in the first round is making more and more sense as the draft approaches.
The selection of interior lineman by the Giants early in this draft would not be a total surprise, but order in which these players are selected might be. The Giants could use a center, and Florida’s Mike Pouncey could still be available when they choose in Round One two weeks from now. But if he is not, the Giants may simply shift gears and choose a defensive tackle.
They can look OL/C in Round Two, where Rimington Trophy winner Jake Kirkpatrick of TCU may be staring right at them. Doubtful, since Dallas may snatch him up beforehand.
Forget OT. Diehl, Beatty and McKenzie are all returning and none of the rookie OTs in this draft are going to supplant them if they are all healthy.
Tagged Muhammad Wlikerson, New York Giants Blogs |
“I love the Giants but if I have to move on, that’s the business of it.”
- Giants’ DT Barry Cofield, who – for the second straight season – has been tendered by the Giants. Depending on how the labor negotiations pan out, Cofield, a six-year veteran who would normally be eligible for free-agency, could be forced to play for the tender price of $1.7 million this year.
There is a growing concern that Cofield could hold out and possibly force a trade. Not the worst of scenarios, however. Had there been an unrestricted free-agency period this off-season, chances were the Giants would have lost him, anyway.
That is the reason why they drafted Linval Joseph last year in the second round.
One day…a bunch of egomaniacs will put down there pride and move on. And realize the rest of us….are just trying to
make it through the day!
Let’s talk football…why? Because we can.
Did you ever see a player….who just had “IT”?
It might be a player that at one time you didn’t know his name, his college stats, his bench press, or his hometown. But when he stepped on the field he made everything more exciting? The more you watched, the more you marveled at his speed, his power, his ability to make other great players look…human.
Once in a while…a special player you expected to have “IT”…actually lives up to or surpasses your expectations.
Casey Matthews seems to be that guy.
Tagged Brian Urlacher, Casey Matthews, DeMeco Ryans, James Laurinaitis |
The Giants went through the motion of tendering their eligible restricted free agents this afternoon.
Keep in mind, these tenders are in accordance with the rules of the expiring CBA. It’s anyone’s guess if these offers will be applicable, binding or worthless once a new CBA is reached.
from SNY contributor Mike Garafolo….
The Giants extended tenders today to their potential free agents with only four or five years experience: DEMathias Kiwanuka (unknown level), WR Steve Smith (unknown), RBAhmad Bradshaw (second round), DTBarry Cofield (second round) TE Kevin Boss (second round), DE Dave Tollefson (second round). There’s no word yet on WR/KR Domenik Hixon, but you can bet the disparity in negotiations between the owners and the NFL Players’ Association he got one.
Tagged New York Giants Blogs | ← Older posts
