Speaking with WFAN’s Mike and the Mad Dog today, Giants General Manager Jerry Reese discussed the outcome of the team’s draft class this weekend.

Reese stated that he’s very happy with the picks he made and was pleased to have seen Miami safety Kenny Phillips fall to them at No. 31. The team had him pegged as the top safety in the draft and didn’t expect him to fall all the way to their pick.

Regarding second-round pick Terrell Thomas out of USC, he thinks he will fit well in the Giants press coverage style defense.

Third-round pick wide receiver Mario Manningham had been discussed as a possibility at No. 63 in the second-round, but the team thought there was a chance he’d fall to them in the third-round. There have been reports regarding Manningham’s past use of marijuana, failing drug tests, lying to NFL teams and recording a 6 out of 50 on his Wonderlic Test. Despite all of that, the Giants believe he can be managed well by the team.

Andre Woodson had just too much value to pass on when the Giants were picking with their sixth-round draft choice. A good reason the team liked him was his calm demeanor and how things don’t bother him too much, which Reese stated was very similar to Eli Manning. While he was projected a first-round pick back in November, his stock dropped all the way to the sixth-round due to the fact that he didn’t have a lot of talent around him at Kentucky and his performance at the Senior Bowl was not that great. Supposedly, Mike Martz, coaching Woodson at the Senior Bowl tried to tinker with his delivery and that may have caused him to have a down performance.

All the rumors about the front office disliking Jeremy Shockey are false. Everyone in the organization loves him. The doctors have told them that he will be 100% to start the season. They did not come close to trading Shockey this weekend, despite all the reports. Reese avoided answering whether or not Shockey asked for a trade.

Here’s a couple of tidbits:
- Reese hasn’t taken the time to go over what the NFC East has done during the draft yet.

- The team has signed around 12 undrafted free agents so far.

- They will take four quarterbacks to camp, though five are currently on the roster.

- QB David Carr’s contract is not guaranteed and will have to compete to earn a roster spot with the other two quarterbacks the team will bring to camp.

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Speaking with the media, Giants general manager Jerry Reese stated that he doubts the team will head into training camp with five quarterbacks on the roster.

One of Anthony Wright or Jared Lorenzen will likely be the odd man out.

He also stated that the team believes linebacker Jonathan Goff will be used on the inside, while Bryan Kehl is capable of playing either strongside linebacker or weakside linebacker. Kehl will contribute on special teams right away.

Finally, Reese stated that the team may not have to sign that many undrafted free agents.

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Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News reports that Jared Lorenzen has signed the one-year tender offer given to him by the Giants in February. He was tendered at the low amount of $927,000.

He joins David Carr and Anthony Wright who will battle it out for two of the backup quarterback positions on the team.

Lorenzen, 27, completed 4 of his 8 passes last season for 28 yards. Those are his only regular-season passes in his three years in the league.

The Giants have also made a second-round tender offer to safety James Butler, but he has not yet signed it.

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Mike Garafolo of the Star-Ledger is reporting that the Giants have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with veteran quarterback David Carr.

Adam Schefter of the NFL Network is reporting that the deal is worth $1 million with the ability to make more in incentives.

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Ralph Vacchiano on his blog for the New York Daily News writes that the Giants visit with former Texans linebacker Danny Clark went well and according to a source, and it is more likely than not that he’ll be Giant soon.

Clark had 51 tackles last year.

QB David Carr is visiting the Giants today as well.

Hat tip to Gary Grund for the news.

…added by Gary Grund…

Ernie Palladino of the Journal News is now reporting that the two sides of agreed on a contract.

Update - 8:13 p.m. - Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News says that Clark left without a contract.

…added by Anthony De Rosa…

Update - 7:04 PM March 13th - Michael Eisen of Giants.com reports that the Giants have signed Clark, detail of the deal are not yet know.

Update - 9:11 AM March 14th - The New York Post reports the deal is two years and worth $4 million.

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Mike Garafolo of the Star-Ledger has learned that the Giants will bring in former first overall pick QB David Carr. He will be visiting the team tomorrow night and Wednesday. The Giants are shopping around for a veteran backup quarterback for Eli Manning.

Carr, 28, was the first overall pick of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans. He spent his first five season with Houston before being released after the 2006 season. He signed on to be the backup quarterback with Carolina and ended up starting four games for the Panthers. After taking over as the starter, Carr went down with a back injury and lost the starting job to 44-year old quarterback Vinny Testaverde. He regained the starting job, but went down with a concussion.

The best thing Carr has going for him is that Giants QB coach Chris Palmer was his offensive coordinator for 3 years in Houston.

…added by Anthony De Rosa…

Trent Green, who the Giants had been rumored to once have considered this postseason as a possible second stringer, has agreed to terms with the Rams. Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com reports that it is a three-year, $9 million contract.

Green will be reunited with Al Saunders, his former offensive coordinator in Kansas City.

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