Leftwich, Ward Lead Rejuvenated Unit The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have always been about defense.  That is no longer. The past few seasons the organization has been more offensive minded.  This off-season they replaced Jeff Garcia and Brian Griese at quarterback with Byron Leftwich and rookie Josh Freeman.  The ground game was upgraded with the signing [...]

On his own personal blog, Giants RB Danny Ware declares that he can and can’t replace Derrick Ward this coming season. Immediately after RB Andre Brown was drafted in the 4th round, Ware had this to say: I feel like I can replace Derrick Ward all day every day. But today, Ware took a different [...]

Mike Florio at Pro Football Talk reports that Giants running back Derrick Ward has signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Adam Schefter at NFL.com confirms the deal as well. According to a league source, Ward has agreed to terms on a four-year, $17 million deal. He’ll earn $6 million guaranteed in the first year, $9.25 [...]

Tom Rock on his blog for Newsday writes that Derrick Ward‘s reps will meet with the Giants next week to discuss the possibility of him returning to the Giants next year. Ward, who along with Brandon Jacobs surpassed the 1,000 yard mark plans on being back with the Giants, even though the chances seem remote. [...]

Giants RB Derrick Ward has been nominated for the Week 16 FedEx Ground Award. In order to vote for Derrick head over to NFL.com/FedEx Fans can vote up until 11 a.m. on Friday morning.  $1000 will be donated to the Safe Kids Coalition of New York if Ward wins. Ward is 52 yards short of [...]

Following are some news and notes from various sources on last night’s classic vs Carolina. The Giants rushed for the most yards in a game since 1959, ESPN.com reports. ESPN.com also reports that RB Derrick Ward had the highest yards per carry average in a single game in Giants history at 14.3  His 215 yards [...]

According to Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News, 4th string running back Danny Ware refers to himself as “Water,” a reference to the four classic elements “Earth, Air (Wind), Fire and Water” (and obviously a play on the Giants’ current backfield nickname of “Earth, Wind and Fire”). “I call myself ‘Water.’ I can [...]

Multiple sources are contradicting an earlier report by Pro Football Talk that running back Derrick Ward was with Plaxico Burress when Burress accidentally shot himself. However there apparently was a third member of the team, along with Burress and Antonio Pierce at the Latin Quarter at the night club in New York City at the [...]

The Giants three headed monster was showcased on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown. Hopefully they will post the video later and we will try to bring it to you here, at Giants Football Blog.

Derrick Ward, often the most overlooked of the Giants three headed monster, is averaging a whopping 7.2 a carry on 47 attempts. It seems like Ward is best suited for the shotgun formation, where he seems to pick and choose holes better then anyone. It should be noted that eight games into last year Ward [...]