T-Rock's Take on the Giants
First step toward a dynasty?
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The Super Bowl champs were in business mode on Wednesday – the first day of OTAs. For many, it was the first step toward putting their memorable 2011 season (and the rings that came with it) behind them.
There were no pads, nor shells. But it felt like football, several players said. And after an offseason filled with Super Bowl appearances, ring ceremonies and next week’s visit to the White...
Surprise, surprise: Osi’s a no-show
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OTAs, of course, are voluntary. So it was no surprise that Osi Umenyiora was nowhere to be seen. The disgruntled defensive end, who is in the final season of a seven-year, $41.38-million dollar deal, wants a new contract – and he has yet to get it.
DT Chris Canty and TE Jake Ballard also were no-shows, along with rookie TE Adrien Robinson, who is finishing up at the University of Cincinnati.
In...
At 65, Coughlin not ready to retire
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Tom Coughlin has reached retirement age, but the Giants' 65-year-old coach has no immediate plans of collecting his Social Security check.
"I'm not mentally, not physically, ready [to retire]," said Coughlin, who hosted the 17th annual Jay Fund golf tournament Monday to benefit cancer-stricken families in the Jacksonville area. "I feel I have good energy. I'm excited every...
Coughlin to receive Army honor
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Giants coach Tom Coughlin will receive the U.S. Army's Outstanding Civilian Service Award Wednesday night at Fort Myer in Virginia.
The Award will be presented by Gen. Raymond T. Odierno , the Army's Chief of Staff and an occasional visitor to Coughlin's NFL team.
The citation presented to Coughlin will read:
"For outstanding service to the United States Army, Soldiers...
LT's ring goes for $230,401 ... but not to Osi
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If you had an extra quarter mil lying around and wanted to buy the Super Bowl XXV ring that once belonged to Lawrence Taylor, the bad news is that you’re too late.
The ring, which has been up for auction this week through Taylor’s son (known as T.J.), was sold overnight after an extended bidding period for $230,401. SCPAuctions.com, which sold the ring, did not disclose the purchaser. The...
If Osi gets to a million followers, he says he'll buy LT's ring
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Osi Umenyiora wasn’t on hand to pick up his own Super Bowl ring this week, but he might be in the market for someone else’s.
The Giants defensive end announced on Twitter this morning that if he reaches one million followers on the social media site he will buy Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl XXV ring and return it to the Giants legend. Taylor’s ring, which he had given to his son, is being auctioned...
Report: LT wasn't aware SBXXV ring was for sale
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It’s LT’s ring, but it’s apparently not his auction.
Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl XXV ring, which is being auctioned off by SCPAuctions.com, was put up for sale not by the Hall of Fame linebacker but by his son, T.J., to whom Taylor had given the championship memento. According to FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer, who spoke with him, Taylor had no idea the ring was being auctioned off.
“LT wasn't...
Weatherford drop-kicks Sanchez' maturation
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Before he was a Super Bowl-winning punter for the Giants, running around Manhattan with a big diamond ring and a football helmet on his head this week, Steve Weatherford was a Jet. And as a Jet, he was a teammate of Mark Sanchez’ when the kid from USC first arrived in town.
On an NFL.com podcast this week, Weatherford said he hasn’t noticed much progress from those first few days when Sanchez...
Osi Umenyiora apologizes to women for wishing McCoy a Happy Mother's Day
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Osi Umenyiora has apologized for wishing LeSean McCoy a “Happy Mothers Day” on Twitter last weekend. Although it should be noted he did not apologize to McCoy.
What he did was recognize that his comments were disrespectful to women after an article was written on the matter by Sarah Spain for espnW.
“@SarahSpain is absolutely correct in her article,” Umenyiora tweeted Thursday. “I wasnt...
Justin Tuck wants to return to Pro Bowl level
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At one point during the 2011 season, Justin Tuck was playing at such a low level that he declared: “I (stink).” Only he didn’t say stink.
Well, it turns out not everyone agreed. Perhaps he salvaged some of the season in the final six weeks – as all of the Giants seemed to do – but Tuck was named to the NFL Network’s list of the top 100 players in the league. He was unveiled last night at number...
