<p>As the New York Giants began voluntary offseason team activities on Wednesday, Greg Van Roten and Bobby Okereke&nbsp;spoke a little about what it takes to make the team.</p>


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<p>John Harbaugh was introduced as the Giants' new head coach at the team facility on Tuesday.</p>

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