With the preseason winding down, the Giants will be playing their final preseason game August 29th against the New England Patriots.Most of the Giants' starters will not see action in the final game as they will rest and prepare for the season opener against the Dallas Cowboys on September 5th.Unfortunately, there are still players fighting for roster spots and this final game could be there last chance to show the coaches what they can do.I have put together my latest list of who the Giants might keep and put on the 53-man roster for opening day.There were some tough choices to make in some areas and some not so tough choices in other areas. With that being said; I give you my selections of the Giants' 53-man roster for opening day:Offense (25)Quarterbacks (2) – Most recently, the Giants have been carrying only two quarterbacks on the active roster, and I expect this year to be the same. Currently, Eli Manning has started 119 consecutive regular (not including 11 postseason...
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PLAYERS:
Chase Blackburn,
Eli Manning,
David Carr,
Ryan Perrilloux,
Ahmad Bradshaw,
Henry Hynoski,
David Wilson,
Joe Martinek,
Andre Brown,
Martellus Bennett,
Bear Pascoe,
Adrien Robinson,
Travis Beckum,
Hakeem Nicks,
Victor Cruz,
Domenik Hixon,
David Douglas,
Isaiah Stanback,
Brandon Collins,
Dan DePalma,
Julian Talley,
Ramses Barden,
Lynn Swann,
Jerrel Jernigan,
Chris Snee,
David Baas,
David Diehl,
Kevin Boothe,
Sean Locklear,
Matt McCants,
Brandon Mosley,
Mitch Petrus,
James Brewer,
Justin Tuck,
Osi Umenyiora,
Jason Pierre-Paul,
Linval Joseph,
Rocky Bernard,
Chris Canty,
Shaun Rogers,
Adrian Tracy,
Markus Kuhn,
Marvin Austin,
Dwayne Hendricks,
Marcus Thomas,
Adewale Ojomo,
Mathias Kiwanuka,
Michael Boley,
Keith Rivers,
Mark Herzlich,
Jacquian Williams,
Spencer Paysinger,
Greg Jones,
Jake Muasau,
Tyler Sash,
Antrel Rolle,
Kenny Phillips,
Will Hill,
Stevie Brown,
Chris Horton,
Prince Amukamara,
Jayron Hosley,
Terrell Thomas,
Corey Webster,
Michael Coe,
Justin Tryon,
Dante Hughes,
Lawrence Tynes,
Zak DeOssie
TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New England Patriots
TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New England Patriots
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