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New York Giants: Biggest Camp Battle
Months leading up to the NFL Draft, many felt that the New York Giants biggest weakness was at the middle linebacker position. After all, the last time the Giants had an All-Pro MLB was Aaron Pierce. Last season, due to injuries; the Giants needed to bring back Chase Blackburn; who they cut in pre-season to band-aid the MLB position. There were prospects such as Luke Kuechly and...
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Chase Blackburn is the Giants starting MLB going into camp
Reuters/Jeff Haynes
Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell confirmed the news on Friday all the while indicating Blackburn will have to work hard to guarantee the position will stay his. Says Fewell , “Chase goes back to that role. (Mark) Herzlich will have an opportunity to compete for that role. Greg Jones will have an opportunity to compete for that role. And we’re not...
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Giants Will Play Chase Blackburn As Two-Down MLB
Chase Blackburn will be the New York Giants' starting middle linebacker when the team begins its training camp next month, but the role has apparently shifted into a one- or two-down position, according to the New York Daily News. Defensive coordinator Perry Fewell told the newspaper on Friday that Blackburn, a seven-year veteran who was the starting middle linebacker to end...
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Chase Blackburn is back with the New York Giants
Special teams ace and Super Bowl hero Chase Blackburn re-signed with the Giants for the 2012 season. Blackburn has been a part of the Giants past two super bowl winning teams, first as primarily a special teams player, then this past season as the starting middle linebacker down the stretch.
Blackburn was a substitute teacher for most of last season until the giants re-signed him...
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April 18, 2012
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April 18, 2012
Giants re-sign MLB Chase Blackburn
The New York Giants have re-signed middle linebacker Chase Blackburn, a key to their run to last season's Super Bowl title.
Also a special teams leader, Blackburn was out of football last year until late November, when the Giants brought him back following injuries to other linebackers. His steady play culminated in an interception of Tom Brady's pass in the 21-17 Super...
Via AP on Fox
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April 17, 2012
Giants bring back Chase Blackburn
According to Ebenezer Samuel of the New York Daily News, the New York Giants have re-signed veteran linebacker Chase Blackburn to a one-year deal.
This past season, Blackburn wasn’t signed by the Giants until midway through the season and played in his first game of the season against the Green Bay Packers. He made an immediate impact right away by intercepting an Aaron Rodgers...
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April 15, 2012
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April 15, 2012
Waiting game Blackburn may not return to Giants
GIANTS NOTES
The requests continue to flow in, one after another as if there's not enough of Chase Blackburn to go around.
"It's been ridiculous, actually,'' Richard Katz, Blackburn's agent, yesterday told The Post. "He's a pretty popular guy. His tale is an incredible tale.''
The question is whether that tale ended with Blackburn starting...
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March 03, 2012
Giants' Chase Blackburn gets Super Bowl hero's welcome in Jersey City's McGinley Square
The chant of "Let's go Giants!" echoed loudly from McGinley Square in Jersey City this morning when Giants' linebacker Chase Blackburn, one of the heroes of Super Bowl XLVI, appeared to receive a key to the city from Mayor Jerramiah Healy
Via Beat Writers Blog
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February 08, 2012
Chase Blackburn: From Substitute Teacher to Super Bowl Champ
You all know the main story lines from Super Bowl XLVI, a game in which the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 21-17. But do you know Chase Blackburn?
It is incredible how life works sometimes. Blackburn was a main stay on the Giants for several years, mostly contributing as a special teams player.
However, in 2011 the Giants sought a clear plan to improve their linebacking...
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February 06, 2012
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February 06, 2012
Giants LB Chase Blackburn Was Teaching Middle School Math in November
Chase Blackburn has been the Giants’ leading tackler the past four games, which isn’t too bad for a guy who was teaching middle school math seven weeks ago.
Blackburn was signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent out of Akron in 2005. He played six seasons with the team, recording 210 tackles, four safeties, and two interceptions. But after the lockout, the Giants...
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January 10, 2012
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January 10, 2012
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