Hakeem Nicks' Agent Says His Absence From Giants Mini-Camp Not Contract Related
Peter Schaffer, the agent for New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, says the Yahoo! Sports report that his client missed day one of Organized Team Activities (OTAs) because he's unhappy with his current contract, is absolutely false. However, Schaffer has declined to comment on why, exactly, Nicks did miss day one and is also expected to miss day two.
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Hakeem Nicks’ Agent Says His Absence From Giants Mini-Camp Not Contract Related
Peter Schaffer, the agent for New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, says the Yahoo! Sports report that his client missed day one of Organized Team Activities (OTAs) because he’s unhappy with his current contract, is absolutely false. However, Schaffer has declined to comment on why, exactly, Nicks did miss day one and is also expected to miss day two.
“New York Giants wide...
Giants Re-Sign WR Ramses Barden
Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News reports that the Giants have re-signed WR Ramses Barden.
Barden, 27, did not play for much of the season behind WR Hakeem Nicks, Victor Cruz and Rueben Randle, but in limited time he played due to a Nicks injury in game four Barden recorded nine catches for 138 yards, so he can be effective when needed. The signing is likely for depth and...
New York Giants 2013 OTA Day 1 Recap: Wide Receiver Issues?
Mandatory Credit: Jim O’Connor-USA TODAY Sports
The first full organized team activities took place yesterday in East Rutherford, NJ. We all knew that wide receiver Victor Cruz wouldn’t show up, but then another one didn’t show, and no one knew why. The first question for head coach Tom Coughlin after practice was “What is Hakeem Nicks’ status?” Coughlin’s reply, as...
Report: Hakeem Nicks’ absence from OTA’s not linked to contract
It was reported last night by Yahoo! Sports that Hakeem Nicks hasn’t shown up for the Giants OTA’s because of his contract. That’s actually not the case.
According to Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports, Nicks’ absence doesn’t have to do with his contract.
Although Nicks and agent Peter Schaffer have declined to explain why Nicks missed a voluntary offseason training activity...
Giants rumors: Hakeem Nicks unhappy about contract
New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks was a no-show at
team OTAs on Wednesday, and it wasn’t initially clear what the reason was for
his absence. Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports reports it was Nicks’ unstated goal to
show he was unhappy about his current contract situation.
While that’s the report, Nicks’ agent strongly denied that
the wide receiver’s absence was due...
Hakeem Nicks, Victor Cruz absent from Giants’ workout
The New York Giants two best wide receivers, Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks, were not in attendance for Wednesday’s practice at the Timex Performance Center. Cruz’s absence was not a surprise, because he hasn’t signed a contract for the 2013 season. But Nicks was expected to be on the field with his teammates.
Report: Hakeem Nicks skipped OTA’s because he wants a new contract
We reported earlier today that New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks didn’t show for the start of OTA’s.
According to Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports, Nicks decided not to show up because he’s unhappy about his contract and wanted to send the Giants a message.
As if the New York Giants and Victor Cruz weren’t involved in enough of a stare down, fellow wide receiver...
Giants WR Hakeem Nicks A Surprise No-show At OTAs
Nobody expected Victor Cruz to show up for the Giants' OTA workout on Wednesday. That Hakeem Nicks also didn't show up, however, was a much larger surprise. Nicks, who was in Manhattan just a night earlier, was nowhere to be found at the Giants facility on Wednesday, a concerning absence. Cruz is embroiled in an ongoing contract dispute with the Giants, so few expected him...
Giants open OTAs without Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks
With the Giants kicking off organized team activities today, wide receiver Hakeem Nicks was noticeably absent (Credit: AP Photo)
As the New York Giants and wide receiver Victor Cruz continue to negotiate a long-term contract, the team was not expecting him to arrive for Wednesday’s organized team activities. However, what the Giants were not expecting was for wide receiver Hakeem...
Giants kick off OTA without WRs Cruz and Nicks
Coach Tom Coughlin and the New York Giants knew Victor Cruz wouldn't show up for the organized team activity without a contract, so his absence was expected.
Not so with fellow receiver Hakeem Nicks.
Nicks surprised Coughlin Wednesday when he failed to show up for the team's first voluntary workout. The coach was given no explanation.
Nicks' agent, Peter Schaffer,...
Hakeem Nicks wants to be a leader then misses OTAs
Apparently, Hakeem Nicks doesn’t understand that leaders lead. The New York Giants fifth-year wide receiver who is entering into the final year of his rookie contract, claims that he is ready to be a leader. That’s what he told reporters just last night in Manhattan: Via NYDN: Younger wideouts come up to him and ask him questions about “their routes, stuff about the offense...
Hakeem Nicks Is Feeling Great
New York wideout Hakeem Nicks, who had a knee scope earlier this offseason, told Ralph Vacchiano he's "feeling as good as I've felt in awhile."Fantasy Spin:That's great news for Nicks' fantasy owners and Eli Manning owners too. A healthy Nicks is a top-10 fantasy receiver. Now if the Giants can just get the Victor Cruz situation under control they can have...
Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nick don’t show up for Giants OTA’s
Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz wasn’t expected to show up for this week’s voluntary organized team activities and he didn’t, according to Ohm Youngmisuk ofESPNNewYork.com.
The Giants were also missing their other top receiver, Hakeem Nicks. Head coach Tom Coughlin expressed some disappointment that he didn’t show up, per Art Stapleton of the Bergen Record.
Nicks would...
Tom Coughlin: Victor Cruz contract is ‘a concern’
Victor Cruz remains the New York Giants only restricted free agent still unsigned, which concerns coach Tom Coughlin. “It has to be a concern because when the restricted free agency period is over, you would hope
Giants draft two defensive lineman: ‘Two really good football players’
The New York Giants front office says they are excited about their young defensive lineman selections taken in the second and third rounds of the 2013 NFL Draft. The Giants selected Ohio State defensive tackle Jonathan Hankins in the second round and Texas A&M defensive end Damontre Moore in the 3rd.
Giants draft OT Justin Pugh at No. 19
With the 19th overall pick, the New York Giants selected Syracuse tackle Justin Pugh. Giants general Manager said he could not pass up on the 6-foot-4, 301-pound tackle who is very versatile. “Terrific football player,” Reese said. “We think he is really versatile.
Giants WR Hakeem Nicks Talks Draft Day And Almost Losing A Foot
The Big Leagues We ask the big Giants wide receiver 10 questions you may be familiar with.
Giants WR Hakeem Nicks Taking It "Easy" But Not "Slow" With Comeback This Time
The left knee that hampered him late last season is fully healed, and the right foot injury he suffered last preseason is a distant memory. But that doesnt mean that Hakeem Nicks was working hard when he hit the practice field last week for the Giants first week of voluntary workouts.
No, after years of little injuries and rushed recoveries, the Giants No. 1 wideout said he...
Giants WR Hakeem Nicks Says His Knee Surgery A Little Minor Procedure
Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks said Thursday the surgery he had on his knee following the season was a little minor procedure and hes already running.
Im looking at the bigger picture right now, Nicks said. My goal is to be full-go by training camp.
Source: New York Post
Hakeem Nicks won’t talk about his contract situation
It was reported earlier this offseason that the New York Giants plan on extending Hakeem Nicks’ contract.The media caught up with Nicks and asked him about the progress of his contract talks with the Giants.“I don’t really negotiate my contract in the media,” said Nicks, per the New York Daily News. “Let my agent do that. I just play football.”Just like Cruz, I believe...
Justin Tuck: Victor Cruz can miss offseason if he’s in Giants uniform Week 1
New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck said it would have shown “good faith” if unrestricted free agent Victor Cruz had put aside his contract difference with the team and shown up for the Giants offseason conditioning program.
Giants motivated to be first team to play Super Bowl in own stadium
Giants.com The New York Giants began their offseason conditioning program this week ready to use what happened last season as motivation for this season. The Giants led the NFC East for most of last season, but lost key games in December against Atlanta and Baltimore. Despite
Giants’ Hakeem Nicks recovering from knee surgery
New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks was so banged up
for much of last season that he wasn’t the normal threat in the passing game
that he has been over the years. The wide out hoped to return to form over the
offseason, and he’s showing good signs of accomplishing that goal as he
continues to recover from knee surgery.
Nicks told reporters – including Gregg Rosenthal...
Hakeem Nicks’ knee is holding up fine so far
New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks says he didn’t suffer any setbacks with his knee while he was working out with Eli Manning at Duke last week.
“We got some good work in,” Nicks said, via Giants.com. “It was good for me to just get my feet back up under me a little bit and it was my first time running routes with Eli. So it was good. I feel good; there weren’t...
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