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Giants Ink Travis Beckum

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:05:05 -0500

The Giants continued to lock up their rookie class Monday, signing tight end Travis Beckum to an undisclosed deal. The second of three third-round picks by the Giants, Beckum is known as a catch-first tight end. He will eventually complement starter Kevin Boss, who is already one of the best blocking tight ends in football. The Wisconsin [...]

Top Five Fantasy Football Rookies

Sat, 16 May 2009 09:03:02 -0500

Some exciting rookies were taken in the 209 NFL Draft and it seems every year a few of these rookies make an immediate splash in Fantasy Football. When you are putting together your fantasy Football Draft board in a few months, don't sleep on these rookies. 1. RB Donald Brown, Indianapolis ColtsThis kid has it all and will likely be remembered as one of the steals of the 2009 NFL Draft. He led the nation in rushing in 2008 with 2,083 yards. He has it all, speed (4.46), size (5' 11&quo...

Giants Might Use Rookie Travis Beckum At H-back

Thu, 07 May 2009 22:46:11 -0500

It's been 6 1/2 months since Travis Beckum has participated in a football practice. Beckum will take part in the Giants' rookie minicamp Friday and...

Travis Beckum-Biography

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:31:18 -0500

Giants.com has a biography of Travis Beckum: OVERVIEW It seems that every time someone doubts Beckum’s ability, he proves everyone wrong. When he first arrived on campus, the coaching staff doubted that he would be anything more than a “warm body” sitting on the bench. After all, how many 215-pound defensive ends have ever played in the [...]

Coughlin Talking About Targets

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:31:12 -0500

Tom Coughlin was on NFL Network talking about the three receivers/tight end the Giants selected. Tom Rock of Newsday has the story: Tom Coughlin was on NFL Network just a few minutes ago and was talking about three picks in particular: Hakeem Nicks, Ramses Barden and Travis Beckum. It sounds like they’ll want to get these guys going [...]

Travis Beckum-Scouting Report

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:48:54 -0500

Here is Travis Beckum’s scouting report from draftcountdown.com: Strengths: Excellent athleticism…Great speed and quickness with a burst…Long arms…Very soft hands…Terrific body control and ball skills…Good leaper…Smooth and runs good routes…Can get down the seam and stretch the field vertically…Shows some elusiveness after the catch and runs hard…Will work the middle and catch the ball in traffic…Able to [...]

Giants Select TE Travis Beckum (3rd Rd., No. 100)

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:35:33 -0500

With the 100th overall pick in the NFL Draft the New York Giants select Wisconsin TE Travis Beckum. Playing tight end in the Big Ten Conference at...

With the 100th pick, the Giants Select Travis Beckum!

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:27:41 -0500

With the 100th pick, the Giants selected Travis Beckum, TE, Wisconsin. More to come

Travis Beckum-Instant Analysis

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:27:39 -0500

Travis Beckum is an athletic tight end. Had a huge junior season, but a broken left fibula sidelined him for his senior year. More of a wideout in a 6-3 240 frame, Beckum is pretty fast for a tight end. Good hands. Good route runner. Still somewhat raw as he started at Wisconsin as a linebacker. Not [...]

Top 2009 OOC BigTen Games

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:54:01 -0500

◊ ZN's 2009 Penn State Football Preview - BigTen Outlook Just as I did last week for the conference schedule, today we'll look at the BigTen's top non-conference games for 2009. Sure, there's always the duds like Michigan State vs. Montana State and Iowa vs. Northern Iowa. But there's also ...

Who I Like Tomorrow...Big Ten Picks Week 12

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:53:02 -0500

Besides cheering for Navy this weekend, here's who I like in the Big Ten:

Purdue @ Iowa: Considering their massive victory over Penn State last week, it's hard not to like the Hawkeyes in this one. Shonn Greene has continued to dominate, and Purdon't doesn't have the defense to stop him this ...

Badgers Preview 08'

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:23:47 -0500

Practice number seven for the Wisconsin football team took place on Saturday night. P.J. Hill looks to get back into the Heisman Race?if he can stay healthy. TE Travis Beckum is a two-time All-American and the team's leading receiver (73 receptions in '07). All this team needs is a productive QB under center. Is Kansas State-transfer Allan Evridge going to deliver in his senior year? The Badgers lose their kicker and punter ? both were All-Big Ten selections during their Madiso...

Inside The Sausage Factory

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:21:53 -0500

7/25/2008 - Dienhart 1, MGoBlog 0 - Pwned So I'm sitting in the "media workroom" here at Big Ten Media days after the two hour-period this morning when all the coaches and players sit at different tables and answer questions posted by print and radio media. Some guy in his late twenties with close-cropped hair sat at the next table, prompting the bearded old hand next to me to ask: "totally overwhelmed yet?" "Not really," he responded. "Just so much...

Who Won't Win the Heisman

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:03:03 -0500

Figuring out the essentials of the Heisman race is as much about knowing who can't win as who can. As much as I love Phil Steele, handicapping the Heisman is not about throwing a list of 50 guys against a wall and seeing who sticks. In reality, there's probably only 10 players out there who have a real chance at winning in a given season. That group usually consists of: 1. Established quarterbacks, running backs or multi-purpose athletes who play for traditional powers or teams in the national title race. 2. Currently unknown commodities from powerhouse schools who have yet to emerge on the scene. As for who won't win, let's start by throwing out all the linebackers, defensive linemen, defensive backs, offensive tackles, fullbacks, tight ends and non-kick-or-punt-returning wide receivers right now, even though you are certain to, at some point, read an off-the-wall column about one of them having a shot at, or an argument for, the trophy. They don't. There is an award for linebackers?it's called a Butkus. There are a bunch of awards for the big uglies?the Outland, the Lombardi, the Nagurski and so on. If you are a fine defensive back, good for you. Go get the Thorpe. And no, I don't care if his coach really thinks he should win. He won't. Yes, I know that gutty player from a little school going 12-0 is probably going to throw for 5 million yards. Too bad. Unless he really does throw for 5 million yards, he doesn't have a chance in hell of winning. So Graham Harrell, James Laurinaitis, Armanti Edwards, Rey Maualuga, Travis Beckum, Max Hall, Eric Berry, Jermaine Gresham, George Selvie, Malcolm Jenkins, Taylor Mays, Myron Rolle and the rest of you fine players of similar position out there?..I'm sorry. Some of you may get some votes, but you are not legitimate Heisman candidates any more than Ron Paul is a legitimate Presidential candidate. Now that this is established, we can move on to talking about who has a chance at actually winning the trophy. Remember, here at HP we look at the race as it is, not how it should be.