This from Ralph Vacchiano of the Daily News: Eli Manningis still in line to get one of the most lucrative contracts inNFLhistory. He is just going to have to wait a little longer than expected. Manning and the Giants remain far apart in their negotiations on a new deal, according to two NFL sources with knowledge of the [...]

From Profootballtalk.com New York Giants seventh-round cornerback Stoney Woodson has agreed to a four-year, $1.8 million contract, according to a league source. The former University of South Carolina player received a signing bonus slightly higher than $46,000. The deal includes a three-tiered escalator clause in the final year of the contract. Per our source, Woodson can make as much [...]

Here’s an interesting article I found while searching the internet.   K.C. Joyner is a stat-head who covers the National Football League. We have seen plenty of stat-heads covering baseball, but it’s a growing number for people interested in the N.F.L.   In his article Joyner compares and contrasts which New Jersey team has a better offensive [...]

Here are some transcripts from the end of mini-camp, via giants.com: Tom Coughlin Kevin Gilbride Bill Sheridan

Sixth round pick DeAndre Wright has signed a rookie contract with the Giants, according to Ralph Vacchiano of the Daily News. He is the first rookie to sign.  The deal is worth around $1.6 million for four years with escalators and incentives that could make the total value to $4 million. In order to sign Wright, [...]

Bad news on the injury front. Mini-Camp star Sinorice Moss is out for the rest of mini-camp with a hurt hamstring. Ralph Vacchiano has the details, along with other injury notes: Sinorice Moss, who strained his hamstring during the final drill of Tuesday’s afternoon practice, will remain on the sidelines for the rest of this three-day [...]

Mandatory Mini-Camp started today for the Giants, and, once again, perfect attendance. I’ll link to the beat writers reports, and you can enjoy them at your leisure. Quick spoiler– Mario Manningham and Sinorice Moss are the stars again. Daily News- Ralph Vacchiano Newsday- Tom Rock NY Post- Paul Schwartz Bergen Record- Vinny DiTrani Star-Ledger- Mike Garafolo Inside Football...

From NY Post: Before they could completely rid themselves of the distraction and headache that Plaxico Burress evolved into the Giants first had to deal with a second grievance their former receiver filed against them. The Giants have come up with a settlement with Burress and now can turn the page and move on. Burress back in [...]

This from Pro Football Weekly: Head coach Tom Coughlin said he “offered no guarantee” that DT Fred Robbins, who had microfracture surgery this offseason, would be ready by the time training camp rolls around. That said, Coughlin indicated that Robbins has made good progress, has worked hard and is ahead of schedule — he just didn’t say what [...]

From Profootballtalk.com One week after questions were raised about whether New York Giants defensive tackle Barry Cofield underwent microfracture knee surgery, Mike Garafolo of the Newark Star-Ledger is reporting that Cofield didn’t have microfacture surgery. Instead, it was “just a complicated/advanced scope,” Garafolo wrote on his Twitter account, citing multiple sources...

Today, we have a special treat, as Giants reciever Steve Smith was kind enough to answer a few questions for GiantsGab! Remember, you can visit Steve Smith’s Facebook page here, and his Twitter page here. 1. How do you see your role this year with the departures of Plaxico Burress and Amani Toomer?  I see my role [...]

Giants receiver Steve Smith will be attending Yankee manager Joe Girardi’s Alzheimer’s benefit: Giants WR Steve Smith joins Yankees Manager Joe Girardi; former Yankees and YES Network analysts David Cone, Al Leiter and John Flaherty; 1050 ESPN Radio host and YES Network’s Yankees voice Michael Kay; Food Network and public television host Sara Moulton at the [...]

From Ralph Vacchiano: Danny Clark and Osi Umenyiora have already been overseas in recent years to visit U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf. Now it’s Tom Coughlin’s turn. The Giants coach will be part of the NFL’s inaugural USO Coaches Tour later this month, when he joins Titans coach Jeff Fisher, Ravens coach John Harbaugh, and former NFL [...]

Tom Coughlin spoke to the media after Friday’s OTA: (via giants.com): Q:  How great is it to be practicing? A:  It is great.  It is terrific to have a chance – how about the two minute drill? Q:  Your offense completed some long balls.  Do you think that it is so spacious in here it will help practice? A: [...]

Mike Garafolo has his OTA report from Friday: First, the injury and attendance report from Friday’s organized team activities: DTs Fred Robbins and Barry Cofield remain out after having off-season knee surgeries. CB Corey Webster (hip) was back, but LB Michael Boley (hip) was still out. WR David Tyree (leg) was out and DT Rocky Bernard (shoulder) was limited. DE Justin Tuck was [...]

This from Vinni DiTrani of the Bergen Record (and reported elsewhere as well): DT Fred Robbins has started a blog, and in his latest entry mentioned this his off-season knee surgery was “microfracture surgery,” which can be serious at times. It’s the type of surgery from which Jason Sehorn had a tough time returning, and from [...]

A lot of what I have been reading around has the Giants listed as “pretenders” this season. And I think the number one reason for that is clearly the pundits’ lack of faith in the New York Giants receiving corps. I think that the Giants WR problem is grossly overstated.   Nearly all of their WR’s are [...]

From Scout.com As this year’s NFL draft was winding down, the Giants took a look at their list of available prospects and quickly settled on a guy who epitomized everything they were looking for in a seventh-round pick: measurables, experience, and potential. By selecting South Carolina cornerback Stoney Woodson, the Giants got a guy who can come [...]

It’s well-documented that much of the success the New York Giants had in their 2007 Super Bowl Championship season was predicated upon rushing the passer. Conversely, the team’s failure to get to the quarterback as the 2008 season wore on is what ultimately led to their demise. Of course it’s arguable that the loss of [...]

Mike Garafolo has more quotes and notes from the OTA: This is usually the time of year when the big news is the guys who aren’t at the Giants’ OTAs. Monday, only one guy was absent. It was kicker Lawrence Tynes and he had a good excuse: Monday was his charity golf event. Think that makes Tom Coughlin [...]

From ProFootballTalk.com New York Giants rookie linebacker Clint Sintim, a second-round draft pick from the University of Virginia, strained his right hamstring today during a practice session, according to Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News. Sintim becomes the latest NFL rookie to get hurt, albeit not as seriously as many others, during an Organized Team [...]

Mike Garafolo has his OTA report from today: It’s tough to get a good read on OTAs because there’s limited contact and no pads, so these practice reports aren’t as telling as what you’d get during training camp. But there were still a few things that stood out on Monday morning, so I figured I’d toss [...]

Tom Coughlin spoke to the media after today’s OTA. Here’s the transcript from giants.com: Q:  How pleased were you with the attendance today? A:  It was excellent; excellent.  The effort, the enthusiasm, guys played smart; they stayed up, did all of the things you wanted them to do.  They were glad to be out here.  We have [...]

From Giants.com Former tight ends Bob Tucker and Howard Cross helped lead their teams to victory this week in the annual Giants’ golf outing to benefit the Giants Foundation. The 18th annual outing was presented by Toyota and held Tuesday at the Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, N.J. Approximately $500,000 was raised for the foundation, including [...]

We have a special treat today at GiantsGab: An interview with Jeffrey Fekete, the author of Making the Big Game- Tales of Accidental Spectator! Jeffrey was nice enough to not only answer questions, but provide GiantsGab readers with an exclusive excerpt of the book! Making the Big Game is available at national chain bookstores and [...]