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May 16 Charles Woodson is one of the many veteran free agents still available, and the Giants are always in the market for veterans on the cheap. Woodson's agent, Carl Poston, told ESPN's Josina Anderson that "The Giants have just put their toe in the water again for Charles Woodson."
Apparently that toe didn't go in very deeply, though. At least not yet. According to one team source, there is nothing imminent between the Giants and Woodson and no free-agent visit has been arranged. The Giants don't appear to have a lot of room for Woodson, who certainly would remain at safety for them.

When Damontre Moore first arrived to the Giants facility last week, the rookie defensive end found a note in his locker stall. The note was from Justin Tuck. The defensive captain had a message for the team's newest quarterback-sacking prospect: "I hope you are ready to work."

The phrases "Aaron Curry" and "fourth pick in the draft" have appeared in the same sentence so often it wouldn't be shocking if his birth certificate has been amended to reflect the designation. Curry admits now he wasn't prepared to carry the weight of everyone else's hopes. Curry is expected to compete for a job at either middle or strongside linebacker. He has begun bonding with his new teammates in the Giants' offseason conditioning program.

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May 14 There were rumblings circulating Tuesday that things might be heating up with Victor Cruz's contract negotiations. But two sources said there is nothing imminent at the moment and that it appears it is status quo in talks between Cruz and the Giants on a potential extension.
Eli Manning is hoping the thaw in what has been an icy Victor Cruz contract negotiation comes next week, because the Giants are hitting the field and Manning wants one of his top receivers out there with him.
Cruz, 26, is said to be seeking a market-rate deal for a No. 1 wide receiver, usually worth $10 to $11 million per season. The Giants are believed to have offered Cruz a contract averaging $8 million per season that includes between $15 to $18 million guaranteed.

May 14 Eli Manning hopes Victor Cruz will be able to join the Giants as soon as next week, when the team ramps up its practices in OTAs. "We get into some real practices next week," Manning said at a Guiding Eyes for the Blind event on Monday night. "So hopefully as we get kind of into those live going-against-a-defense practices, he will get back in so we can get back to work."
Veterans minicamp is certainly the first sign of what could come in the negotiations if Cruz attends or skips. And shortly after that, the Giants can opt to reduce the $2.879 million one-year RFA tender given to the receiver, should they choose to go that route.

Giants rookie Damontre Moore is out to prove he won't disappoint when it comes to his practice work ethic. Moore gave his all during games, not so much in practice or in the weight room. "That wasn't one of my strong fortes," Moore said Saturday during Giants rookie mini-camp.

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The long-stalled American Dream retail and entertainment complex in the Meadowlands - once known as Xanadu - is getting yet another makeover, sparking new concerns by the Giants and Jets over the scope of the controversial project.

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The U.S. Senate is going after NFL's non-profit status, and it's about time. The NFL is a non-profit organization. That means it conducts itself as an enterprise which promotes a "common business interest and not to engage in a regular business of a kind ordinarily carried on for profit," the Internal Revenue Code tells us. Go ahead, we'll pause while you re-hinge your jaw before we proceed.

May 13 The Giants signed six players to the roster over the weekend. Joining new linebacker Aaron Curry will be defensive tackle Frank Okam, tight end Michael Palmer, wide receiver Jeremy Horne, cornerback Junior Mertile and safety John Stevenson. Horne, 26, was teammates with Victor Cruz at UMass and the 6-2 receiver stood out at rookie camp. So did Mertile and Stevenson. Mertile is a 6-1 rookie tryout from Florida International. Stevenson, who had an interception off Ryan Nassib in practice on Friday, is a 5-11 rookie safety from Georgia Southern.

May 12 The Giants had to run for cover halfway through Saturday's afternoon practice when thunder and lightening arrived at the Timex Performance Center field. It was the second showing for the rookies at the Giants' rookie minicamp. The weather may have moved things around, but several of the newbies seemed to be getting more comfortable with the Giants' routine and playbook.
After overcast skies threatened to force the Giants indoors, the team managed to get the third of four practices in exactly where head coach Tom Coughlin prefers they be - outdoors. And while stars and busts are not going to emerge from this kind of camp given the purpose of the camp, it's still interesting to watch. I firmly believe this is one of the best executed rookie camps I've covered.

With 2013 Giants rookie minicamp in the books, here are a few takeaways. There's something special about this draft class. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I haven't been this impressed by a draft class since 2007 - and we all know how well that class turned out. What I'm getting at is I could conceivably seeing the bulk of this class contributing as soon as this year, be it at different points.

Giants believe rookie DT Johnathan Hankins will bolster their run defense. They're hoping he can fortify a unit that ranked next-to-last in the NFL in total defense last season and 25th against the run.

Giants third-round pick Damontre Moore is a first-round talent some say, if he would only listen The pass rusher out of Texas A&M slid to the Giants in the third round amid concerns he lacked emotional maturity and physical strength.

Giants rookie QB Ryan Nassib impresses coach Tom Coughlin; club makes several roster moves. The Giants announced the signing of six players at the conclusion of their rookie minicamp: DT Frank Okam, TE Michael Palmer, WR Jeremy Horne, DBs Junior Mertile and John Stevenson and LB Aaron Curry, who was signed on Friday.
Nassib, the Giants' fourth-round pick out of Syracuse, looked pretty crisp in his two days of drills. Unlike Manning, who famously had a pass knocked down by a blocking dummy during one of his first workouts, Nassib seemed confident in the pocket and had few errant throws.
Wearing his red No. 9 jersey, Nassib looked good on some throws - a pair of nice sideline throws to Syracuse teammate Marcus Sales, a rookie tryout - and uncomfortable on others, such as an interception during 7-on-7 in the morning practice.

May 11 It was a crowded Giants rookie minicamp Friday, with more than 60 players - most of them undrafted free agents - swarming multiple practice fields. There was a lot of young, energetic football muscle parading back and forth, a throng that often ran the wrong way or looked lost in the middle of an assignment.

The Giants began the first of four on-field practices with a combination of draft picks, undrafted free agent signings, veteran tryouts, rookie tryouts, and eligible already on the roster - 63 players all together - as head coach Tom Coughlin and the coaching staff sought to gauge how well the youngsters responded to the information being thrown at them in the classroom.

The Giants drafted Justin Pugh saying he can play guard, tackle or even center. But the fact that he was at right tackle during both practices on the first day of rookie camp could be an indication that Pugh may have a shot to be in the mix in the competition at right tackle.

It's called the "joker" position at Texas A&M, a hybrid linebacker/defensive end role in which Damontre Moore would rush from a stand-up position or with his hand on the ground. Sound familiar? The Giants have turned that job description into an art form with their use of Mathias Kiwanuka the past several seasons, and it seems the team has similar plans for Moore.

The first time Ryan Nassib talked to Eli Manning, he could barely hear a word the Giants quarterback said. "I usually don't pick up numbers I don't save but at that point I was picking up anything from New Jersey. My house was a little bit crazy, I had a tough time hearing him." Nassib hopes it's the first of many more talks over the next few years.

Seventh-round draft pick Michael Cox, a running back out of Massachusetts said he was "sort of familiar" with David Wilson's struggles last year to learn the pass blocking schemes so he could get on the field more. And he sympathizes with Wilson's plight. "There's a lot of material and everything to learn," Cox said.

Giants sign four draft picks but first-round choice Justin Pugh not among them. The Giants also announced the signing of six undrafted rookie free agents: WR Marcus Davis (Virginia Tech), LB Charles Dieuseul ((Mount Union), CB Charles James (Charleston Southern), LB Etienne Sabino (Ohio State), S Alonzo Tweedy (Virginia Tech) and RB Jeremy Wright (Louisville).

Free Agent LB Aaron Curry has signed on with the Giants. Curry, the fourth overall selection of the 2009 NFL Draft who is trying to revive his career, joined a Giants team seeking linebacker help.
The Giants had Aaron Curry high on their draft board in 2009, before the Seattle Seahawks took him with the fourth overall pick. But he never was as good as they thought he would be.
The one-year deal makes it clear this is a show-me contract, with little downside for the Giants. If Curry does not offer much during the spring and summer, he won't make the final roster.

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May 10 Giants top pick Justin Pugh is set to show off mean streak That tenacity is something the Giants are hoping to see when they get their first look at Pugh and the rest of their draft class on Friday morning for the start of a three-day rookie minicamp.
Justin Pugh will slide a Giants jersey with his name on the back over his shoulders for the first time this afternoon when the team's rookies participate in a three-day minicamp at Timex Performance Center.

The case of Justin Tuck is a curious one. Not long ago, the New York Giants defensive end was regarded as one of the league's best young stars. The past two seasons of Justin Tuck have been a mopey muddle -- a confusing blend of injuries, ineffectiveness and a surprising, self-acknowledged struggle with motivation.

Former Browns kick return specialist and wide receiver Josh Cribbs and ex-Seahawks linebacker Aaron Curry both visited the Giants but each departed without a contract. Cribbs, who has also visited the Raiders and Jets, will visit Detroit next on his free-agent tour. Curry, the No. 4 pick overall by Seattle in 2009, tweeted that his meeting with the Giants "went well ... little rough on the edges but nothing repetition and hard work can't smooth out." He later added, "my few hours with #Giants staff and players explain everything to me ... #first class."

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Chad Jones, the safety whose promising career with the Giants was cut short by a horrific car accident just two months after he was drafted in 2010, has officially given up on a football comeback, according to a report. Now he'll try his hand at baseball instead.
Tiki Barber still doesn't understand why people don't like him. The former Giants running back had his brother, Ronde Barber, as a guest on his CBS Sports Radio show Thursday morning and asked his newly-retired twin why nobody likes him.

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May 8 Training camp is less than three months away and Victor Cruz remains unsigned, but Giants co-owner John Mara remains "pretty confident" that a deal with the star receiver will eventually be struck.
Cruz is said to be seeking a market-rate deal for a No. 1 wide receiver worth $10 to $11 million per season. This offseason, wide receiver Mike Wallace signed a five-year, $60-million deal with the Dolphins that included $27 million in guaranteed money.

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Ron Dayne has a Heisman Trophy, the all-time collegiate rushing record, a whole shelf of major awards, and two Rose Bowl victories during his time at Wisconsin. Now he gets to compound all of that into one acclaim: college football Hall of Famer.

May 7 The Giants' search for linebacking help will continue this week when they take a look at a player who was once expected to be one of the league's best. Aaron Curry, the fourth overall pick in the 2009 draft, is planning to make a free agent visit to the Giants on Thursday. He hasn't played since he was cut by the Oakland Raiders last November in part due to chronic knee problems that helped derail his career.

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Bill Parcells is still looked upon as the greatest coach in Giants history, taking a franchise that was struggling and made them into an NFC powerhouse in the 1980's and early 1990's. The Giants added their former coach to their Hall of Fame wall with a photo along with other members of the current Hall of Fame.

Clint Sintim, a linebacker who had enough potential that the Giants took him in the second round of the 2009 NFL draft, has retired at the age of 27 after an NFL career in which he had more torn ACLs than games started.
Clint Sintim, the first of the New York Giants' two second-round picks in the 2009 draft, hasn't played since blowing out his right knee for the second time in the 2011 preseason. Why is this relevant to the blog on May 6, 2013?

May 6 Why Victor Cruz holding out for more money makes no sense. Coach Coughlin, "We want a win-win. We want Victor to be proud to be a New York Giant, proud of his contract." Hopefully, both sides will come to terms soon.

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Tiki Barber and his new wife Traci Lynn Johnson were among the stars who emerged down South to attend the 139th Kentucky Derby on Saturday.

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New York Giants: Resolve the Victor Cruz situation.
Dallas Cowboys: Figure out right tackle.
Philadelphia Eagles: Pick a quarterback.
Washington Redskins: Make sure to get Robert Griffin III healthy.

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May 3 What they're saying: Jerry Reese on Eric Hermann, "A big, tough, nasty guard. We really liked him. We'd been looking at him on the board for a while there and we were hoping that if he could get to the seventh row he'd be a nice pick for us at that spot. He'll create some competition at the guard position -- tough, hard-nosed, big football player."

What they're saying: Tom Coughlin on Michael Cox, "A good-sized running back that puts together the size and the speed. He will come in here and battle and compete. And that is what we need is competition at that spot."

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Michael Boley 'secretly arrested' on child abuse charges, report Three days after he was cut by the Giants, Boley reportedly turned himself into police in Alabama and was booked on charges of child abuse.

May 2 Fans were pleading with the Giants going into the draft to address a perceived weakness at linebacker. Alec Ogletree was a hot name in mock drafts. Manti Te'o was on the Giants' first round board. Yet somewhere between the war room inside Timex Performance Center in East Rutherford and the podium inside Radio City Music Hall, the prevailing notion that the Giants needed help at linebacker fell flat.

The Giants drafted two players, Justin Pugh and Ryan Nassib, who performed well at the 2013 Senior Bowl. Of the 254 players selected last weekend, 94 played in college football's all-star game in Mobile, Ala., including two of the Giants' latest picks. That's 37 percent of the 2013 class that benefited from accepting the invitation to play in late January and the most since 2002 produced 96. And while showcase games tend to be nothing more than an exhibition in other sports and levels, the Senior Bowl is part of the audition in college football.

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Roman Oben sought help through the NFL and now offers assistance to former players. The void that confronts many former players after retirement hit him hard that first summer after leaving the NFL, just as he normally would have been packing up for training camp.

May 1 Special Report - Now that the draft is over, you must have looked over the list of the Giants' draftees and wondered: Why this guy? Why in this round? What about him, or that, or on and on? To ask questions about any draft class is not only valid but prudent. So let's ask aloud one question about each player the Giants selected.

Tom Coughlin and John Mara both said repeatedly that they wanted to get better in the trenches, the offensive and defensive lines. Meanwhile Reese dropped a clue about having had more than just a passing fancy about the time now being right to develop a quarterback. So in looking at the Giants draft class, was it any coincidence that four of their seven picks represented the trenches and a fifth guy is the quarterback?

When first-round draft choice Justin Pugh arrives for rookie minicamp next week, he will be issued his Giants helmet, pads and jersey. Chris Snee suggests he bring another piece of equipment. "Pugh, if you are reading this, get a credit card," Snee said. Let the initiation begin.
Giants hope 2nd-rounder Hankins can be a 'big' factor. Everyone wants the new guy to look the part on the first day of a new job, but when Johnathan Hankins arrives on May 10 for the Giants rookie mini-camp, prepare to be underwhelmed. "No, you're not going to be real impressed," Luke Fickell, Ohio State's co-defensive coordinator, yesterday told The Post.
One round came and went. Two rounds came and went. It was a painstaking process for Damontre Moore, who was projected in January to be a top-10 pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, as he watched 32 teams look at his name on the board and opt to go in a different direction. Finally, after a night-and-a-half of waiting to hear the destination of his future home, the Giants rang Moore's cell phone and selected him with the 17th pick in the third round.

Since Jerry Reese became the general manager of the Giants in 2007, the team has drafted a total of eight linebackers in the hopes of finding at least one--if not more--who could form the foundation at the position. Spencer Paysinger, entering his third season out of Oregon, is hoping to be among the next of the great undrafted free agents to get a shot at becoming a regular contributor to the Giants' defense.

The Giants rookie minicamp which is scheduled for May 10-11 will have more than just the 7 drafted rookies. It will also include guys who were on the practice squad, guys signed to reserve/future contracts who were not on an NFL roster last year, the undrafted free agents who signed the standard three-year deal, and a handful of tryout players hoping to convince the coaches to invite them to summer camp.

Victor Cruz is the only restricted free agent still unsigned by the Giants, and Tom Coughlin is concerned. Speaking on WFAN Monday afternoon, Coughlin said he hoped at this point Cruz would have signed a deal and been involved in offseason workouts. The deadline for another team to sign restricted free agents to an offer sheet was April 19. Read more: Giants' Coughlin: Cruz contract situation 'has to be a concern'.

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Apr 30 The Giants did not know which specific players they would select in the NFL Draft, but they did have a definitive strategy as to what areas of need they wanted to address. Sure, they always attempt to pick the best player available when their selection rolls around, but this year - more than most years - they had a pre-set goal in mind. Get bigger and tougher up front.

It was a shocker at the time when the Giants traded up and did so for a quarterback. Drafting Ryan Nassib in the fourth round and moving up and surrendering a sixth-round pick for a guy that Jerry Reese honestly hopes never plays had a lot of fans scratching their heads. There were cornerbacks, safeties and (gasp!) linebackers available in the fourth round.

Eli Manning doesn't know Ryan Nassib, but he understands the challenges the youngster is about to face."It's not learning the stuff - you're going to learn it," he said. "It's knowing how to execute it on the field. When things break down or when your first read's not there and you have to go to your second read, you have to make good decisions and play at a high level each and every play."

Three times since 2006, and twice since 2009, the Eagles and Giants have gone after the same position in the first round of the draft. Each time the Eagles picked first and each time the Giants, as it turned out, got the better player. Did it happen again this year? Chip Kelly and Co. better hope they did better than their predecessors in head-to-head picks with Giants general manager Jerry Reese and his personnel staff. This year it happened twice."

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Apr 29 Eli Manning kind of figured it would happen sooner or later. The Giants' franchise quarterback knew the team could draft a young quarterback prospect to learn behind him. So when the Giants traded up to grab Syracuse's Ryan Nassib, Manning felt it was good to finally have a highly regarded rookie in the quarterbacks room moving forward.

Giants top pick Justin Pugh grew into football out of hockey. Perhaps no one has had Pugh's best interests at heart more than his stepfather. Pugh's parents divorced when he was in kindergarten and his mother, Carolyn, remarried a few years later. Pugh was rambunctious and spoiled to the core by his mother and sister when Frank Gavaghan came into his life. Gavaghan was a law-and-order guy. He put an end to Pugh's temper tantrums.

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Apr 28 Special Report - While you were you giving undivided attention to what the New York Giants were doing in the 2013 Draft -- at least, you are paying attention now -- the three other NFC East teams also feasted on the available college players, with varying success. It is important to note that while we have no idea how well these players will develop, it isn't unfair to try to gauge which team -- Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington -- may have had the best draft. We need to take a close at what Giants rivals did since they'll play each other twice each this season, so let's do it.

Report Card: Grading the Giants' draft. A lot of the players the Giants were eyeing had been picked. Alabama tackle D.J. Fluker, Texas safety Kenny Vaccaro and LSU safety Eric Reid were all gone. In fact, the Niners traded with the Cowboys to take Reid right before the Giants picked. So the Giants opted to fill a big need with an offensive lineman they feel can play tackle, guard or center.


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