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Thursday, August 21st, 2008Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who during a quarter century as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63. Upshaw died Wednesday night at his home in Lake Tahoe, Calif., of pancreatic cancer, which was diagnosed only last Sunday, the NFL […]
Quotes on death of Gene Upshaw (AP)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Quotes on the death of NFL Hall of Famer and NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw: “Gene Upshaw did everything with great dignity, pride, and conviction. He was the rare individual who earned his place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame both for his accomplishments on the field and for his leadership of the players […]
Crennel under fire for light workload during Cleveland camp (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Reality check. Wake-up call. Bucket of cold water in the face. The Monday night debacle in the Meadowlands swamp…
Giants Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Giants general manager Jerry Reese has a somewhat skewed view of the final 53-man roster. “I don’t like those formulae that tell you there have to be eight offensive linemen and five wide receivers and so forth,” he says. “I have always felt you have to keep the 53 best players you have, and the […]
Webster not dwelling on memories of Favre pick (AP)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Corey Webster seemingly is going to lose his place in NFL trivia. Until Brett Favre came out of retirement and was traded to the New York Jets earlier this month, the New York Giants cornerback was the last man to intercept one of his passes. Now, who knows who will have that last Favre interception? […]
49ers still mulling quarterback options (AP)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Kyle Orton has a starting job and J.T. O’Sullivan will try to lock one up, too. While Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith declared Orton the winner in the race with Rex Grossman, San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Nolan wasn’t quite ready to say O’Sullivan is the regular-season starter. Sure, he will take the first snaps […]
Shockey practices for second day in a row (Yahoo! Sports)
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey practiced on Tuesday — at least the portion of the workout…
Giants Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Giants general manager Jerry Reese has a somewhat skewed view of the final 53-man roster. “I don’t like those formulae that tell you there have to be eight offensive linemen and five wide receivers and so forth,” he says. “I have always felt you have to keep the 53 best players you have, and the […]
Manning, Hixon lead Giants in mistake-filled win (AP)
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Eli Manning was in Super Bowl form for the New York Giants and Domenik Hixon was even better. New York’s 37-34 exhibition victory Monday night was made easier by the Cleveland Browns, who had a season’s worth of mistakes in little more than a quarter, including 98 penalty yards and a fumble that resulted in […]
Giants taking backseat to neighboring teams (Yahoo! Sports)
Monday, August 18th, 2008It seems like everyone else is getting more love on the tabloid covers than the Super Bowl champs.
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