Osi Umenyiora Retracts His “I’ll Be in A Wheelchair at 45″ Statement – He Isn’t Helping Things!
New York Giants Defensive End Osi Umenyiora is now retracting his earlier statement (tweet) where he said he would be in a wheelchair by the age of 45.
Just minutes ago while on the ESPN show Outside The Lines Osi was asked by Jeremy Schaap why keep playing if in fact he believed his football playing would ultimately lead him to being injured or in a wheelchair by the age of forty five.
When questioned Umenyiora took a different approach and responded by saying: Continue reading
NY Giants Draft RB David Wilson from Virginia Tech
The New York Giants draft RB David Wilson in the first round with the 32nd overall pick.
Wilson, an athletic, fast running back out of Virginia Tech was highly regarded by Jerry Reese and the organization. The only RB New York had ahead of Wilson was Trent Richardson out of Alabama.
Some fans found the pick surprising and were not very happy about it but who are we to argue or to doubt Jerry Reese who has a proven track record with draft picks. The drafting of Jason Pierre-Paul was highly criticized by some fans and so called draft experts and now JPP stands as one of the best defensive players in the NFL. Continue reading
49ers Sign Tippy Toeing Ballerina Brandon Jacobs
Like the saying goes, “If You Can’t Beat Them, Recruit Them”, OK that’s not quite right but you get the idea.
The San Francisco 49ers have signed RB Brandon Jacobs to a one year deal. He joins his former NY Giants teammate WR Mario Manningham who recently inked a 2 year deal with San Francisco.
In Manningham the 49ers are getting a young, talented wide receiver with a lot of potential, that was a good pick up for them especially when you consider their deficiencies at the wide receiver position. The Brandon Jacobs picl up on the other hand is not a very good one in my opinion. The former big bruising Continue reading
Mario Manningham Signs with San Francisco 49ers
Free Agent Wide Receiver Mario Manningham has signed with the San Francisco 49ers.
The former New York Giants WR reached an agreement with San Francisco late yesterday, agent Drew Rosenhaus informed the press of the 2 year deal. Mario Manningham arguably had the most important catch during Super Bowl XLVI when he caught a 38 yard pass from Eli Manning which extended a drive and helped the Giants secure a victory.
The 49ers had clear deficiencies when it came to their passing game. It was evident in the NFC Championship game that TE Vernon Davis was their best receiver. Now they have added Randy Moss, Super Mario to go along with Davis and their young receiver Michael Crabtree who has been a bit disappointing. I would venture to say that Continue reading
NY Giants Sign TE Martellus Bennett
The New York Giants have signed ex Dallas Cowboys TE Martellus Bennett to a 1 year contract reportedly worth $2.5 million.
This is a smart move by the organization considering both Jake Ballard and Travis Beckum suffered serious injuries during the Super Bowl and are not expected back at the start of the season.
Bennett is a talented player who has had limited opportunities in Dallas, playing behind TE Jason Witten does not afford backups much playing time. Martellus does come with a little baggage, in the past he has made negative comments Continue reading
Brandon Jacobs Released by the New York Giants
It’s official Running Back Brandon Jacobs has been released by the New York Giants.
His contract was terminated by the organization after failing to come up with a suitable agreement for the big RB. Despite a successful Super Bowl Championship season, Jacobs had slowly but surely worn out his welcome.
Some of his comments during the season were out of line, his play was also not up to par. He improved somewhat towards the end of the season but the 6’4″ 260+ lbs back seem to find it difficult to gain a yard in 3rd and short situations. It was also clear that Brandon Jacobs had lost more than a step when sprinting down field. So you would think the fact the Giants kept him around with a higher salary than a more productive back like Ahmad Bradshaw would humble him a bit but Continue reading
NY Giants Opening Game Moved to Wednesday September 5th 2012
The 2011 Super Bowl Champions New York Giants opening day game for the 2012-13 NFL season has been moved to Wednesday September 5, 2012.
The NY Giants will open the season one day earlier than anticipated in order to avoid time frame conflicts with President Barack Obama’s Democratic National Convention speech scheduled for Thursday September 6th.
It has been reported that neither the Democratic National Convention Committee nor anyone from Obama’s office requested the change. The change was made solely by the National Football League. Regardless the Wednesday night game which is scheduled to start at 8:20pm will still conflict with the second day of the convention but not on the day that the President of the United States takes the podium. Classy move on the part of the NFL!
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