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Giants young receiver makes strong case for roster spot
Undrafted rookie Travis Rudolph needed something eye-opening to enhance his chances to stick on the Giants’ roster. He delivered late in the second quarter of Saturday night’s 32-31 preseason victory...
One WR familiar to Eli Manning could get lots of work vs. Jets
Sterling Shepard has not had much of a summer. He came down with a sprained ankle early in training camp, missed practice time and the Giants’ first preseason game. He...
Giants' No. 2 QB battle: McAdoo leaves door open for Davis Webb
Does rookie Davis Webb have a shot at getting promoted into the backup quarterback role? Short answer: probably not. He hasn’t taken practice snaps in the team periods and is...
Reviews were mixed for Giants' running game after debut
There was nothing great about the 18 snaps the Giants’ starting offensive line logged Friday in preseason opening loss to the Steelers. There also was nothing egregious and, in this...
Geno Smith takes early lead in backup battle despite ugly pick
The word Justin Pugh used to describe going out there without Eli Manning was “strange.’’ Scary might be another apt description. “It’s different not having ‘10’ back there,’’ Pugh said....
Geno Smith is just being himself because that's enough
It’s been nearly two years since Geno Smith’s world was turned upside down, since he lost his starting job with the Jets after a locker room sucker punch by then-teammate...
Giants’ rookie kicker was perfect — according to him
Rookie kicker Aldrick Rosas received his first work during training camp and went 4-for-4 on his field-goal attempts. Or did he? Rosas hit the first three cleanly and the fourth,...
A Janoris Jenkins INT and return give peek at Giants' mindset
Janoris Jenkins made a leaping interception early in Saturday’s practice, maneuvering in front of Sterling Shepard to secure Eli Manning’s high-arced pass. More notable is what happened after the play....
How the Giants' roster is shaping up as training camp begins
Players report Thursday and the Giants take the field Friday for their first training camp practice of the summer. Of the 90 players assembled, nearly 40 percent will not make...
The growing obstacles facing Geno Smith's career revival
Eli Manning is the present. The anticipation is Davis Webb will be the future. Where does that leave Geno Smith, who at 26 is too old to be the new...
Giants can now begin to learn if O-line problem cured itself
The start of the Organized Team Activity practices ushers in the start of Phase 3 of offseason workouts for the Giants. Teams are allowed to have the players in the...
Geno Smith to join Giants as backup QB option
Geno Smith is moving across town. The former Jets quarterback agreed to a deal Friday with the Giants, according to a source. The 26-year-old Smith is coming off ACL surgery...
Giants finally to get a clue about their Eli Manning insurance
LANDOVER, Md. — Josh Johnson has not thrown a pass in an NFL game since 2011, back when he was with the Buccaneers. His right arm might get dusted off...
Eli Manning has a new backup quarterback
Indestructible Eli Manning never has missed a game in his 13-year career, and for the past four seasons, his backup, Ryan Nassib, never has been summoned as a replacement. Now...
Giants add insurance third QB, resolve middle linebacker job
Jasper Brinkley started the final nine games of last season and spent the entire preseason battling to again be the Giants’ starting middle linebacker, but the veteran was surprisingly cut...
Colts starting old, sick QB instead of Andrew Luck
This is how badly Andrew Luck is messed up right now: The Colts, with their record quivering at .500, are starting a 40-year-old backup who just got out of the...
The Cowboys' many, increasingly depressing QB options
With Tony Romo sidelined for at least two months, the first-place Dallas Cowboys have no problem putting their season in the capable hands of backup Brandon Weeden. Um, about that...
Jets' newly signed QBs both lose backup competition
The winner of the Jets’ veteran backup quarterback competition is ... no one. The Jets released both Matt Flynn and Josh Johnson on Saturday as the team made 22 moves...
'Tough decisions' for Jets as WR, DB battles complicate cuts
The Jets will move a step closer to the regular season Saturday when they cut their roster from 75 players to 53. Most of the roster decisions need little or...
Matt Flynn makes strong case for backup QB job in Jets' win
Matt Flynn may have locked up the Jets’ backup quarterback spot with a decent performance in Thursday’s 24-18 win over the Eagles in the preseason finale. Flynn played his first...