Hall Headed to Oakland?:  According to ESPN, the Atlanta Falcons and Oakland Raiders are on the verge of finalizing a trade that would send CB DeAngelo Hall to Oakland.  The Giants were widely reported to have an interest in trading for Hall if the Pro Bowl corner was willing to reduce his contract demands.  Hall will reportedly receive a 6-year, $57 million contract from the Raiders.

However, the Atlanta-Journal Constitutional is reporting that the Hall-to-Oakland trade is not a done deal and that the Giants, Redskins, Cowboys, and Jaguars are still in the picture. "As of right now, we’re still at the same stages that I was at with every other team," said Hall.  "New York, Washington, Dallas, and Jacksonville.  Nothing has been OK’d on my end.  Unless they agreed to something that I don’t know about, but I don’t think no team is going to sign me without talking to me and getting everything right on my end."

Nevertheless, if press reports (The Sacramento Bee) are accurate and Hall was in fact in Oakland on Friday, it is looking more likely that Hall will end up with the Raiders.

According to The Bergen Record’s Giants’ blog, at some unspecified time, the Giants offered Atlanta their first round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft for Hall.  Supposedly, the Falcons first countered with a request for the Giants’ first round pick and HB Danny Ware, which the Giants rejected.  Atlanta then supposedly countered with an offer of Hall for the Giants’ first round pick and OG/OC Grey Ruegamer, but the The Bergen Record blog contends that by that time the Giants felt that "Hall would be a menace to their cap, a potential problem in their docile locker room and a headache for the coaches."

Sirius Radio Interview with LB Danny Clark:  The audio of yesterday’s Sirius radio’s interview with LB Danny Clark is available at The Daily News website.

"I am a starter," said Clark.  "I am a starter in this league and I come to the Giants expecting to win a starting spot.  There’s a starting spot that Kawika Mitchell left open as a weakside linebacker.  Gerris Wilkinson is a guy that’s been in the organization for a while and is the next in line, so to speak.  In my opinion, my confidence – and you know, it’s not a cockiness, it’s a confidence – I’m expecting to go to win that spot."

"I assure you that if I go do what Danny does, and that’s going and disconnect guys from the ball, make big hits and get the crowd excited, get his teammates excited – that’s what I do, I go make big hits," said Clark.  "And I think what I bring to the table makes our defense better."

Clark played with LT David Diehl in College at the University of Illinois.  "(Diehl said) ‘Man, it was great to win a championship, but I want another.’" said Clark.  "That was his first remarks welcoming me to the team.  He’s like ‘Man, I’m glad you’re here, but at the end of the day we’re trying to get another one.’…Anybody who gets a good taste in their mouth, they want to experience it again.  That’s the sense I got from every coach on that staff, every personnel person on that staff, (General Manager) Jerry Reese, everyone."

Article on the Giants and Super Bowl XLII:  Super Bowl XLII: The Game That Saved Sports by Gaven Hadden of BleacherReport.com

ESPN Piece on the Giants and the Upcoming NFL Draft:  The video of ESPN experts discussing the Giants and the upcoming NFL Draft is available at ESPN.com