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NFL Draft - Day Two Now Complete: The Giants took the following players today in the second and final day of the 2008 NFL Draft:

3rd Round - WR Mario Manningham, University of Michigan
4th Round - LB Bryan Kehl, Brigham Young University
5th Round - LB Jonathan Goff, Vanderbilt University
6th Round - QB Andre’ Woodson, University of Kentucky
6th Round - DE Robert Henderson, University of Southern Mississippi

The Giants traded up seven spots in the fourth round with the Steelers to select Kehl. The Giants gave Pittsburgh their fourth- and one of their three sixth-round picks in this draft to do so.

For a scouting report on all of these players as well as media Q&A transcripts with General Manager Jerry Reese, Director of College Scouting Marc Ross, Head Coach Tom Coughlin, and the players, see the 2008 NFL Draft Review section of the website.

Here are the videos of today’s media Q&A sessions from Giants.com:

General Manager Jerry Reese (After selection of Manningham)
General Manager Jerry Reese (NFL Network)
General Manager Jerry Reese (Post-Draft) (Transcript)
Head Coach Tom Coughlin (Post-Draft) (Transcript)

Video highlights of the players selected are also available at Giants.com:

Coughlin Comments on Strahan and Kiwanuka: After the draft, Head Coach Tom Coughlin was asked about the status of DE Michael Strahan and LB/DE Mathias Kiwanuka.

"No, (we don’t know if Strahan has decided to retire)," said Coughlin. "Well (we would like to know) as soon as possible, but I would like to think that I will be able to speak with Michael here. Whether or not he has come to a decision completely yet we will try to start that dialogue now."

"As of right now (Kiwanuka) would remain at linebacker," said Coughlin.

Giants Not Likely to Take Five Quarterbacks Into Camp: With the drafting of QB Andre’ Woodson, the Giants currently have five quarterbacks on the roster. Eli Manning, David Carr, Anthony Wright, and Jared Lorenzen are the others.

"I doubt that we bring five quarterbacks to training camp," said General Manager Jerry Reese. "So the competition will start quickly."

General Manager Jerry Reese on WFAN: The audio of General Manager Jerry Reese’s interview on WFAN from Saturday evening is available at WFAN.com.

Safety Kenny Phillips on WFAN: The audio of safety Kenny Phillips’ interview on WFAN from Saturday evening is available at WFAN.com.

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