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BBI Player of the Year Award Presented to Plaxico Burress: After the evening practice yesterday, WR Plaxico Burress was presented the “BBI Player of the Year” trophy for his play during the 2007 NFL regular and post-seasons. Burress was determined to be the award recipient by a BBI fan vote that occurred earlier in the offseason. For more information on the ceremony, see the Daily News’ Giants Blog update Burress Named BBI Giant of the Year. Pictures of the ceremony are available in The Corner Forum.
BigBlueInteractive.com Training Camp Reports: To see the latest BBI training camp reports, please visit the Training Camp section of the website.
Giants’ Beat Writer Practice Reports: The following are brief practice reports provided by the NY/NJ beat writers who cover the Giants:
Injury Report - Wide Receiving Corps Short of Bodies: Not practicing yesterday were WR Plaxico Burress (ankle), WR Amani Toomer (leg), WR Mario Manningham (quad), WR David Tyree (knee - PUP), OT Shane Olivea (back), LB Gerris Wilkinson (knee - PUP), CB Sam Madison (sports hernia), and S Kenny Phillips (hamstring).
DE Osi Umenyiora (hip), DE/DT Justin Tuck (foot), LB Zak DeOssie (back), and Craig Dahl (knee) did not practice in the morning, but practiced in the evening.
WR Steve Smith (groin) and LB Danny Clark (sports hernia) practiced in the morning, but not in the evening.
Head Coach Tom Coughlin’s Friday Press Conference: The transcript of Head Coach Tom Coughlin’s press conference from yesterday is available at Giants.com. The video of the press conference is also available.
Player Media Q&As: The transcripts and/or audio of the media Q&A with various players from yesterday are available at Giants.com:
- HB Brandon Jacobs (Video)
- TE Kevin Boss (Video)
- LG Rich Seubert (Video)
- DE/LB Mathias Kiwanuka (Video)
- LB Antonio Pierce (Video)
- LB Danny Clark (Video)
LB Danny Clark’s Website: If you have not seen it yet, check out LB Danny Clark’s website (DannyClark55.com). Clark provides daily journal camp updates.
Article on LB Danny Clark: A New Beginning by Keith Karlsson of Giants.com
Articles on DE Dave Tollefson:
- Giants DE Cherishes Each Moment on Field by Mike Garafolo of The Star-Ledger
- Getting His ‘Due’ by Paul Schwartz of The New York Post
Article on WR Domenik Hixon: Hixon Catching Coaches’ Eyes at Giants Camp by Chris Carola of The Associated Press
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