May 062021
 
New York Giants Helmet (October 15, 2017)

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NEW YORK GIANTS OFFSEASON WORKOUT PROGRAM DATES SET…
The NFL and the New York Giants have announced the offseason workout program dates:

  • May 14-16: New York Giants Rookie Mini-Camp
  • May 24-25: New York Giants OTA Offseason Workouts
  • May 27: New York Giants OTA Offseason Workouts
  • June 2-4: New York Giants OTA Offseason Workouts
  • June 8-10: New York Giants mandatory Mini-Camp
  • June 14-15: New York Giants OTA Offseason Workouts

Per the NFL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), teams are only allowed to hold voluntary offseason activities over the course of a 9-week period in three phases:

Phase One (April 19-May 14): Activities during this 4-week period are limited to strength and conditioning, virtual meetings, and physical rehabilitation only.

Phase Two (May 17-21): On-field workouts may only include individual player instruction and non-contact, walkthrough drills. Offensive players can only line up against other offensive players, and defensive players can only line up against other defensive players.

Phase Three (May 24-June 18): Activities during this 4-week period include in-person meetings and classroom instruction subject to COVID protocols, 10 days of organized team practice activity (OTAs). No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are allowed. Teams can also hold one mandatory mini-camp for veteran players.

In addition, teams may hold a rookie football development program for a 7-week period, beginning on May 17.

GIANTS FIRE SCOUT…
InsideTheLeague is reporting that the Giants have fired scout Chris Watts, who had been with the team since 2005. More recently, Watts was the southwest area scout for the Giants.

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Jun 202018
 
Kevin Abrams, New York Giants (June 12, 2018)

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NEW YORK GIANTS FRONT OFFICE AND SCOUTING CHANGES…
The New York Giants have announced the following personnel changes to their front office and scouting departments:

  • Kevin Abrams, a member of the organization since 1999 and the assistant general manager for the last 16 years, has added the title of vice president of football operations.
  • Mark Koncz, brought in by Gettleman as a consultant prior to the 2018 NFL Draft, is now the director of player personnel. Koncz was a member of the Carolina Panthers organization from 1994-2017 and was their director of pro scouting from 2000-2017. He worked under Gettleman when the latter was the Panthers’ general manager from 2013-2016.
  • Chris Pettit has been named director of college scouting after spending the previous 13 years as an area scout. He joined the Giants’ scouting staff in 2005 after spending the 2004 season as a scouting intern for the team. Pettit first worked for the Giants as a training camp pro personnel intern from 1998-2000.
  • Patrick Hanscomb has been named an area scout whose concentration will be the Mid-Atlantic area. Hanscomb spent the previous 10 seasons in the team’s pro personnel department.
  • Marcus Cooper has been hired as an area scout who will focus in the Southeast. Cooper spent the previous seven seasons with the Buffalo Bills, first as a player personnel assistant, then as an area scout, and last year as the team’s scout in the BLESTO Scouting Combine.

Beginning this season, each area scout will concentrate on a specific region. In addition to Hanscomb and Cooper, the Giants’ area scouts are D.J. Boisture (west), Jeremy Breit (regional), Steve Devine (Midwest), Donnie Etheridge (southwest), Ryan Jones (northeast), Michael Murphy (west), Steve Verderosa (regional), and Chris Watts (midlands). These eight scouts have all served with the Giants for a number of years.

Jeremiah Davis and Marquis Pendleton will continue to serve as executive scout and BLESTO scout, respectively.

“We talk all the time about the importance of working together and communicating effectively and efficiently,” said General Manger Dave Gettleman. “These appointments and promotions are well deserved, and we feel like we are well-positioned to move forward with the group of people we have in player personnel and football operations. All are collaborators and communicators and understand the significance of self-improvement to make the organization the best it can be.”

A complete listing of these positions is available in the New York Giants team administration section of the website.

NY POST Q&A WITH DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JAMES BETTCHER…
James Bettcher, the blue-collar guy now leading Giants defense by Steve Serby of The New York Post

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May 062016
 
2016 New York Giants Draft Class (May 6, 2016)

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MAY 6, 2016 NEW YORK GIANTS ROOKIE MINI-CAMP REPORT…
The first day of the New York Giants 2-day rookie mini-camp was held on Friday at Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Seventy-four (74) players – draft picks, signed rookie free agents, first-year players who have not completed a season of credited service, and street and rookie free agent tryout players – were in attendance.

A sights and sounds video of the players arriving on Thursday is available at Giants.com.

PARTICIPANTS…

2016 NFL Draft Picks (6):

  • CB Eli Apple, Ohio State
  • WR Sterling Shepard, Oklohoma
  • S Darian Thompson, Boise State
  • LB B.J. Goodson, Clemson
  • RB Paul Perkins, UCLA
  • TE Jerell Adams, South Carolina

2016 Signed Rookie Free Agents (14):

  • QB Josh Woodrum, Liberty
  • RB Marshaun Coprich, Illinois State
  • WR K.J. Maye, Minnesota
  • WR Roger Lewis, Bowling Green State
  • WR Darius Powe, California
  • TE Ryan Malleck, Virginia Tech
  • TE Cedrick Lang, UTEP
  • DE Romeo Okwara, Notre Dame
  • DE Mike Rose, North Carolina State
  • DT Melvin Lewis, Kentucky
  • DT Greg Milhouse, Campbell
  • CB Michael Hunter, Oklahoma State
  • CB Donte Deayon, Boise State
  • S Andrew Adams, Connecticut

Contrary to previous reports, wide receiver Michael Esiobu (Lakeland College) and linebacker Graham Stewart (Connecticut) were not signed. Both are present as tryout players.

New York Giants First-Year Players (8):

  • WR Ben Edwards
  • WR Anthony Dablé
  • TE Matt Lacosse
  • OC Sean McDermott
  • OT Jake Rodgers
  • DE Brad Bars
  • LS Tyler Ott
  • PK Tom Obarski

Rookie and Veteran Tryout Players (46):

  • QB Gary Nova, Rutgers
  • QB B.J. Daniels, South Florida
  • QB Vad Lee, James Madison
  • RB Lache Seastrunk, Baylor
  • RB Donald Russell, Georgia State
  • RB Mercer Timmis, Calgary
  • RB Terry Williams, Kutztown
  • FB/TE Desroy Maxwell, Northern Illinois
  • WR Donte Foster, Ohio
  • WR Kadron Boone, LSU
  • WR Quintavius Burdette, Mississippi
  • WR Miles Shuler, Northwestern
  • WR Michael Esiobu, Lakeland
  • WR Doug Corby, Queen’s
  • WR Brett Blaszko, Calgary
  • TE Jake Murphy, Utah
  • OL Dylan Intemann, Wake Forest
  • OL Alex Huettel, Bowling Green
  • OL Jacob Richards, Ball State
  • OL Angelo Mangiro, Penn State
  • OL Brandon Revenberg, Grand Valley
  • OL Charles Vaillancourt, Laval
  • OL Philippe Gagnon, Laval
  • DE Lawrence Sidbury, Richmond
  • DE Ishaq Williams, Notre Dame
  • DT Derrick Lott, Tennessee Chattanooga
  • DT Kamal Johnson, Temple
  • LB Xzavier Dickson, Alabama
  • LB Graham Stewart, Connecticut
  • LB Evan McKelvey, Marshall
  • LB Kassan Messiah, Massachusetts
  • LB Schnayder Termidor, Ithaca
  • LB Brian Brikowski, Monmouth
  • LB Terrell Davis, British Columbia
  • LB D.J. Lalama, Manitoba
  • CB Kevin White, TCU
  • CB Demarr Aultman, Maine
  • CB Matt Smalley, Lafayette
  • CB Darius Knight, Nicholls State
  • CB Lamar Edmonds, New Hampshire
  • S Keenan Lambert, Norfolk State
  • S Hakim Jones, North Carolina State
  • S Xavier Walker, Middle Tennessee State
  • S Quay Watt, Middle Tennessee State
  • S Taylor Loeffler, British Columbia
  • P/K Quinn Van Gylswyk, British Columbia

GIANTS SIGN FOUR OF THEIR DRAFT PICKS
The New York Giants have announced they have signed the following four of their 2016 NFL Draft class:

  • CB Eli Apple – 1st round
  • WR Sterling Shepard – 2nd round
  • RB Paul Perkins – 5th round
  • TE Jerell Adams – 6th round

The only remaining draft picks unsigned are safety Darian Thompson (3rd round) and linebacker B.J. Goodson (4th round).

SCOUTING DEPARTMENT CHANGES
The New York Giants have promoted Chris Watts from BLESTO scout, a role that he has served in for eight years, to scout. To replace Watts, the Giants have promoted Marquis Pendleton to the position. Pendleton had served as an intern in the team’s pro personnel department.

BEN MCADOO AND THE COORDINATORS SPEAK…
Transcripts and video clips of the media sessions with the following coaches are available in The Corner Forum and at Giants.com:

THE PLAYERS SPEAK…
Transcripts and video clips of the media sessions with the following players are available in The Corner Forum and at Giants.com:

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