Aug 132013
 
Trumaine McBride, New York Giants (August 10, 2013)

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August 13, 2013 New York Giants Training Camp Reports: The Giants held their 13th training camp practice on Tuesday afternoon at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. The next practice is on Wednesday from 1:30-3:45PM. For a complete training camp schedule and Giants.com Q&A guide, see the Training Camp section of the website.

Injury Update – Low Ankle Sprain for Rolle: Not practicing on Tuesday were RB Da’Rel Scott (shoulder), WR Jerrel Jernigan (soreness), WR Brandon Collins (hamstring), OL James Brewer (concussion), OT Chris DeGeare (ankle), DE Damontre Moore (shoulder), CB Corey Webster (soreness), S Antrel Rolle (ankle), S Cooper Taylor (hamstring), FB Henry Hynoski (PUP – knee), DE Jason Pierre-Paul (PUP – back), and DT Markus Kuhn (PUP – knee).

The good news on Rolle, who is wearing a walking boot, is that his ankle injury is not a high ankle sprain. However, the injury appears to be a significant sprain with no immediate timetable for his return.

“It’s a pretty good sprain,” said Rolle. “I always said that if I can’t get up and I can’t walk off on my own, then it’s pretty bad. For right now, just from yesterday (to) today, it feels 10 times better.”

“(I want to be back) as soon as possible,” said Rolle. “There’s no timeframe at the moment but as soon as possible. I’m a hard worker, on the field and off the field. I’m not a fan of injuries, I really hate to even speak about this, but it happens in this game. I’m just going to do the best I can, try to get out there before the preseason’s over with and take it one day at a time.”

When asked if he might miss the regular-season opener, Rolle responded, “Oh no. No, I’m going to do whatever it takes to make sure. That’s not even a possibility.”

“It’s not a high ankle sprain, that’s for sure,” said Rolle. “I had a high ankle sprain before and there are no similarities at all. Thank God.”

Roster Moves: FB Ryan D’Imperio has decided to retire and the Giants have placed him on the Reserve/Retired List. To fill his roster spot, the Giants signed FB Ben Guidugli.

Coach Media Q&As: Transcripts and video clips of Tuesday’s media sessions with the following coaches are available at Giants.com:

Player Media Q&As: Transcripts and video of Tuesday’s media Q&As with the following players are available at Giants.com:

Article on the Giants’ Offense: Gilbride: Healthy Offense Could Be Giants’ Best by Steve Serby of The New York Post

Articles on the Linebackers:

Article on S Ryan Mundy: Safety Ryan Mundy Steps In With Starters by Michael Eisen of Giants.com

Aug 102013
 
Aaron Ross, New York Giants (August 7, 2013)

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ESPN Radio Interview with RB David Wilson: The audio of Friday’s ESPN Radio interview with RB David Wilson is available at ESPN.com.

Giants.com Player Interviews: Video clips of recent Giants.com interviews with the following players are available at Giants.com:

  • TE Adrien Robinson (Video)
  • OL Brandon Mosley (Video)

Sights and Sounds Training Camp Video: A sights and sounds video from training camp is available at Giants.com.

Articles on the Quarterbacks:

Article on RB Andre Brown: Giants’ Running Back Andre Brown Takes Nothing for Granted by Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record

Article on FB Ryan D’Imperio: Well-Traveled FB D’Imperio Ready to Carry Full Load for Giants by Zack Braziller of The New York Post

Article on WR Rueben Randle: Eli Manning Says Wide Receiver Rueben Randle Has ‘Great Talent’ by Dave Hutchinson of The Star-Ledger

Article on TE Adrien Robinson: Giants Tight End’s Stock is Rising by Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record

Article on LT Will Beatty: Healthy, Improved Beatty a Key to Giants’ O-Line Success by George Willis of The New York Post

Article on the Giants’ Run Defense: NY Giants Defense is Seeing Red by Ebenezer Samuel of The Daily News

Articles on the Defensive Line:

Articles on the Linebackers:

Articles on the Defensive Backs:

Article on Former Giants CB Sam Madison: Madison Returns to Giants, but Don’t Call Him ‘Coach’ by Zach Schonbrun of The New York Times

Aug 042013
 
David Wilson, New York Giants (August 4, 2013)

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August 4, 2013 New York Giants Training Camp Reports: The Giants held their eighth training camp practice on Sunday afternoon at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. The next practice is on Tuesday from 1:30-3:45PM. For a complete training camp schedule and Giants.com Q&A guide, see the Training Camp section of the website.

Injury Update: Not practicing on Sunday were WR Hakeem Nicks (groin), CB Corey Webster (groin), OL Justin Pugh (concussion), FB Henry Hynoski (PUP – knee), OG Chris Snee (PUP – hip), DE Jason Pierre-Paul (PUP – back), DT Markus Kuhn (PUP – knee), and CB Terrell Thomas (PUP – knee).

Head Coach Tom Coughlin’s Sunday Press Conference: The transcript and video of Head Coach Tom Coughlin’s press conference on Sunday are available at Giants.com.

Player Media Q&As: Transcripts and video of Sunday’s media Q&As with the following players are available at Giants.com:

Inside Football Q&A With FB Ryan D’Imperio: Quick Hits: Getting to Know Fullback Ryan D’Imperio by Patricia Traina of InsideFootball.com

Article on Running Backs David Wilson and Andre Brown: Giants Ready to Run on Two-Back System by Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPNNewYork.com

Article on the Giants’ Run Defense: Giants Rushing to Shut Down Run Games by Brian Lewis of The New York Post

Article on DE Damontre Moore: Giants Rookie Damontre Moore Motivated by Doubts by JJ Conrad of The Bergen Record

Article on LB Etienne Sabino: Giants Rookie Free-Agent LB Etienne Sabino is Making Noise by Dave Hutchinson of The Star-Ledger

Article on CB Junior Mertile: Giants DB Junior Mertile Flashes Potential in Training Camp by Conor Orr of The Star-Ledger

Article on Former Giants’ Head Coach Bill Parcells: How Parcells Got to HOF with Help from Jersey Coach by Bill Madden of The Daily News

Article on Hall of Fame WR Chris Carter: How WR Cris Carter Almost Became a Giant by Dan Salomone of Giants.com

Jul 272013
 
Trumaine McBride (38), Tyler Sash (39), New York Giants (July 27, 2013)

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July 27, 2013 New York Giants Training Camp Reports: The Giants’ first training camp practice was held Saturday afternoon at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. The next practice is on Sunday from 1:30-3:45PM. For a complete training camp schedule and Giants.com Q&A guide, see the Training Camp section of the website.

Injury Update on JPP, Snee, and Thomas: Not practicing on Saturday were FB Henry Hynoski (PUP – knee), OG Chris Snee (PUP – hip), DE Jason Pierre-Paul (PUP – back), DT Markus Kuhn (PUP – knee), and CB Terrell Thomas (PUP – knee). LB Aaron Curry left early with a cramp.

Snee was asked if he would be out a long time. “No, I wouldn’t think it would be too long but I don’t know,” replied Snee. “I feel pretty good, I’ll really just take this week and just condition hard and see how it feels after that…I’m not 100 percent, so why rush back?”

“I still need to get in the preseason games and get those reps,” said Snee. “I wouldn’t feel comfortable going into a regular season opener without having played some preseason games. Now, do I want to take 40 snaps a game? No. But I need to get some practice reps and some game reps. I’ll get those in.”

“I feel like I’m at, I’d say, 75%,” said Pierre-Paul. “I’ve been doing everything they ask me to, working with the trainers…(Compared to last year) the whole discomfort is gone. When I sit down now I don’t have that pain anymore, stand up I don’t have that pain, I can stand up straight, basically everything is gone. The surgery went well. Doing pretty good.”

“I don’t know (if I’ll be ready for the opener),” said Pierre-Paul. “Only time can tell. It’s all on me, how I recover…The back is a really, really horrible pain to have, and back surgery period. And you don’t want to rush back. I’m not concentrated on the first game, second game, third game, fourth game, fifth game, sixth game, I’m just trying to come back when I feel like I’m ready to come back.”

“(Pierre-Paul has) done very well and he’s worked hard at it,” said Head Coach Tom Coughlin. “I’d say he’s probably within a couple of pounds of his playing weight. I’d say that with what he’s allowed to do, he does well. He has a specific routine that he does in the training room and he’s been able to do that well. So I am encouraged…He’s made good progress and he’s made it relatively fast.”

“(Thomas is) restricted in what he can do,” said Coughlin. “We’re all frustrated about it. He is himself, number one. The sooner he can get out there, the better off we’ll all be. And he came in fully feeling like he could start right out in practice and just wasn’t able to do that right away. We’ll be patient, but know full well that we’re all excited the moment he gets a chance to come out and practice and we get a sense of where he is, how he’s going to be and that type of thing.”

Jerry Reese Addresses the Press: The transcript and video of General Manager Jerry Reese’s press conference on Saturday is available at Giants.com.

Head Coach Tom Coughlin’s Saturday Press Conference: The transcript and video of Head Coach Tom Coughlin’s press conference on Saturday are available at BigBlueInteractive.com and Giants.com, respectively.

Player Media Q&As: Transcripts and video of Saturday’s media Q&As with the following players are available at Giants.com:

 

Jul 262013
 
Tom Coughlin, New York Giants (June 11, 2013)

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Five New York Giants Start Training Camp Off on PUP, Two More Held Out of Conditioning Drills: The Giants placed five players on the active Physically-Unable-to-Perform (PUP) List on Friday: FB Henry Hynoski (knee), OG Chris Snee (hip), DE Jason Pierre-Paul (back), DT Markus Kuhn (knee), and CB Terrell Thomas (knee). Players placed on the active PUP list at the start of training camp can come off the list at any time. A player on the active PUP still counts against the 90-man training camp roster limit.

“(Pierre-Paul is) coming,” said Head Coach Tom Coughlin. “He’s done well. He’s worked hard. I’ve seen him the last two days on the machines in there. His weight is good. He’s optimistic.”

In addition, OC David Baas (unknown) and WR Jerrel Jernigan (hamstring) were held out of conditioning drills.

“I’m not sure why Baas was, to be honest with you,” said Coughlin. “Baas has been doing everything, he came in, and he’s in outstanding shape, but they chose to hold him over there on the side. Jernigan, a little tenderness, you know, so I hope we don’t have to deal with that.”

Giants Sign FB Ryan D’Imperio, Waive PK David Buehler: The Giants signed FB Ryan D’Imperio on Friday. To make room for D’Imperio, the Giants waived PK David Buehler.

First Training Camp Practice Begins on Saturday: The first training camp practice will be held at 1:30-3:45PM on Saturday at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. For a complete schedule and Giants.com Q&A guide, see the Training Camp section of the website.

A sights and sounds video of the players arriving at camp on Friday is available on Giants.com, as well as a video on the conditioning test.

Head Coach Tom Coughlin’s Friday Press Conference: The transcript and video of Head Coach Tom Coughlin’s press conference on Friday is available at Giants.com.

Player Media Q&As: Transcripts and video of Friday’s media Q&As with the following players are available at Giants.com:

Training Camp Previews:

Article on DE Justin Tuck: Justin Tuck Making Sure Giants Maintain One Singular, Super Focus by Conor Orr of The Star-Ledger