May 032023
 
New York Giants Helmet (December 12, 2021)

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GIANTS MAKE CHANGES TO SCOUTING DEPARTMENT
The New York Giants have made a number of changed to their collegiate scouting and pro personnel scouting departments.

First, the team has parted ways with Steven Price and D.J. Boisture. Price was hired by the previous regime in May 2021 as a pro personnel manager. The new regime demoted him to pro personnel scout a year later. Boisture had served as a college scout for the Giants since 2016 and was the team’s area scout for the western part of the country. Before that he was a pro personnel intern for the team.

Other changes:

  • Marquis Pendleton, who had served as the team’s northeastern area scout for one season, is now a pro scout. Before that, he was the team’s BLESTO college scout for four seasons. Nick La Testa and Corey Lockett remain pro scouts. It appear Pendleton has replaced Steven Price.
  • Marcus Cooper, who had served as the team’s southeast area scout, is now a national scout. Mike Derice and Jeremy Breit remain national scouts for the team. Cooper had been an area scout for the Giants for five seasons.
  • Blaise Bell, who had served as the team’s BLESTO scout for three seasons, is now an area scout. Is is not clear if he is replacing D.J. Boisture in the west, Marquis Pendleton in the northeast, or Marcus Cooper in the southeast. Two area scouting positions remain open.
  • Justin Markus, who had served as a scouting assistant for the Giants, is now the team’s BLESTO college scout.

For an overview of the current positions, see the New York Giants Team Administration section of the website.

May 242021
 
Kelvin Benjamin, New York Giants (May 14, 2021)

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NEW YORK GIANTS OTAs BEGIN
The New York Giants began the third and final phase of their offseason program on Monday. The Giants held their first of eight Organized Team Activity (OTA) workouts on Monday at Quest Diagnostics Training Center. They will hold another on Tuesday and another on Thursday, with media having access to the Thursday OTA.

Voluntary “Phase II” workouts for all players were held last week. These on-field workouts only included individual player instruction and non-contact, walkthrough drills. According to press reports, only about half of the Giants (approximately 45 players) showed up last week for these workouts. 

Voluntary “Phase III” workouts can be held from May 24-June 18. Activities during this 4-week period include in-person meetings and classroom instruction subject to COVID protocols and 10 days of OTAs (the Giants are only holding eight). 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.

Current schedule:

May 24-25: New York Giants OTA Offseason Workouts

May 27: New York Giants OTA Offseason Workouts (Media Access)

June 2-4: New York Giants OTA Offseason Workouts (June 4 Media Access)

June 8-10: New York Giants mandatory Mini-Camp (Media Access)

June 14-15: New York Giants OTA Offseason Workouts

Players who do not attend in person could still participate in virtual meetings if they choose to do so.

GIANTS HIRE STEVEN PRICE AS PRO PERSONNEL MANAGER
The New York Giants have hired Steven Price to be the team’s new pro personnel manager. Ken Sternfeld, who had been the director of pro personnel, was shifted to senior pro personnel executive.

The Giants also appear to have promoted Tim McDonnell from assistant director of player personnel to co-director of player personnel alongside Mark Koncz, who solely had held that title.