ESPN.com presents New York Giants http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/giants 60 en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 04:08:18 webmaster@espn.go.com http://assets.espn.go.com/i/espn/teamlogos/lrg/trans/espn_dotcom_black.gif 110 110 Aaron Curry is hoping to resurrect his career with the New York Giants. And the linebacker says he will do so without the pressure of trying to live up to being the fourth overall pick in the 2009 draft. Curry says that pressure overwhelmed him in Seattle. “It was a burden early on in my career,” Curry told Giants.com. “It was a stress to me. I definitely felt a lot of pressure and I think the biggest mistake I made was I didn’t accept the pressure as a positive influence.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/25602/pressure-free-curry-ready-to-be-impact-lb Fri, 17 May 2013 15:05:54 EDT 25602 Charles Woodson will continue to weigh his options and take another AFC visit out west. According to NFL Network, the safety will visit with one of his old teams -- Oakland -- on Tuesday. And Woodson has received an offer from Denver according to NFL Network. The former Packers defensive back visited with the Broncos recently. Carl Poston, Woodson's agent, told ESPN's Josina Anderson that the Giants "just put their toe in the water again for Charles Woodson" on Thursday.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/25593/report-woodson-visiting-oakland Fri, 17 May 2013 12:32:29 EDT 25593 Dwight Freeney would love to play for the Giants, according to his father. "His heart is with ... talking to him, he would love to be with the Giants," Hugh Freeney told Sirius radio's Adam Schein. "But the Giants unfortunately ... doesn't have the money for it. They're broke." The Giants are always conscious of their salary cap and want to sign veteran free agents for minimum-type deals. Freeney would certainly seem like a good fit in the Osi Umenyiora role but the Giants have Mathias Kiwanuka, Adrian Tracy, Adewale Ojomo, Justin Trattou and third-round pick Damontre Moore behind Justin Tuck and Jason Pierre-Paul.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/25576/freeney-still-interested-in-giants Thu, 16 May 2013 15:20:59 EDT 25576 Charles Woodson is one of the many veteran free agents still available, and the Giants are always in the market for veterans on the cheap. Woodson's agent, Carl Poston, told ESPN's Josina Anderson that "The Giants have just put their toe in the water again for Charles Woodson." If Woodson, 36, is willing to accept an affordable deal, the move makes sense. If healthy, Woodson would be an intriguing piece. He could instantly be one Perry Fewell's top three safeties.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/25564/agent-giants-toe-in-water-for-woodson Thu, 16 May 2013 12:25:27 EDT 25564 When Damontre Moore first arrived to the Giants facility last week, the rookie defensive end found a note in his locker stall. The note was from Justin Tuck. The defensive captain had a message for the team’s newest quarterback-sacking prospect: "I hope you are ready to work." "They need to know that this year has to be our best year," Tuck said of the Giants’ second and third-round picks DT Johnathan Hankins and Moore. "I don’t want to call them our weakest link but they are the new guys so they don’t know our system, how we get down.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/25551/moore-ready-to-heed-tucks-message Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:15 EDT 25551 There was a lot of talk Tuesday about Victor Cruz's extension negotiations with the Giants. It started with rumblings by reporters on social media that the Pro Bowl receiver could be nearing an agreement. Then the New York Post reported that the two parties "are on the 2-yard-line" as far as nearing a potential long-term extension. Cruz also told the paper that things were "moving." On Tuesday afternoon, two sources told ESPNNewYork.com that nothing was imminent.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/25539/victor-cruz-contract-buzz-increases Wed, 15 May 2013 08:22:35 EDT 25539 There were rumblings circulating Tuesday that things might be heating up with Victor Cruz's contract negotiations. But two sources said there is nothing imminent at the moment and that it appears it is status quo in talks between Cruz and the New York Giants on a potential extension. Co-owner John Mara has maintained that he is optimistic a deal will get done eventually to keep the star receiver in blue. Cruz, in an appearance at BTIG Charity Day in the city, politely declined comment and has remained quiet about his contract this offseason.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/25534/sources-nothing-imminent-in-victor-cruz-contract-talks Tue, 14 May 2013 14:52:51 EDT 25534 WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- While Victor Cruz tries to hammer out a new extension, offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride will take a long look at what Jerrel Jernigan can do in the slot. Gilbride is confident he will have Cruz in the slot when the Giants play this season. But it doesn't hurt to prepare Jernigan if Cruz sits out voluntary OTA workouts. "I guess I have great confidence that it's going to get done, so I don't give it a lot of thought because I know he wants to be here," Gilbride said last week about Cruz.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/25520/eli-gilbride-prepare-jernigan-in-slot Tue, 14 May 2013 06:00:56 EDT 25520 WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Eli Manning hopes Victor Cruz will be able to join the Giants as soon as next week, when the team ramps up its practices in OTAs. "We get into some real practices next week," Manning said at a Guiding Eyes for the Blind event on Monday night. "So hopefully as we get kind of into those live going-against-a-defense practices, he will get back in so we can get back to work.” Cruz wants a long-term extension but the two sides have been apart in negotiations thus far.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/25512/eli-hopes-to-see-cruz-practice-soon Mon, 13 May 2013 19:20:33 EDT 25512 Our bud Dan Graziano over at the NFC East blog saw this earlier in John Clayton's mailbag. Clayton was asked about the Victor Cruz contract saga: Q: Is Victor Cruz going to accept the long-term contract the Giants are offering him? I think $7 million with a lot of guaranteed money is plenty for a slot receiver, and he also is getting a bunch from endorsements. Still, I'm worried. -- Andrew in New York Clayton: You should be worried. Tom Coughlin is worried.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/25477/clayton-reason-to-worry-about-cruz Mon, 13 May 2013 15:30:54 EDT 25477