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JANUARY 2008 NEWS ARCHIVE

JANUARY 31, 2008

Today marks the last full day of media interviews for the players. Just to quickly look ahead, the head coaches will address the media on Friday, so with that said, we'll conitnue our coverage of Super Bowl week with new features as quickly as possible.

TODAY'S FEATURES

JANUARY 30, 2008

TODAY'S FEATURES

SUPER BOWL OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED
Referee MIKE CAREY has been named to head the seven-man crew of game officials selected to work Super Bowl XLII this Sunday between the New England Patriots and New York Giants at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

The other members of the Super Bowl XLII officiating crew are TONY MICHALEK (umpire), GARY SLAUGHTER (head linesman), CARL JOHNSON (line judge), BORIS CHEEK (field judge), LARRY ROSE (side judge) and SCOTT HELVERSON (back judge).  The Super Bowl XLII officiating crew collectively has 71 years of NFL officiating experience and 43 combined postseason game assignments.

Carey, who is concluding his 18th season as an NFL game official, served as the alternate referee in Super Bowl XXXVI.  The Santa Clara University alum has officiated in 14 playoff games -- two NFL championships, four divisional playoffs and eight wild card games.  Carey was the referee when the Giants and Patriots met last December 29 at Giants Stadium in the teams’ regular-season finale, a 38-35 New England victory.  

Under the NFL officiating program's evaluation system, the highest-rated officials at each position with the appropriate experience earn the right to work the Super Bowl.  Super Bowl officials must have five years of NFL experience and previous playoff assignments.

KEN BAKER is the replay assistant and will be working his third postseason game. 

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JANUARY 29, 2008

MEDIA DAY
The Giants and Patriots met the press today in the annual Super Bowl media session.

TODAY'S FEATURES

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JANUARY 28, 2008

SUPER BOWL FACTOIDS
Since 1990, when the NFL adopted the 12-team playoff format, only two top-seeded AFC teams have won the Super Bowl: Denver in 1998 and the Patriots in 2003.

The Patriots, designated as the home team, are 10-0 in home games; the Giants are 10-1 in road games, their last road loss being on opening day against Dallas.

TODAY'S SCHEDULED FEATURES

 

JANUARY 26, 2008

JANUARY 25, 2008

JANUARY 24, 2008: BACK TO WORK
The players and coaches go back to work today and so we'll commence our Super Bowl coverage as follows:

GIANTS FANS, BREATHE EASY
The Atlanta Falcons hired Jacksonville defensive coordinator Mike Smith as their new head coach on Wednesday night. This is significant because giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo was believed to be a leading candidate for the Falcons' vacancy, but due to the Giants' stil being alive in the post season, New York denied Atlanta permission to speak with Spags until his responsibilities to the team were complete.

JANUARY 23, 2008: TODAY'S FEATURES

ATTENTION PLAYOFF SUBSCRIBERS
We're pleased to share with you our plans for this year's Super Bowl coverage. Inside Football will be live from Phoenix all week long starting Monday, January 28, and we are committed to bringing you as much coverage as possible. Here's a tentative lineup of what we have planned

  • Locker Room Reports: January 24-26
  • Super Bowl Reports: January 29 - February 1
  • Post Game Leftovers
  • Bob Folger's Game Preview
  • I on Strategy
  • Pat's Pick
  • What They're Saying in New England
  • Giants- Green Bay Premium Stats
  • Giants - Green Bay Film Review
  • Super Bowl Premium Stats
  • Super Bowl Film Review

 

JANUARY 22, 2008: The players are off today and tomorrow, but we will have the following material available throughout the day:

January 21, 2008: The third time was really a charm for the New York Giants, who on their third attempt in the playoffs eked out an overtime win against the Green Bay Packers on Lawrence Tynes' 47-yard field goal. New York is now on their way to meet the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl in two weeks. | More

SCHEDULING NOTE
The Giants are off on Tuesday and Wednesday. We will resume our coverage on Thursday.

OTHER FEATURES


FOLLOW THE SUPER BOWL RUN
Get our post season coverage, for which you can still sign up. For more information or to subscribe to our playoff coverage, click here.

 

JANUARY 19, 2008
Today is a travel day for the Giants and for us, so we'll have some very limited coverage which  includes some features we didn't get around to doing yesterday, such as Pat's Pick (a playoff subscriber only feature) and new Letters to the Editor.

JANUARY 18, 2008

HALAS TROPHY PRESENTERS SET
If the Giants win Sunday's NFC Championship game, former linebacker Harry Carson will present his former team with the George Halas Trophy, given to the Champiobnship game's winning team.

Carson, a 2006 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is one of two Giants' honorary captains for Sunday's game, along with U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Greg Gadson.

Should Green Bay win Sunday's game, legendary quarterback Bart Starr will present the Halas Trophy, named for the late Chicago Bears owner and a founder of the NFL -- to the Packers. 

 

REPORT: TUCK AGREES TO FIVE-YEAR DEAL
ACcording to a published report, the Giants and DE Justin Tuck have agreed to terms on a five-year, $30-million contract that includes $16 million in guaranteed money. Tuck was set to become a restricted free agent after this season. 

JANUARY 17, 2008

Article of Interest:

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JANUARY 16, 2008

It's time to get down to business for the Giants, who kickoff their preparation for Sunday’s huge game against Green Bay. This week expects to be a very busy one in terms of information, and we're going to do our best (as always) to keep you up to date on everything just as soon as possible).

Here's a quick rundown of what you can expect today:

GET OUR POST SEASON COVERAGE
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JANUARY 14, 2008

TODAY'S FEATURES

PLAYOFF SUBSCRIBERS
The Giants - Dallas post game issue is ready for reading. The e-mail distribution is set for 9AM ET on Tuesday morning, but you can access the issue in advance by logging into the subscriber area.

JANUARY 13, 2008
GIANTS HUMBLE COWBOYS; ADVANCE TO NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
There’s an old belief that every thing is bigger in the State of Texas. However for the Dallas Cowboys, who dominated the time of possession with two 36:30 to 23:30, and who had two scoring drives consisting of 10:28 and 8:07 respectively, it just wasn’t enough to best the New York Giants, who got it done the economical way in a nail-biting 21-17 win. | More | The Official Review | Hits, Misses & Musings

TODAY'S FEATURES

'RIDDLE ME THIS...'
What do FB Madison Hedgecock and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo have in common? Both were big winners in our first annual "Reader's Choice" awards!

TALK ABOUT THE GAME
Join our official discussion thread in the Tailgate Club (free registration is required to participate). Or bounce your joy and frustrations off each other in our interactive chat room.

JANUARY 12, 2008

JANUARY 11, 2008

TRANSACTIONS
The Giants have signed PK Shane Andrus (Murray State) and NT Rodney Leisle (UCLA) to reserve/future contracts.

JANUARY 10, 2008

CHRIS MARA WITHDRAWS FROM ATLANTA GM JOB SEARCH
Giants Vice President of Player Evaluation Chris Mara has withdrawn his name from consideration for the position of general manager for the Atlanta Falcons. In a statement released by the Giants, Mara said, "I want to thank Arthur Blank for his interest in me, and we had a very good discussion earlier this week in Atlanta; however, I am no longer a candidate for the position.”

JANUARY 9, 2008

PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTION
The Giants signed offensive lineman Brandon Torrey of Howard University to their practice squad.

PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS
The Giants have terminated the practice squad contracts of three players: tight end Johnny Harline, defensive back Chad Johnson and wide receiver Todd Lowber. They added two players to the practice squad: tight end Marcus freeman of Notre Dame and defensive back Jeff Shoate of San Diego State.

JANUARY 8, 2008
The players are off today, but we spent the time wrapping up our coverage of the Tampa Bay game. Check out our expanded Premium Stats, in which we not only look at what the Giants did, but also examine what Tampa Bay tried to do against New York.  We'll have that along with our film review notes for our playoff package subscribers.

JANUARY 7, 2008
GIANTS - TAMPA POST GAME ISSUE
Our Giants- Tampa post game issue is available in the playoffs section of our web site. | Head coach Tom Coughlin

JANUARY 6, 2008
GIANTS TOP BUCS 24-14; ADVANCE TO REMATCH WITH DALLAS
The New York Giants banded together to overcome a 7-0 first quarter deficit by scoring 24 unanswered points to top the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-14 in the first round of the NFC playoffs. The win is the Giants’ first wild card victory since 1993 when they defeated Minnesota, and their first road wild card win since 1984 against the Rams. | More | The Official Review | Hits, Misses & Musings

ASK THE OFFICIAL
Have a question about a play or a call in the playoff games? Ask our official rules expert. Check out today's Q&A.

WANT IN ON OUR POST SEASON PLAYOFF COVERAGE? It’s not too late to sign up for our 2007 post season playoff coverage. For less than $20, we’ll bring you the kind of detailed coverage on the Giants’ 2007 post season run you won’t find anywhere else. Sign up today! 

SOUND OFF ABOUT THE GAME. Join us in the Tailgate Club for our official Giants-Tampa Bay game discussion thread. Registration is required to participate (it's free). You can also send a Letter to the Editor or join your fellow Giants fans in our new interactive chat room to discuss the game while it’s in progress.

JANUARY 5, 2008
TODAY'S SCHEDULE. Today is a travel day for the team. Center Shaun O'Hara and CB Sam Madison, both of whom didn't practice this week, are expected to make the trip, though it's highly doubtful either plays against Tampa.

JANUARY 4, 2008
TODAY'S SCHEDULE. Today's regular coverage will include press Q&A with Giants head coach Tom Coughlin and the final injury report.

INSIDE FOOTBALL’S PREGAME COVERAGE. Subscribers to our post-season package will be able to login to the special playoff index to read Mike Iannaconi’s “I on Strategy” round one, Pat's Pick, and Gail Bahr’s “What They’re Saying in Tampa” recap.

 

FREE CONTENT. In the free section of the site, we have the Inside Football team's picks for this weekend's game. We also have the latest update on "Where Are They Now?"

 

 

JANUARY 3, 2008
Today's coverage will include press Q&A with Giants head coach Tom Coughlin and some selected Giants players (Michael Strahan, Osi Umenyiora and Antonio Pierce). There will also be a Q&A with the two Giants coordinators, Kevin Gilbride and Steve Spagnuolo, another pre-practice injury report, and the updated injury report.

GAME PREVIEW. Senior analyst Bob Folger previews this weekend's match-up, now available for subscribers to our playoff coverage.

THANKS FOR CHATTING WITH US. If you would like to review the transcript of our chat from last evening, you may do so by clicking here. 


JANUARY 2, 2008
Welcome to the post-season! Today's regular coverage includes press Q&As with Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, Tampa head coach Jon Gruden, Tampa QB Jeff Garcia, and Giants QB Eli Manning. Also available are transcripts of the media sessions with RB Brandon Jacobs, Amani Toomer, and Justin Tuck, and the opening injury report.

Today's today's locker room report is now available with an update ont he injury situation from both sides, a spotlight on offensive lineman Grey Ruegamer, and more.

The Giants have signed CB Chad Johnson from Northwestern State to their practice squad.

Shaun O'Hara, Sam Madison and Kawika Mitchell all won't practice today. Sinorice Moss, Kevin Dockery and Ahmad Bradshaw will practice. Be sure to check the editor's blog for the full update.

Check out some statistical and information about this weekend's match-up in an introductory game capsule report.

JANUARY 1, 2008: Happy New Year!
Subscribers may access our Giants - New England Game Film Review write-up and our final regular season Premium Statistics report.

PLAYOFF COVERAGE BEGINS TOMORROW. We will commence our playoff coverage starting on Wednesday.



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