San Francisco Giants Lock In Matt Chapman With 6-Year, $151 Million Contract Extension
Matt Chapman is not something we'll see in free agency. The San Francisco Giants Elite third baseman The two sides agreed to a six-year contract extension worth $151 million on Wednesday night, a move that denied the Giants the opportunity for Chapman to opt out of his current contract with the team and become a […]
What Giants’ new-look defense under Shane Bowen will look like
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary lists five different definitions of “offensive.” So it's certainly possible that the Giants could field a different “aggressive” defense in coordinator Shane Bowen's debut against the Vikings on Sunday than the one they employed for two seasons under predecessor Wink Martindale, who was obsessed with blitzes. Leading four defensive linemen to rush […]
Giants need to send message with Week 1 win
The Giants were booed early and criticized frequently in their Sunday night home opener last September. Brian Daboll said this after a brutal 40-0 loss to the Cowboys early in his second season: “There's a lot of criticism going around, but I intend to be at the forefront of it.” And Sterling Sheppard said, “One […]
How the Jets and Giants can give their fans hope again in 2024
This time a year ago, there was genuine excitement among New York football fans on both sides of the aisle. Jets fans were enjoying every bit of Aaron Rodgers' weekly adventures in “Hard Knocks” and dreaming of all the possibilities that could come. Giants fans were basking in the joy of a 9-7-1 playoff win […]
Brian Daboll gets what-might-have-been reminder in Sam Darnold to start Giants season
If things had gone a little differently in the 2018 NFL Draft, Brian Daboll might have been mentoring Sam Darnold. Could Darnold have achieved anything approaching the success Josh Allen enjoyed over six seasons with a stable Bills team, as could Daboll have been promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach with the Giants? Or […]
Adoree’ Jackson thrilled to reunite with Giants for probable starting role
Adoree Jackson walked through a door Monday she never expected to find closed. Jackson returned to the Giants' practice field for the first time since last season ended. He re-signed a one-year contract on Friday after spending more than five months as a free agent, representing a marriage of convenience between a player who needed […]
This is Daniel Jones’ last chance to win over Giants fans
Daniel Jones laughs a lot, not just when he's pleased, happy, or finds something funny. He also laughs when he hears a question he doesn't want to answer or is faced with a topic he doesn't want to think about. It's not an actual smile, but more like a frown, a closed-mouth look, and a […]
Giants’ Gunner Olszewski ‘making progress’ from injury
Coach Brian Daboll still can't say who will be handling punt returns for the Giants one week from Sunday. However, with Isaiah McKenzie on injured reserve with a foot injury, that role is likely to fall to Gunner Olszewski, unless Olszewski's own groin injury keeps him out of the season opener against the Vikings. “He's […]
Why Isaiah Hodgins opted to return to Giants’ practice squad
Nearly 600 days after helping the Giants win a playoff game, Isaiah Hodgins was released and only offered a position on the practice squad. This week marked a turning point in a humiliating saga for the receiver, who was quarterback Daniel Jones' favorite target late in the 2022 season, as he returned to his roots: […]
I would make Kadarius Toney Giants trade again
Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said he wouldn't change anything about his decision to trade for wide receiver Kadarius Toney, regardless of how things ended. Kansas City released the Giants' 2021 first-round pick earlier this week after a sojourn in the Midwest that was marked by injuries and dropped passes more than big-game moments. Toney […]