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Six years of Giants drafts — and nothing left to show for it
Where have you gone, Prince Amukamara? With Thursday's stunning trade of Jason Pierre-Paul to the Bucs, the Giants now have not one player on their roster from their 2008-13 drafts....
Giants' Larry Donnell may be forced to retire early
INDIANAPOLIS — The Giants know all too well how an innocuous neck injury can devolve into so much more — for example, the premature retirements of linebacker Antonio Pierce and...
David Wilson's Olympic dream gets an early reality check
Just 10 months after injury robbed David Wilson of his career as a professional football player, he has started one as a professional track star. Less than a year after...
Ex-Giant about to take first step toward Olympic dream
David Wilson was forced to prematurely retire from the Giants and the NFL at the age of 23, and when he bid adieu last August, he was tearful but resolute,...
Witness ex-Giant David Wilson's rebirth as a track star
The Giants knew they were getting a gifted athlete when they selected running back David Wilson in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. They expected him to become...
Giants ink lineman from Canada; cut David Wilson to save $1.3M
The Giants added to the depth on their offensive line by bringing in a 23-year-old considered the top offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. Brett Jones passed a physical...
Smart or troubling? Giants prepare for 2015 minus Cruz
All involved with the Giants are breathlessly awaiting the pairing of Odell Beckham Jr. and Victor Cruz as 2015 targets for Eli Manning, but general manager Jerry Reese has sounded...
Eli Manning ready to talk contract extension with Giants
Eli Manning is entering the final year of the six-year, $97.5 million contract extension he signed prior to the 2009 season and the time has come to extend him again....
David Wilson goes quickly from Giants to second athletic act
David Wilson’s track and field dreams remain on course. Wilson, the former first-round pick out of Virginia Tech whose Giants career ended in August after just 21 games because of...
David Wilson's new goal: 2016 Olympic triple jumper
David Wilson’s football career may be over, but his greatest athletic achievements may still lay ahead of him. The former Giants running back, who retired this month because of a...
With Hillis now hurt, the Giants are running low on options
The Giants’ running game is getting thinner by the day. Fresh off David Wilson’s forced retirement, Peyton Hillis is now out indefinitely because of an injury to his foot and...
David Wilson: 'These are tears of joy' at Giants farewell
He can’t run for first downs or touchdowns anymore, but David Wilson sure left Giant footprints in the memory banks of the New York Football Giants he leaves behind. David...
Jameel McClain, who had spinal injury, knows David Wilson's pain
Jameel McClain didn’t need to witness the end of David Wilson’s NFL career to understand that your boyhood dream can end at any time. McClain, then with the Ravens, suffered...
Herman felt better after Wilson didn't blame him for injury
Eric Herman would feel a lot worse about the play that ended David Wilson’s career if not for a pep talk from the man himself. Herman, a second-year guard, wasn’t...
Eli watched neck injury end his brother's career, too
Eli Manning was saddened to hear that David Wilson must end his football career at the age of 23 because it is too much of a risk to continue to...
Giants struggle to deal with end of David Wilson's career
Peyton Hillis has been through plenty in his seven-year NFL career, reaching great heights, dealing with injuries and rejection and he’s hoping for continued football rebirth with the Giants. But...
David Wilson to collect most of remaining $2.3M salary
David Wilson's post-playing career will begin with a boost. The speedy running back may never play another down in the NFL, after being advised by doctors to end his career...
Hurley: Wilson should still stay involved with football
Bobby Hurley roots for the Cowboys and he won’t begin paying close attention to the NFL until September, but he has been following the Giants closely these last few weeks...
Let's be thankful David Wilson is walking away with a smile
In a league obsessed with player safety, the Giants reached the right decision, the only decision, about one of their own’s career and life. David Wilson doesn’t have to worry...