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Giants castoffs have been thriving with Lions
Pat Shurmur likes to say he hopes every player let go by the Giants catches on with a new team. What the coach doesn’t say — and it only would...
Giants castoff getting another chance elsewhere
In non-Eli Manning-Daniel Jones news, one former Giants running back is moving on. Paul Perkins was claimed by the Detroit Lions on Tuesday, his new team announced, a day after...
Why did Giants play their likely No. 2 RB so much?
Here are three takeaways from the Giants' 31-29 preseason-ending win over the Patriots on Thursday night: 1. Wayne Gallman is, presumably, the No. 2 running back behind Saquon Barkley and...
Paul Perkins has reached his last Giants stand
The odds are stacked against Paul Perkins. He knows it, and rather than run from it, he’d rather run with it and relish the challenge along the way. Thursday night’s...
The position battles to watch in Giants-Bengals game
Three things to watch when the Giants take on the Bengals in their third preseason game Thursday night: Running with a purpose Running backs Paul Perkins and Rod Smith are...
Backup Giants RB sending message to this regime
The current Giants regime didn’t draft Paul Perkins. It wasn’t around when he became the team’s starting running back two years ago or flashed potential as a rookie the season...
The Saquon Barkley mistake Giants can't make
Don’t play Saquon Barkley. Pat Shurmur should have Barkley take a seat and wait for the regular-season opener against the Cowboys to play him. Barkley is the straw that stirs...
A dream come true for one Giants running back
It has been made clear star running back Saquon Barkley won’t see the field during the Giants’ preseason schedule and Wayne Gallman was nursing an ankle injury, leaving the bulk...
The forgotten running back Giants just can't get rid of
He is listed on the roster. He has a locker. He continues to wear No. 28. His name continues to appear on the depth chart at running back. Yes, Paul...
Meet the man whose job is to get Saquon Barkley ready
The expectations are sky-high for Saquon Barkley. Impossibly high, perhaps given his draft status (second overall) and the uncommon hype that accompanied his arrival to the Giants and the NFL....
Giants cut their one-time starting running back
It was 53 weeks ago that Ben McAdoo anointed Paul Perkins the starting running back for the Giants, an unusual and, looking back, unnecessary pronouncement, coming so early in the...
Ben McAdoo might not be here to give Geno Smith second try
OAKLAND, Calif. — So, was this a one-shot deal for Geno Smith or is he the starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium? Ben McAdoo, interestingly,...
Sterling Shepard 'not feeling well' and is doubtful for Redskins
The Giants are not exactly in great shape with another game coming sooner rather than later. Receiver Sterling Shepard was not on the field for Tuesday’s light practice, and it...
Giants running game disappears just as quickly as it appeared
So much for the ground and pound. While the Giants were able to cover for their injury-depleted receiving corps by producing its best rushing attack of the season in last...
Odell and the receivers not the only Giants in a world of hurt
As if things weren’t bad enough already. After losing weapons Odell Beckham Jr. (ankle), Brandon Marshall (ankle), and Dwayne Harris (foot) for the season, the 0-5 Giants head into Denver...
This is only the beginning for the Giants' injury report
All teams get hurt. Bad teams get hurt more often. A tweak becomes a week. A sprain becomes a royal pain. The urgency to get back on the practice field...
JPP says he's playing for Giants, but other star not so sure
The Giants are in better shape than the injury report suggests. Shortly after defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said he was “concerned” and preparing for the possibility of being without the...
Rookie ready for chance to solve Giants' abysmal running game
Four games into the season, rookie running back Wayne Gallman is more than ready to make his NFL debut. The Giants need him — badly. They drag the league’s worst...
Ereck Flowers dilemma, Eli's age: Five big Giants problems
Two weeks ago, it seemed as if the Giants were primed for big things in 2017. They were the trendy pick to win the NFC East and considered, along with...
Ben McAdoo's plan to fix Giants must start with Ben McAdoo
Welcome to McAdoomsday. That moment of truth in a young head coach’s career when the sky is falling and the fan base is in an uproar, and it is up...