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Getty Images Cornerback Sam Beal has never played a game for the Giants since being taken in last year’s supplemental draft, but the team has opened the door for that to change. Beal spent all of last season on injured reserve due to a shoulder injury and landed back on the list after the cut...

Getty Images Connor Barwin talked to teams about jobs this offseason, but the veteran edge player never wound up signing a contract with a team ahead of the 2019 season. He won’t be signing with anyone during the season, either. Barwin announced his retirement in a post to social media on...

The Giants are restocking their receivers room. According to Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News, the Giants are bringing back wideout Bennie Fowler. To make room for him on the roster, they’re releasing linebacker Nate Stupar. Fowler was cut when they activated Golden Tate from...

Getty Images The Giants are getting closer to having actual offensive players to put around rookie quarterback Daniel Jones. Via Ralph Vacchiano of SNY.com, the Giants had a number of key players participating in individual drills Monday. That group included running backs Saquon Barkley...

Getty Images At a time when some think the NBA is poised to take a piece out of the NFL, it’s as clear as ever that the NBA is many pieces away from getting close to the NFL. Through five weeks of regular-season action, the NFL is averaging 16.4 million viewers for its broadcasts. That’s a 6...

Getty Images Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers was drafted in the same first round of the 2004 NFL draft as Giants quarterback Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger. But because Rivers sat on the bench behind Drew Brees for two years, his career numbers always lagged behind his two fellow 2004...

Getty Images DeSean Jackson‘s triumphant return to Philadelphia has been not so triumphant, because Jackson hasn’t been playing. It’s still unclear when he’ll play again. The Eagles receiver had a major impact in Week One, catching eight passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Before he could...

Getty Images The Giants opted not to bring in veteran help after Saquon Barkley‘s ankle injury and that left them with undrafted rookies Jon Hilliman and Austin Walter at running back for Thursday night’s game against the Patriots. Hilliman fumbled and Walter played one offensive snap in the...

Getty Images Giants coach Pat Shurmur challenged what appeared to be a clear uncalled pass interference late in Thursday’s loss to the Patriots, but he discovered that in the NFL, what appears to be clear isn’t always what’s called on instant replay. Shurmur said after the game that he thought...

Getty Images Once again, the Patriots played around with a grossly inferior team for a large chunk of a game. Once again, the Patriots ended up easily winning it, thanks to touchdowns from a unit other than the offense. The offense produced 21 of 35 points scored in the 21-point win over the...

Giants quarterback Daniel Jones was introduced to Bill Belichick the same way rookie quarterbacks usually are — with a loss. But even though he went into the fight without the help he needed, and was playing against a wizard, Jones said he was still confident. “We came into the game expecting...

Getty Images The Giants played well last night, despite the final score. But coach Pat Shurmur apparently wanted the final score to more accurately reveal how well they’d played. That’s the only way to understand Shurmur’s decision to punt on fourth and two from the New York 33 with 7:08 left...

Getty Images The Giants made it through Thursday night’s game without a third-string quarterback, but they won’t have to make it through the weekend with just Daniel Jones and Eli Manning on the roster. The team announced on Friday that they have re-signed Alex Tanney a day after releasing...

Getty Images The line on tonight’s Giants-Patriots game has reached 17 points, an unprecedented spread for the Giants. According to the New York Daily News, this is the first time the Giants have ever been such big underdogs. Tonight’s game is also the biggest spread ever for a Thursday night...

Getty Images The Patriots’ great defense will take on a depleted Giants offense on Thursday night. The Giants announced today that four players who ordinarily would play a big role in the offense have been ruled out: Saquon Barkley (ankle), Sterling Shepard (concussion), Evan Engram (knee) and...

Getty Images Injuries at wide receiver are nothing new for the Patriots this year, and they’ll be short at least one man Thursday against the Giants. The Patriots listed wide receiver Phillip Dorsett as out this week, with a hamstring injury. The Patriots also listed wide receivers Josh...

Getty Images Patriots coach Bill Belichick is a master of finding positives about the worst teams on the schedule, but there are times when he doesn’t have to work that hard to find things to praise. One example is Giants running back Saquon Barkley. Belichick ran through a laundry list of...

Getty Images The Giants offense is shaping up to be a skeleton crew for Thursday night’s game against the Patriots. Running back Saquon Barkley has missed two games with an ankle injury and reports indicate he’s unlikely to play even though the Giants say it is a possibility. Wide receiver...

Getty Images Giants head coach Pat Shurmur spent last week maintaining that running back Saquon Barkley had a chance to play against the Vikings in the face of reports that Barkley would sit out, but Barkley was ultimately ruled out on Friday due to the high ankle sprain he suffered in Week...

Getty Images Despite reports that he will not be ready, Giants running back Saquon Barkley isn’t ready to rule himself out of Thursday’s game with the Patriots. Via Ralph Vacchiano of SNY, Barkley was asked if he’d be on the field this week. “That’s my mindset,” Barkley said. “That’s the way...