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• #Giants broadcasters hand out 2016 awards, and All-Pro DT @BigDame900 is surely on the list. @PaniniAmerica READ:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  16-01-2017 21:01 via twitter.com
  #Giants broadcasters hand out 2016 awards, and All-Pro DT @BigDame900 is surely on the list. @PaniniAmerica READ:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• The Liberation of Being a Fair-Weather Fan

  05-03-2024 11:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Dumping your sports team sounds blasphemous. But sometimes you have to prioritize a different kind of loyalty.
  
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• Tommy DeVito Brought an Old Italian Gesture Back to Life. At First, I Cringed. Now I’m Cheering.

  07-01-2024 00:10 via nytimes.com
  Tommy DeVito, the Giants’ improbable quarterback, brought new popularity to an age-old hand gesture. Here’s why you should raise your pinched fingers high.
  
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• How the New York Giants Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 17

  01-01-2024 02:34 via nytimes.com
  The Giants have been eliminated from playoff contention.
  
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• How the New York Giants Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 16

  26-12-2023 06:09 via nytimes.com
  The Giants have been eliminated from playoff contention.
  
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• How the New York Giants Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 15

  19-12-2023 23:36 via nytimes.com
  The Giants have a less than 1% chance to make the playoffs.
  
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• In N.J., Giants Quarterback Tommy DeVito Becomes a Hero

  15-12-2023 20:19 via nytimes.com
  Tommy DeVito, the Giants’ rookie star quarterback, is beloved by his state’s Italian Americans. He’s billed as “the Passing Paisan.”
  
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• Tommy DeVito’s Agent Sean Stellato Shines on Monday Night Football

  13-12-2023 10:47 via nytimes.com
  The legend of Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito continued to grow, but it was his sharp-dressed agent, Sean Stellato, who had his own star turn on Monday Night Football.
  
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• Women in the N.F.L. Find Support on a Group Text and Through Mentoring

  24-09-2023 06:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Pro football has seen an influx of women hired as scouts and assistant coaches in the past decade. They have formed their own support systems.
  
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• A Horrible Loss for the Giants, but Not the Worst Ever

  11-09-2023 15:36 via nytimes.com
  
  The Giants were embarrassed at home by the Dallas Cowboys in a 40-0 laugher that was among the worst season openers in N.F.L. history. But all hope is not lost.
  
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• Tahesha Way Is Named N.J. Lieutenant Governor After Death of Her Mentor

  08-09-2023 18:12 via nytimes.com
  
  Ms. Way, New Jersey’s secretary of state, was selected for the post after Sheila Y. Oliver, the former lieutenant governor, died in office Aug. 1.
  
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• Tahesha Way Is Named New Jersey Lieutenant Governor

  08-09-2023 16:08 via nytimes.com
  
  Ms. Way, New Jersey’s secretary of state, was selected for the post after Sheila Y. Oliver, the former lieutenant governor, died in office Aug. 1.
  
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• With a Temporary Contract Fix, Saquon Barkley and the Giants Get Back to Business

  27-07-2023 06:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Barkley, the Giants running back, attended training camp after a last-minute, one-year deal ended talk that he would sit out. He and the team’s rush-heavy offense are still figuring out how much they need one another.
  
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• Saquon Barkley and Giants Cannot Agree to Long-Term Deal

  18-07-2023 00:02 via nytimes.com
  
  The team and Barkley, a two-time Pro Bowl running back, missed an N.F.L. deadline Monday with training camp just over a week away.
  
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• Hall of Fame induction ceremony will open with Zach Thomas, close with Joe Thomas

  17-07-2023 16:47
  
  The Pro Football Hall of Fame will induct the nine members of the Class of 2023 on Saturday, August 5, with Zach Thomas opening the show and Joe Thomas closing it.After Zach Thomas's speech, Ken Riley will be posthumously inducted. His son, Ken Riley II, will deliver remarks on his behalf.DeMarcus Ware will be the third member of the class inducted, followed by Joe Klecko fourth.Next will be Chuck Howley, who will not give a speech as he is 87 years old and suffering from dementia. His son, Sco
  
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• Sione Takitaki: I feel like I can make a big comeback from torn ACL

  17-07-2023 15:31
  
  Browns linebacker Sione Takitaki set a career high with 71 tackles during the 2022 season, but the year did not have a happy ending.The Browns finished with a 7-10 record and Takitaki missed the final five games of the season after tearing his ACL. During an appearance on the Browns' in-house Best Podcast Available, Takitaki updated where things stand with his rehab and said that he thinks he is going to be able to bounce all the way back during the 2023 season. "I am excited," Takitaki said. "
  
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• Austin Ekeler: I know Justin Herbert will be more locked in than ever

  17-07-2023 15:31
  
  Entering his fourth season, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is in line for a contract extension that will make him among the highest-paid players in the sport. But even as a new deal has not been finalized, teammate Austin Ekeler feels like Herbert is primed for a big 2023. "As an individual, he’s already super motivated, wants to do the best, but now there’s more on [his plate]," Ekeler said in an interview with the Rich Eisen Show last week. "So, it continues to solidify how y
  
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• Kenny Clark feels Packers are disrespected and he likes it

  17-07-2023 14:41
  
  Expectations for the Packers in their first year without Aaron Rodgers aren't terribly high and that's quite alright with defensive tackle Kenny Clark. Clark has been with the team since 2016, so he's very familiar with the feeling of heading into the season with people predicting deep playoff runs in Green Bay. During an appearance on The Zach Gelb Show, Clark was asked if he feels the absence of such predictions this year is a sign of disrespect for his club. “One hundred percent, but t
  
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• Jets open training camp on Wednesday

  17-07-2023 14:13
  
  The slow time is over.In two days, the New York Jets become the first team to open training camp. They're getting the early start because they play in the Hall of Fame game in Canton, on Thursday, August 3. (Their opponents, the Browns, open camp on Friday.)For the Jets, the launch of camp includes the arrival of Hard Knocks cameras and microphones. It's well established that the Jets don't want the assignment. If the show hopes to maximize interest, NFL Films should fully embrace the tension,
  
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• CBA dramatically limits ability of franchise-tagged players to sign long-term deals after mid-July

  17-07-2023 13:06
  
  As the annual deadline for franchise-tagged players signing multi-year deal contracts arrives, it's a good time to address a couple of interesting wrinkles regarding what comes next. One is potentially relevant to this year's franchise-tagged players. One is not, but could have been. And there's a third one to file away for future reference, possibly.First, a reader asked last week whether a team could rescind the franchise tag after the mid-July deadline and then sign the player to a long-term
  
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• DeAndre Hopkins motivated to prove his "haters and doubters" wrong in Tennessee

  17-07-2023 10:20
  
  Titans wide receiver Deandre Hopkins is motivated this season to prove he's still an elite playmaker.After agreeing to a contract with the Titans on Sunday, Hopkins wrote on Twitter that those who doubt him fuel him."I always loved having haters and doubters but I appreciate it even more now. Titan up!!" Hopkins wrote.It's not unreasonable to doubt that the 31-year-old Hopkins will ever again play at the level he played at in his 20s. He's been injured the last two years and had his two lowest
  
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• DeAndre Hopkins can earn up to $3 million a year in incentives with Titans

  16-07-2023 21:50
  
  Titans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins can earn up to $3 million a year on his two-year contract if he meets certain incentives.To get the full $3 million, Hopkins needs 95 catches, 1,050 yards and 10 touchdowns. Those are all totals Hopkins has reached in his career, although he hasn't reached the catches and yardage totals since 2020, and hasn't reached the touchdown total since 2018.Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Hopkins' contract calls for him to receive $250,000 for 65 catches, $500,000 fo
  
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• Bill Belichick loses face-off with Mike Vrabel for DeAndre Hopkins

  16-07-2023 21:10
  
  Friendship, smiendship.Patriots coach Bill Belichick and Titans coach Mike Vrabel have had a great relationship over the years. They surely still do. But, on Sunday, Vrabel won the face-off with Belichick for receiver DeAndre Hopkins.Both teams wanted him. Hopkins wanted more than either team was offering. Eventually, he accepted what likely was the better financial offer — reportedly, two years, $26 million with $12 million this year and potential incentives of $3 million. (t's not known
  
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• DeAndre Hopkins agrees to sign with Titans

  16-07-2023 20:14
  
  DeAndre Hopkins has found his new home.Betting odds shifted this week to make the Titans the favorites to land the veteran wide receiver and anyone who wagered that way appears to be on their way to a payday. According to multiple reports on Sunday, Hopkins has agreed to a deal with the AFC South club. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that he has agreed to a two-year deal worth $26 million with another $6 million available in incentives. He is set to have a base salary of $12 million for the 2
  
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• DeSean Jackson hints he is retiring

  16-07-2023 19:14
  
  Longtime NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson appears ready to call it a career.Jackson posted on Instagram today, "Did it my way 15 years strong!! Neva anotha like it!" in a message that has been widely perceived as a retirement announcement, although Jackson didn't specifically say that.Realistically, the 36-year-old Jackson may be done whether he wants to be or not. Last year he managed just nine catches while playing for the Ravens, his sixth NFL team.Jackson will be remembered as one of the be
  
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• Despite new representation for Saquon Barkley, Giants aren't willing to re-set talks

  16-07-2023 18:43
  
  As previously reported, the Giants had an offer on the table for running back Saquon Barkley before the franchise tag was applied. As we've recently heard, the Giants had another offer on the table during the offseason program. Barkley, represented exclusively at the time by Roc Nation Sports, accepted neither offer.So what impact will his recent involvement of CAA have on the ongoing discussions? From the Giants' perspective, none whatsover.Per a league source, the Giants aren't inclined to re
  
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• Jaguars, Evan Engram agree to three-year contract

  16-07-2023 18:33
  
  One of the franchise-tagged players has agreed to a long-term deal just before Monday's deadline. According to multiple reports, tight end Evan Engram and the Jaguars have agreed to a three-year contract worth $41.25 million with $24 million guaranteed. Engram would have made $11.345 million if he'd played on the franchise tender in 2023. A Giants first-round pick in 2017, Engram signed a one-year, $9 million contract with the Jaguars last March. He went on to have arguably his best season as a
  
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• Report: Josh Jacobs, Raiders believed to be too far apart to reach deal

  16-07-2023 17:34
  
  Word last week was that Raiders running back Josh Jacobs will not be reporting to training camp if he does not strike a deal with the Raiders on a long-term extension and it looks like that report will be put to the test. Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the feeling around the team is that the gap between their offer and Jacobs' desired contract is too large to bridge by Monday afternoon's deadline for franchise-tagged players to sign multi-year deals. That's no s
  
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• PFT's top ten coaches for 2023, No. 6: Sean Payton

  16-07-2023 16:48
  
  Of the men making the 2023 PFT list of top 10 head coaches, only one didn't coach at all in 2022. He nevertheless did enough during his years before 2022 to land at No. 6.Sean Payton — offensive expert, Bill Parcells disciple, quarterback whisperer, and Super Bowl XLIV champion — will try to add another label to his football story: Russell Wilson fixer.That's the challenge for Payton in 2023, the thing that will cement his status or jeopardize it. Then again, if Wilson doesn't impro
  
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• Tweaks to the redesigned PFT continue

  16-07-2023 16:19
  
  It's been nearly three weeks since we flipped the switch on a redesigned PFT experience. As you might have noticed, we've been making plenty of tweaks on the fly.One of the first adjustments related to the headlines. There are more of them on the home page, in both the desktop and mobile versions of the site. Most recently, you possibly have noticed that the full headline of the lead story now shows up on all devices and in all browser sizes.The masthead has more conspicuous PFT signage. Also,
  
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