With the Rams making the Super Bowl, Michael Thomas will make the Pro Bowl in the special teams spot. He was originally named the first alternate behind the Rams' Cory Littleton. Thomas has a strong first year with the Giants and led the team with nine special teams tackles and forced a fumble.
What should Kliff Kingsbury focus on first this offseason? We helped out the new Cardinals coach and the rest of the league's worst teams.
CB Michael Hunter is back. The Giants signed him to a reserve/futures contract. Hunter spent part of 2016–17 with the team. He spent this past season with the Broncos, Bills and Texans.
ESPN Giants reporter breaks down the blame for the 5-11 season. Offense. Eli. Gettleman. Defense. They're all high on the list.
Could Clay Matthews move on from Green Bay? Will the Texans bring back Tyrann Mathieu? Here are the questions facing every team.
Giants rookie quarterback Kyle Lauletta pleaded guilty to a disorderly charge and to two other tickets.
Giants QB Kyle Lauletta pleaded guilty Tuesday to a disorderly persons offense and 2 tickets (improper turn and disregarding an officer's instructions) in Hudson County Court, according to his lawyer Gerald Krovatin. The other charges were dropped and as part of the conditional dismissal program Lauletta will have all charges dropped if he avoids further trouble over the next 12 months. Lauletta was arrested in October for various motor vehicle and related disorderly persons offenses pertaining to a traffic violation in Weehawken, New Jersey.
The Giants signed OLB Avery Moss and G Chad Slade to reserve/future contracts. Moss spent this season on the Giants practice squad. Slade was on the Texans practice squad.
Baker Mayfield revitalized the Browns. Another first-year player led the league in tackles. They're among our best rookies for the season.
The No. 2 overall pick in the draft lived up to all the hype, and he wasn't the only Giants rookie who fulfilled expectations.
After focusing most of their attention on offense, the Giants need an infusion of talent on defense to let Bettcher achieve success.
Former Giants coach Ben McAdoo will interview for a spot on Kliff Kingsbury's staff in Arizona, per source. Kingsbury seemed to indicate Wednesday he was looking for a veteran offensive coordinator who can help mesh his ideas with some more traditional NFL things. Remember, McAdoo had success as an OC with the Giants in 2014-15, guiding the 10th and eighth-ranked offenses.
OLB Olivier Vernon makes the Pro Bowl as a replacement for Khalil Mack. Vernon missed five games and finished with 7.0 sacks, with 2.5 coming in the season finale. He was slowed the first half of the year by a high ankle sprain. It's Vernon's first Pro Bowl.
Some postseason awards are easy to pick -- Defensive Player of the Year in the NFC West? It's easily Rams DT Aaron Donald. Other awards? Wide open.
Ezekiel Elliott and Saquon Barkley finished 1-2 in the NFL in rushing, and both earned praise among NFC East reporters.
The Giants and Patriots need long-term quarterback solutions. Seven teams need new coaches. NFL Nation reporters assess every team's top priority.
Were they just close losses, or were the Giants' near misses this season indicative of a team that's close to contending?
Of all the teams who followed the Eagles' lead after their Super Bowl surprise, none was trickier in '18 than the team they'll face Sunday in Chicago.
The five candidates for the 2018 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year award are headlined by Giants RB Saquon Barkley and Browns QB Baker Mayfield. RBs Nick Chubb and Phillip Lindsay and LB Darius Leonard round out the finalists. Barkley led the NFL with 2,028 yards from scrimmage and Mayfield set a rookie record with 27 TD passes. Fans vote on the winner.
As Eli Manning turns 38, here's a look at why the New York Giants might want to bring back their QB of the past 15 seasons -- and why they might not.
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 339 | 324 |
| Philadelphia | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 367 | 348 |
| Washington | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 281 | 359 |
| New York | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 369 | 412 |
