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    Report: Corey Ballentine’s injuries not life-threatening

    Getty Images Giants sixth-round pick Corey Ballentine was shot early Sunday morning, but the good news is his recovery could be a quick one. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the wound is not considered life-threatening, and doctors told him he could recover in “a matter of weeks.”...
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    Report: Giants were wrong to think Broncos would draft Daniel Jones

    Getty Images After Giants General Manager Dave Gettleman justified his decision to take Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick in the draft by saying he knows for a fact two other teams would have taken Jones in the first half of Round 1, a report emerged that the two teams were Washington...
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    Mike Remmers will visit Giants again

    Getty Images Free agent Mike Remmers will visit the Giants again, General Manager Dave Gettleman said, via Ryan Dunleavy of NJ.com. Gettleman said the team wants to check on Remmers’ rehab. Remmers had back surgery earlier in the offseason, which likely is the reason he remains a free agent...
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    Raiders wanted to trade down from No. 4, but the phone never rang

    Getty Images Because the media lacked the benefit of a Mike Mayock to spend multiple weeks singing the praises of defensive end Clelin Ferrell, few expected Ferrell to possibly be off the board at No. 4. The extreme, take-a-hike-scouts secrecy utilized prior to the draft put the Raiders, which...
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    Dave Gettleman: We’ll see how crazy I am in three years

    Giants General Manager Dave Gettleman’s decision to draft quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick has come in for a lot of criticism over the last few days and he’s defended his choice by saying that he knows that at least two other teams were ready to pick Jones before the Giants...
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    Eli Manning cancels regular weekly radio spot

    Getty Images The Giants might want first-round pick Daniel Jones to sit for three years. Eli Manning is apparently not convinced they see it that way. Via Kimberly Jones of NFL Network, WFAN host Mike Francesa just said that Manning has canceled his long-standing weekly spot on the station...
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    Vegas sportsbook sets over-under for Daniel Jones starts at 7.5

    Getty Images So much for the Kansas City model. Or the Green Bay model. In the end, the New York Giants may be using the New York Giants model when it comes to the ascension of their rookie first-round quarterback to the starting lineup. Sal Paolantonio of ESPN reports that Circa Sports in...
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    Giants get all defense out of Odell Beckham trade

    Getty Images When the Giants traded away a great offensive playmaker in Odell Beckham Jr., they did so to bolster their defense. Now that the dust has settled, we can officially see what the Giants got for Beckham: They took defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence with the Browns’ first-round pick...
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    Gettleman: I know two teams would’ve taken Daniel Jones before No. 17

    Getty Images The reaction to the Giants’ decision to draft quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick has not been terribly positive in the New York/New Jersey area. Many of the detractors feel that General Manager Dave Gettleman should have taken edge rusher Josh Allen at No. 6 and...
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    Giants take QB Daniel Jones at No. 6

    Getty Images The Giants have their franchise quarterback of the future. Daniel Jones of Duke has been selected by the Giants with the sixth overall pick. Eli Manning has won two Super Bowls but is aging and needs to be replaced sooner rather than later, and now the Giants have the man who...
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    Giants select Dexter Lawrence at No. 17

    Getty Images The Giants got their quarterback at No. 6, selecting Duke’s Daniel Jones. Eleven choices later, the Giants addressed their defensive line. They took Clemson defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence with a choice obtained from the Browns in the trade of receiver Odell Beckham Jr. The...
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    Giants take Deandre Baker with their third first-round pick

    Getty Images The Giants are wrapping up a very busy first round. With the 30th overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft, the Giants selected Georgia cornerback Deandre Baker. That was their third pick in the first round. They took Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with their own first-round pick, No. 6...
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    List of possible destinations for Josh Rosen shorter now

    Getty Images If the Cardinals were hoping to hustle up a market for Josh Rosen, the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft did them no favors. After the Giants took Duke quarterback Daniel Jones sixth overall and Washington went with Dwayne Haskins 15th, the list of potential destinations got...
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    Dave Gettleman: Giants could sit Daniel Jones for three years

    Getty Images The Giants drafted Daniel Jones as the heir apparent to Eli Manning, but they aren’t ready to set a timetable for the Duke quarterback to take over the starting job. In fact, General Manager Dave Gettleman offered a stunning thought: The Giants could sit Jones for up to three...
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    Five teams have shown the most interest in Dwayne Haskins

    Getty Images On Thursday night, Dwayne Haskins will become only the third Ohio State quarterback to be selected in the first round, barring something incredibly unexpected. In a Monday interview with #PFTPM, Haskins outlined the teams that have shown interest in him. “A lot of teams,” Haskins...
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    Giants restructure Kevin Zeitler’s contract

    Getty Images The Giants acquired guard Kevin Zeitler from the Browns earlier this offseason and they’ve tweaked his contract ahead of his first season with the team. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team has converted $7.5 million of Zeitler’s $10 million salary for this season into a...
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    Report: Washington inquired about move into the top five

    Getty Images Washington clearly needs a quarterback. And they may be interested in jumping ahead of a division rival who does too. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, Washington has “explored” moving into the top five picks in the 2019 NFL Draft. (In a related note, the boss just...
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    Dave Gettleman: We need lead dogs at every level on defense

    Getty Images The Giants have two picks in the first round of the draft this week and many are wondering if the team will take a quarterback with one of those selections. There’s less uncertainty about where else they might be looking. The Giants defense wasn’t good enough last season and...
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    Peyton Manning won’t be joining Monday Night Football

    Getty Images Although his relationship with ESPN will be expanding in 2019, it won’t include the type of expansion that ESPN would prefer. Via Michael McCarthy of SportingNews.com, Peyton Manning will not be joining the Monday Night Football broadcast booth in 2019. The report comes with a...
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    Odell Beckham: I’m only a cancer on a team that’s OK with losing

    Getty Images Odell Beckham would like you to know that if he was a problem on the Giants, it’s because he had a problem with the Giants’ complacency about going 6-10 or worse in four of his five seasons there. In a series of tweets, Beckham responded to a comment from Giants General Manager...
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