Clint Sintim News

The last time Virginia coach Al Groh was on the sideline in South Florida, his Cavaliers ended Miami's era at the Orange Bowl with a stunning 48-0 romp over the Hurricanes.

It was obvious to every person in Scott Stadium two years ago that defensive end Chris Long was Virginia's best pass-rushing performer.

What seemed like enough to complete the mission suddenly crumbled in crunch time at Southern Mississippi.

Dallas Cowboys In his first NFL regular-season game, former UVa and Bath County standout John Phillips saw action in the Dallas Cowboys' win.

The tradition started in college when Virginia played at Maryland. Kofi Sintim would place two Cavalier flags on his car and drive around the College Park campus acting like he was lost and needing directions.

As Vic Hall drove on Route 29 toward Charlottesville this summer, he glanced at a billboard erected on the left side of the road and spotted the face of the 2009 Cavaliers.

It was a giant portrait of himself.

As a child in Gretna, Va., Hall passed similar signs. He does not remember the players featured on those billboards, but he remembers what they represented.

'I never could have imagined I'd be in that position,' Hall said.

And for good reason. After setting several state passing records as a quarterback at Gretna Senior High, Hall was initially used as a cornerback by Virginia Coach Al Groh, mainly because the Cavaliers were often thin at the position. Soon he was firmly entrenched in the secondary, playing there in 36 games over the past three seasons.

As a running back on the scout team, Raynard Horne looked for holes. The gaps often appeared in a split second to the junior's delight.

In the Cavaliers' season opener against Southern California, the second-guessing stopped.

The only clips Clint Sintim has seen of the Giants' preseason victory over the Carolina Panthers have been the wide-angle shots from the coaches' tape.

However, the 2008 campaign was not one of them, as inconsistency was the main theme and not only cost the team a chance at a winning season, but also a shot at a postseason berth.

CHARLOTTESVILLE There was one obvious omission on the Virginia football roster prepared for today's opening of preseason workouts.

Since the end of spring practice at the University of Virginia , linebackers Jared Detrick and Aaron Taliaferro - both Peninsula District products - have gained motivation heading into this season from different sources.

CHARLOTTESVILLE There was one obvious omission on the Virginia football roster prepared for today's opening of preseason workouts.

Thursday, former Virginia linebacker Clint Sintim signed with the New York Giants.

The New York Giants have signed linebacker Clint Sintim and offensive tackle William Beatty, both second-round picks in this year's draft.

The New York Giants have signed linebacker Clint Sintim and offensive tackle William Beatty, both second-round picks in this year's draft.Sintim, the 45th overall pick out of Virginia, played in 49 games for the Cavaliers and was a team captain in 2008, when he totaled 70 tackles and a career-high 11 sacks.

Friday, August 7 marks the first of 16 days set aside for UVA football's training camp.

Clint Sintim first wore No. 51 at Gar-Field when then-Indians head coach Jim Poythress sug-gested Sintim switch to that number in honor of former Chicago Bears great Dick Butkus.

The Giants believe rookie LB Clint Sintim can make an impact as a strong side linebacker Sintim and the rest of the team's novice players participated in two more rookie camp practices today.

That is a short list of exceptional defensive lineman who have donned the red, white, gray and blue for the New York Giants in the last decade.