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The Giants signed seven tryout players following this weekend's rookie minicamp, three of them getting a second chance at the NFL . via AMNY

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“He was a guy who, my whole career, even in high school, I had pictures of him in my locker. I wanted to get a chance to meet him, and I never did”

There was only one jersey number Kenny Phillips wanted. And no, it wasn't No. 1, which he wore during his college days at Miami. via The Jersey Journal

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“I have been having some fun with those two.”

As reports have cast doubt over Jeremy Shockey's future with the Giants, offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride reached out to his Pro Bowl tight end to tell him he still has a place in East Rutherford. via NJ.com

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“When Sundays come around and I start making plays, people will hopefully start recognizing me.”

Terrell Thomas is used to being overshadowed. He was part of a defense at Southern Cal that featured five players who were drafted, three of them in the first round. via Newsday.com

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“It doesn't hurt that he is from the military, but we think he has a chance to be a good football player. That is first and foremost. It's not a feel-good story for us.”

Coming out of college, Owen Tolson faces two very different career choices.

He's either going to be punting for the New York Giants or another NFL team, or he is going to be shooting down planes and helicopters with the Army.

Welcome to the Army's Alternative Service Option program. It was implemented in 2005 to give West Point student-athletes a chance to play professionally and complete their service by serving as recruiters and in the reserves.

Tolson and two other seniors from the football team _ safety Caleb Campbell and fullback Mike Viti _ will try to make NFL rosters this summer, while fellow classmates leave West Point to begin training for future assignments that may lead to deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and other areas of conflict. Read more

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“He was a tremendous competitor, always kept himself in great shape, took a lot of pride in working out and keeping himself injury-free to be there on Sunday”

Archie Manning admits it. He's getting greedy. The patriarch of America's reigning first family of football wants sons Peyton and Eli to keep going back to the Super Bowl. via Journal Gazette

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“It happened, it is in the past, I am not really worried about it right now”

Mario Manningham has given people a lot to talk about with all his off the field problems. via NFL

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“He was in working out yesterday”

Although it has been three years since his collegiate career ended at Wisconsin, fullback Matt Bernstein has never given up the dream of playing in the NFL. via Home News Tribune

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From the Super Bowl "field of dreams" to the place "where dreams come true," Eli Manning of the New York Giants, MVP of the 2008 Super Bowl game, paid a visit to Disneyland yesterday, three months after ... via Magical Mountain Disney News

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“You can see Jon, when you are teaching him football, he .absorbs it”

The most intimidating aspect of any rookie minicamp, players will often say, is the mental work that crushes the prospective NFLers. via Newsday.com

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