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Michael Cox Nearly Signed with Chicago Bears Before Being Drafted by New York Giants

May 21st, 2013 at 6:30 AM
By Dan Benton

As the 2013 NFL Draft was winding down, UMass running back Michael Cox assumed he wasn't going to be drafted. Accordingly, he and his agent had begun working on an UDFA deal with the Chicago Bears — a deal he was about to sign — when he received an unexpected call from head coach Tom Coughlin and the New York Giants.

“I was literally about to sign. I had the paperwork ready and was about to set that all up,” Cox said. “They put me on hold for a second. That’s when New York called and it was Coughlin. He said ‘we’re going to draft you in a couple seconds here.’”

The Giants lived up to their word and took Cox in the 7th round of the draft with the next-to-last pick (253rd overall).

Shortly after the selection of Cox, General Manager Jerry Reese expressed excitement with the pick, claiming the young running back has a legitimate shot to make an impact in the NFL, similar to former 7th round pick Ahmad Bradshaw (250th overall).

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New York Giants Listed as No. 7 Most Expensive Team in Sports to Watch

May 20th, 2013 at 4:35 PM
By Doug Rush

In today's sports world, fans know it is not cheap to attend any professional sporting event. On tickets alone, it can get a little pricey. Throw in parking prices, food and souvenirs, and you could be looking to spend anywhere between the average car payment and a person's whole paycheck.

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Business Insiders recently passed along a study on the Top 25 Most Expensive Teams in all of professional sports to attend in person. The New York Giants were ranked at No. 7 overall on the list of 25.

According to their study, the overall average person will spend $143.69 at a Giants game. The average ticket price for a Giants home game came out to $111.69, while the Fan Cost Index (which is the average spending amount for a family of four) was $592.24.

The New York Jets, who share the same building as the Giants, came in at No. 6 on the list with their average spending price at $149.94 and with the average ticket cost at $117.94.

The No. 1 team that made the list was the Dallas Cowboys, whose average fan spends $166.70 and the average ticket price costs $110.20.

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New York Giants’ Justin Pugh Anxious to Learn from Big Blue Veterans

May 20th, 2013 at 3:03 PM
By Paul Tierney

The New York Giants desperately needed a right tackle in the 2013 NFL Draft. With veteran David Diehl on the down side of his career and uncertainty surrounding James Brewer's talent, the team drafted someone to come in and compete immediately for a starting position along the offensive line. With first-round pick Justin Pugh out of Syracuse, the Giants have exactly that, a guy who will be relied upon to protect quarterback Eli Manning for the foreseeable future.

However, Pugh's status as a first-round selection has placed a giant bulls eye on his back, as teammate Chris Snee has already insinuated that the rookie should be ready to spoil his new teammates throughout Big Blue's 2013 campaign.

"I did get a credit card," Pugh said. "I am ready."

Rookie hazing aside, the Giants are going to need Pugh to step up and plug the void the team currently has at right tackle. A year ago, a combination of Diehl and Sean Locklear were able to adequately compensate for the loss of veteran Kareem McKenzie. But with Locklear gone and another year of tread on Diehl's tires, the Giants can not afford to take any chances with Eli Manning's health. Pugh may or may not be ready for week one, but at some point during 2013, the Giants are going to call his number.

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New York Giants QB Eli Manning not Elite, Says CBS Sports

May 20th, 2013 at 11:35 AM
By Dan Benton

'Eli Manning' photo (c) 2012, Mike Morbeck - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ You can't spell "elite" without "Eli," but that doesn't make him an elite quarterback, says Will Brinson of CBS Sports, who recently ranked the NFL's top 32 quarterbacks. Instead, Brinson says the New York Giants signal caller and two-time Super Bowl champion is on the outside looking in.

5. Eli Manning, Giants: Yeah, yeah. You can't spell "Elite" without "Eli." And with his second Super Bowl ring in 2011, the younger Manning proves he belongs. But I'm cutting the list a little shorter for these purposes, and I feel justified after Eli "only" threw for 3,948 yards and 26 touchdowns (along with 15 interceptions) in a slightly down season that saw the Giants miss the playoffs. I'd still be more than happy riding Manning as my franchise guy.

Although Eli tops "The Next Group," he falls out of the elite category behind the likes of Drew Brees (New Orleans Saints), Peyton Manning (Denver Broncos), Tom Brady (New England Patriots) and Aaron Rogers (Green Bay Packers).

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Arizona State Coaching Staff Studying New York Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin

May 20th, 2013 at 9:10 AM
By Dan Benton

New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin faces criticism each and every year, with fans and media almost always calling for his head. However, Big Blue brass has stuck with him through it all and have been rewarded with two Super Bowl trophies.

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It's that sort of success, and the incredible change in Coughlin's personality, that has the coaching staff at Arizona State University studying him. In fact, they've gone as far as to make Coughlin's latest book, "Earn the Right to Win," is now required reading material.

“I think it really fits us right now,” Sun Devils coach Todd Graham said. ”If you get a chance, just read the beginning of it. Michael Strahan says, ‘Hey, Tom Coughlin, I couldn’t stand the guy. He comes in here, he has all the stupid, petty rules. I didn’t understand why you had to wear the same colored socks to practice. What does that have to do with winning?’ And so it really correlates to what our players went through our first year here and about building trust. Strahan said, ‘When I decided to start taking pride in those stupid, petty rules, that’s when I became an All-Pro and that’s when we won the Super Bowl. I thought it was a great testimony for us.”

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