Chris Snee Appreciation Thread

wish it didn't end like this, but for about 7 years he was rock solid and an all-pro caliber guard. Best wishes in the future and thank you for kicking ass for a long stretch

for a great career and two exciting SB runs!

What a player for he was us. Tough as nails and never backed down.

Thanks for all the great memories, Chris! We will miss you.

and now I wish I voted for you for Giant of the Year.

Beast in his prime. Best of luck in your future endeavors big fella

just that it didn't last as long as it should have. Regardless, his tenure included 2 championships that he was an integral part of, and he'll always be remembered as the mauling guard he was in his prime. Best of luck to CS in his post-football endeavors.

Snee is the first truly great Giant in which I have witnessed his whole career. I will never forget that great line of McKenzie-Snee-O'Hara-Seubert-Deihl. They really dominated, obviously extremely important to our team's success. Can you believe that was five or six years ago? Joked around a bit with him at training camp last year and he was such a class act. Tough way to go out, but a GREAT Giant.

Brandon Mosley, time to rise up...

a great prime cut short by injuries, seemed to be a consummate teammate and a good guy.

one of the greatest offensive linemen the Giants ever had while in your prime. Deserves a spot on the Giants ring of honor

Eli, DeOssie, and Kiwi are the only Giants left from SB XLII

an outstanding family man and citizen. Thanks for all your efforts over the course of the last decade and good luck going forward.

For the Memories

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Giants former Pro-Bowl G Chris Snee to announce his retirement Monday, per @DanGrazianoESPN.

Thanks for the memories, you'll be missed.

Giant. Great career.

Thank you very much for your outstanding contributions to the Giants Chris. We could not have won two SBs without you. I hope you heal up quickly and completely. Best wishes.

Super Bowls.

Thanks for all your hard work and dedication. You will forever be a GREAT GIANT! It all starts with the line, and you played a huge role in bringing 2 championships to NY. Go enjoy your family and life, you deserve it.

Enjoyed watching you these many years. You are not only a great player but also a high class person. We will certainly miss you. Again, the best of luck to you and your family.

Smart, low key, tough as nails, great at his job. Hope we can find more guys in the mold of Chris Snee. Thanks for being a Giant.

start in coaching? Seems like a natural fit for a former great who's part of the Coughlin Family.

played tough, played smart, had a tough attitude, and played until he physically couldn't do it any longer. a champion...

aren't severe enough to give him trouble long term. Good luck Chris!

as with all NFL players. I hope Chris can recover to a level of health that leaves him with no significant mobility issues going forward. Godspeed Chris and thank you for your efforts.

interior lineman that ever suited up for the Giants

Thanks Chris and best of luck in whatever you decide to do in retirement

a true Blue Giant, through and through!

Lifetime Giant. Two time Super Bowl Champion. And he married the head coaches daughter. I mean, what's left to do?

focused on Snee his blocking looked like an OL instructional video. Great technique and form matched with quickness off the ball and legendary strength.

If he wants it, little doubt he'd be a great coach.

Thanks for your play here Mr. Snee.

Of Snee filling someone up and driving them downfield on skates.

Make it so, BBI!

Maybe I'm forgetting someone, but can't remember a more impactful #76 in blue.

It was great cheering for you Chris.

Good luck.

Thanks for representing the organisation so well both on and off the field. You were everything we could want in a New York Giant. All the best in your next endeavours.

Chris you were one of my favorite O-line of all time! Thanks for all the memories! Was the right decision for you and family! Good luck in the future!

Thanks for all the hard work and commitment you gave to us Chris. You were a great Giant and a stalwart on 2 Super Bowl Championships anchoring that O-line. I hope retirement and the second phase of your life is fulfilling and rewarding. You will soon get your place in the Ring of Fame and hopefully one day in Canton.

Thank you Chris and best of luck to you!

played with a quality team from start of his career to finish. Earned two rings. Had a great career. Made lots of money. From a fan perspective, you could ask for nothing more. I hope the physical toll was not too high a price to pay.

Thank you Mr Snee.

and the easiest type of player to cheer for.

I do wonder how many of his injuries could be attributed to over-training. The guy was an animal in the weight room & one of the NFL's strongest players, but a lot of those injuries that popped up over the years were right in line with the type of things that end up nagging power lifters.

I look forward to your induction to the Ring of Honor.

God Bless you all and the best of health to you.

until last season he only missed 1 game. Good buy to everyone favorite son in law!

Tough, scary and mean spirited on the field. A wonderful family man off the field with a beautiful family. I feel so appreciative of his time on the field and he will always be a NY Giant.

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2x champ. One of the better guards this franchise has ever fielded. Hell of a career.

His career wasn't long enough. It's a shame that a POS like Larry Allen got to play 20 years in the league, but Snee barely made it through 10.

Worked his a** off on the field and in the gym to become one of the all-time Giant greats. Handled the son-in-law business with grace. Came in to the league with Eli and was an integral part of 2 Super Bowl teams. Great career, great citizen. Best of luck.

ever had. A true Giant great. It's unfortunate that his career was cut short due to nagging injuries, as many linemen can usually play into their mid 30s.

Best of luck.

I hope he'll continue to come around and mentor these other guys.

You were a BEAST!

the best offensive linemen I have got to watch as a fan. Once a Giant, always a Giant. A true warrior.

Two Time Super Bowl Champion! Chris as one of the critical contributors of our two most recent championship runs, I thank you for your dedication, leadership and for the pride that you played with. Chris, you and your teammates gave us fans memories that will last a lifetime. Thank you.

Great Giant. He'll be missed. Best of luck Snee in whatever the future may hold.

will be long remembered. Thanks for bringing toughness and talent to the offense.

dude brought it.

and god's speed to a warrior who earned his money and two rings. Thanks for the memories.

You've had been one of the great guards that had come along. Wish you the very best in your retirement, you'll be missed.

You always gave 100%. You will be surely missed.

Once A Giant, Always A Giant

to have a decade of service and two championships. A great NY Giant and a class act. Thank you, Chris.

Two-time champion! All-time great Giant!

You'll be missed! Good luck!

thanks for so many great seasons chris.

great player, great teammate, solid citizen on and off the field. Like DD, made watching the Giants over the last ten years an absolute pleasure. Starter from day one.

Issue with TC being his father-in-law could have been a problem and never was.

Sad day for Chris and probably for Tom as well.

"This one hurts...... U always have guys that come to fight with you on the gridiron but very rarely do u find a guy who FIGHTS 100% of the time no matter how he feels. This guy gave the team his all. I begged him to come back and give me one more year. He tried but I guess it's time for him to leave the game. I can respect that. FIRST CLASS GUY ALL THE WAY AROUND. #offandonswitch #mybrother #nygfamilyforlife"
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and combine that with his team first professionalism - couldn't ask for more

Thanks for the memories.

You were a warrior Giant, and we love you. Best of luck in your new life outside of football. You will be missed.

Best of luck.

for giving you best at all times and being a true Giant.
Enjoy the family, and good health, in retirement.
And thanks for being a part of 2 SBs.

He will be missed.

favorite giants of all time. will be missed. glad you're leaving the game with two rings, snee. take care man. thanks for all the great memories.

on and off the field. He epitomized what it meant to be a Giant. Good luck to him and his family.

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Good luck to you!

Chris for the top quality consistent play for over a decade. One the all time New York Football Giants greats on the O-line. Enjoy your retirement.

Snee was a tremendous player for us over his career. From 2004 to 2010 or so, he was consistently one of the Top 5 or so Guards in the game. He was the OL MVP on this team for years and formed one of the best OL interiors in the game with O'Hara and Seubert.

The 2008 OL unit was an absolute joy to watch and Snee was clearly the best player on that unit. We had one of the prettiest running games in the NFL for the first 5 or so years of Snee's career and he was a huge reason why.

He clearly lost a step or two due to injuries these past couple of years, but that's just what happens to OLineman after all the wear and tear. It still absolutely sucks to see him go.

If Eli and Coughlin are the most valuable Giants of the past 10 years, Snee is 3rd or 4th along with Justin Tuck. Great Giant who will be missed.

Absolute steal of a second round pick. Multiple Pro Bowls, multiple All-Pros, and, most importantly, multiple championship rings. First class guy on and off the field. You can tell being a Giant means a great deal to him, and I'm sure he'll be close to the organization for the rest of his life.

over the last 10 years! You have made all of us Giants fans proud! Wish more players could be like you.

an offensive lineman to be. Thanks for the championships. Hope you enjoy the time with your family.

the best of luck Chris. Thanks for all you did in the 10 years as a Giant

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Thanks for so many great games!

One of the the all time Giants, and a major reason why the Giants won two more Lombardi's. With better health, I'm sure he would have landed in Canton. My favorite OL ever.

two rings, one of the best OL's during his time in the NFL, which made us one of the most entertaining offenses.

Hope his health remains good, that's most important now!!


Thanks CS!!!!!

that Chris Snee gave us his best effort every time he took the field. For that reason, he's the kind of guy I want on my team. The fact that he was a mauler for periods in his career make him even more valuable in my eyes.

Good luck Chris in whatever the future holds for you.

get 2 Super Bowl wins. Good luck, Chris!

to one of the great Giants of all time. Good luck in whatever path you choose. Here's hoping you stay with the organization.

without all the hype that happens around you.

You slugged it out with the best Defensive players. You are greatly responsible for the Championships.

The kind of player that makes you damn proud to be a Giants fan. Been a pleasure to watch this guy play football for the last decade.

Cherish your rings and your memories, and enjoy your post-football life with your family.

And just for fun, show up a few minutes late to Thanksgiving dinner this year, just to poke fun at your father-in-law!!

Thanks for all you have done for your team and fans.

that's he's retiring. He was a great player and instrumental in the Giants Super Bowl runs. He will be missed.

road grader with a mean streak. Kept his head down, his mouth shut, always did his job and never embarrassed his family, the fans, the organization or the game.

What's not to love as a fan?

Thank you, Chris Snee and best of luck going forward.

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Enjoy retirement with your beautiful family and I wish you and yours the best of everything. Stay away from that grumpy father in law / grandpop between August and March, tho...

I was very happy when the Giants drafted you. A tough excellent interior lineman was exactly what the Giants needed at the time. You fit the bill perfectly. Thank you for all the hard work and superior play. Thank you for all the victories. But, most of all, thank you for being a Giant.

Best of luck in all of your future endeavors.

Watched him play at his best and it would have been sad to watch him try to play at a lower level. I'm, glad he gave it one last try and went out on his own terms.

One of the best ever at his position, strong, tough, agile, team player, great technician, and outstanding competitor.

All the best and hoping much success to him and his family in his post Giant career.

NYG fans are proud to call you one of ours.

you will be missed!

albeit inevitable.

Chris is from northeastern PA, Montrose in Susquehanna county. I'm from Wayne county, bordering on the east. As such, he was a little more special to me than the rest of the players. Sorry to see him go, but he gave us his all for 10 great years.

Chris, thank you and best of luck with the rest of your life.

for all the years you put on that blue uniform and performed as a warrior for us. We fans surely appreciate what you did for us, and we wish you nothing but the best as you move onto the next phase of your life and career.

and best of luck in the future!

He put in great effort, fought through injuries, and played at a high level for a long time.

Wishing you nothing but the best as you start on the next phase of your life. Good Luck and Thank You!

Once a Giant, Always a Giant.

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I hope you get to enjoy your family time. You are a role model for your sons. All Time Great Giant right up there with Rosey Brown in my book

part of a great offensive line, and 2 time Champion. So many guys sort of bounce around end of their career, taking smaller and smaller roles. Glad to see Chris go out in one clean break.

And as Giants fans, we moved past it quick, and kind of rolled our eyes when it would be bought up on national broadcasts, but it could not have been easy, especially early on, to have your Father-In-Law as your Head Coach.

Great Giant. He will be missed.

I will always remember the day the GIANTS drafted Chris Snee because I thought it was an absolutely terrific selection as soon as they made it.

And I will always remember the day he officially hung it up.

Football is a bit like life and death. At some point, a player is born into the game, but eventually the player is separated from it, and it usually isn't a voluntary separation.

Some accomplish more than others while they are in it. Chris Snee wrote a chapter in GIANTS history that will be long remembered. Two Super Bowl wins, an All-Pro selection, and three Pro Bowls is a pretty darn nice career for the guy from a small town in northern Pennsylvania. Needless to say, his name will be added to the Ring of Honor at some point down the road.

But for right now, let us set aside the sadness of this day that inevitably had to come and savor the memory of one of the very best offensive linemen to ever wear GIANTS blue.

And Chris, all the best to you and your family. You won't be soon forgotten.

Thank you for your work and leadership Chris

wish it ended better for him but what a fantastic player.

A beast AND a technician at OG, and one of the guys who brought the real toughness and physicality to the Offensive huddle.

Absolutely an alltime favorite Giant, so glad my kids got to watch you play.

for your decade of hard work and sacrifice. Your efforts have brought us the priceless joy of seeing our beloved Giants win 2 Super Bowls and you got to do so under the coaching of your father in law. Enjoy your family and your retirement. It has been well earned. We will all miss seeing you line up for the Giants but all good things come to an end. You have earned your legacy.

Glad to see that he will be going into the Ring of Honor

Great group this was...

chris for all your dedication on and off the field to helping the giants win two super bowls and challenge in other years!

best of luck in the next phase of your life!

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great player, great teammate, solid citizen on and off the field. Like DD, made watching the Giants over the last ten years an absolute pleasure. Starter from day one. Issue with TC being his father-in-law could have been a problem and never was. Sad day for Chris and probably for Tom as well.

One of my all-time favorite Giants and a true warrior!

Bought my custom #76 Snee jersey 8 years ago and have worn it proudly since. Sad day for the Giants and sad day for Chris Snee and his family.

Wish you all the best Chris in your future endeavors and would love to see you on the sidelines someday as an assistant offensive line coach.

Thank you for all you have done, including being an integral part of one of the best Giants offensive lines of the modern era.

All the best as you enter the next phase of your life.

I think of guys like Dave Diehl, Shaun O'Hara, Rich Seubert, Ahmad Bradshaw, Justin Tuck, Michael Strahan, etc.

But, when I really think of what I want in a New York Giant?

I think of the tough, mean SOB that is Chris Snee.

Thank you, Chris.

If there was a Mark Bavaro for this era's Giants teams it's Chris Snee.

an absolute rock of the oline and Championship seasons

with the Giants and always seemed to give your all. Your strength and leadership will no doubt be missed, but you have earned your well-deserved retirement. Thank you for all you have given and for your contributions to the two Super Bowl trophies we achieved during your career. I hope you come back some day as a OL coach when the time is right as I think you'd be great at it, but if that is not in your future I wish you and your family nothing but the best! Good luck to you!

and good luck with your future!

I hope you continue to enjoy the memories - I know I will. Thanks for being you.