Anyone remember Giants scrimmaging with other teams?

when we scrimmaged with the Jets and Shockey got into a fight. In fact he fought a lot of people, from brandon Short, I believe his rookie year in camp to against the Jets.

In comment 11780655 AnishPatel said:

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when we scrimmaged with the Jets and Shockey got into a fight. In fact he fought a lot of people, from brandon Short, I believe his rookie year in camp to against the Jets.

Wow, that would be a lot more recent than I would have guessed.

I do recall the Giants-Jets scrimmaging in '02 & Shockey getting into it with them.

Also remember the Saints scrimmaging up in New England a few years back.

Also remember the Vikings & Chiefs scrimmaging.

Pretty sure it was Strahan's rookie season and I think scrimmage was against Pats. Pretty good time.

But I think we had one with the jets, maybe not a scrimmage but at least a combined practice, and there was some harder hitting than expected and TC got pissed off. I remember the other teams coaches response being something along the lines of "sorry coach, that's how we play". I remember TC being very annoyed.

the Falcons in the mid 80s...

that was a scrimmage against the Jets in 2005, and was the last one that we've done since. I'm not sure if the current CBA has anything against scrimmages taking place anymore, or if it just isn't beneficial anymore with the limited practices and such in camp now.

that the Giants and another team (the Pats I think) had a joint practice(s) in the 2013 preseason that was refereed due to the rule changes last year - functionally a scrimmage. As for other years, I seem to remember quite a few.

Here in RI in the summer of '89 Bryant college.

Way back when?

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"ALBANY, N.Y. -"Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey got into a fight with two Jets players on the second play of a joint practice between the teams Saturday that also featured an argument between Giants coach Tom Coughlin and Jets defensive coordinator Donnie Henderson. On the second play of a 9-on-7 drill pitting the Giants offense against the Jets defense, Shockey got in a tussle with defensive backs Erik Coleman and Oliver Celestin, and soon all three players were throwing wild punches. Coleman and Celestin pulled the Giants tight end to the ground and Jets linebacker Jonathan Vilma jumped on top, touching off a melee involving numerous players from both teams. Order was restored after a few minutes. "I was blocking somebody and I got shoved in the back, and the next thing I know, everybody's fighting," Shockey said. "There's no bad blood. That's how football is. You might as well do it now, when you don't get fined and Paul Tagliabue can't take any money out of your pocket. Do it now, get it over with. I'm sure it happens at every other camp." Later in the morning practice session, Coughlin got into an argument with Henderson after several plays in which the Jets appeared to go beyond the prescribed rules of the practice, which allow defensive players to bump or slow down ball carriers as they go by, without tackling them. Jets safety Kerry Rhodes hit Giants wideout Willie Ponder on a route over the middle, forcing Ponder to leave the practice early with bruised ribs. Brandon Jacobs, the Giants rookie 6-foot-4, 265-pound running back, retaliated by bowling over 6-2, 212-pound Jets cornerback Pete Hunter after catching a short pass. And finally, Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer was knocked down by Jets linebacker Eric Barton after a short pass reception. Toomer struck Barton in the helmet, and the two players had to be separated. "This is practice," said Toomer, who is in his 10th NFL season. "We don't want anyone to get hurt." At one point, Coughlin yelled at Henderson from about 20 yards away, causing Henderson to respond, "That's the way we practice, coach. We put our hats on people." Jets coach Herman Edwards blamed what he called his team's "testiness" on getting up at 4:30 a.m. for a three-hour bus ride from Long Island to the Giants camp. There was one more short scuffle in the afternoon between Jets fullback B.J. Askew and Giants defensive back Curtis DeLoatch, but it was quickly quelled."

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During the Ray Handley "Error" he set up several scrimmages with the Cleveland Browns. I believe they were over 2 or 3 days.

"Brandon Jacobs, the Giants rookie 6-foot-4, 265-pound running back, retaliated by bowling over 6-2, 212-pound Jets cornerback Pete Hunter after catching a short pass."

After a joint practice with the Chargers...

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"Dan Reeves made it official yesterday: Dave Brown is the new starting quarterback of the New York Giants. Reeves, the Giants' coach, made the announcement yesterday in Berlin after a joint practice with the San Diego Chargers that Brown has beaten out Kent Graham for the job. It became obvious after Graham struggled Saturday night in a 24-15 loss to the Cleveland Browns that Brown was going to get the job. Reeves said before the team left for Germany that Brown would wrap it up with a good performance in Berlin. That comment caused a flap when it turned out he hadn't told the quarterbacks first. They learned about it at practice Tuesday from reporters. Reeves quickly apologized. "It was a mistake. They should hear it before somebody reads it in the paper," he said. Reeves then decided yesterday to end all the suspense. "It gives us a chance to work with our No. 1 quarterback for three weeks the way we would open the season. Kent has played well. I just feel our best chances are with Dave right now," Reeves said. Brown's toughest job will now be to live up to the legacy of the departed Phil Simms, who became a salary cap victim in June. "Battling the ghost of Phil Simms," Brown said. "It's always going to be there whether I like it or not. He's been a tremendous help for me in my career thus far, but I think the quicker that New York can put him to rest and allow me to play my style of football, the easier it will be not only for me, but for the team."

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Back when I was a little kid, probably 1982 or 83. Got LT'S autograph.

Giants scrimmage at Lehigh U. Can't remember who it was against but I was there.

In comment 11780758 weeg in the bronx said:

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Giants scrimmage at Lehigh U. Can't remember who it was against but I was there.

That sounds like the scrimmage I attended too. Day was hot as hell!

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in the late 70's or early 80's as a very youngster to watch the Giants and Patriots in what was called a controlled scrimmage.

They did a lot of goal line stuff, and a lot of whistles and coaching.

I almost hated football because of it, it was so boring.

I know they had scrimmages more recently than that.

Belichick is the king of the scrimmage, he has multiple ones every year with other teams. This year I believe it's the redskins and eagles for them. Last year tampa and someone else.

seeing them scrimmage at Lehigh University many years ago, but forget who they scrimmaged against.

Brutally hot! The one thing I remember too.

the Giants ran joint practices with the Browns.

"we put our hats on people" Henderson was a sparking 7-25 in his two stints as a DC.

In comment 11780928 dorgan said:

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"we put our hats on people" Henderson was a sparking 7-25 in his two stints as a DC.

Heh. Nice to hear.

I can vaguely remember Shockey fighting a few guys at once. I think there is video of that somewhere in internet land. They showed it on all the news spots that day I remember.

In comment 11780933 Greg from LI said:

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In comment 11780928 dorgan said: Quote: "we put our hats on people" Henderson was a sparking 7-25 in his two stints as a DC. Heh. Nice to hear.

I think he's in Buffalo now as DB coach. I'm too lazy to check, but I think Marone hired him.

In comment 11780975 dorgan said:

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In comment 11780933 Greg from LI said: Quote: In comment 11780928 dorgan said: Quote: "we put our hats on people" Henderson was a sparking 7-25 in his two stints as a DC. Heh. Nice to hear. I think he's in Buffalo now as DB coach. I'm too lazy to check, but I think Marone hired him.

Yeah, he is.

"Battle of the Big Apple: In 1992, coach Bill Belichick took the Browns to Madison, NJ, for joint practices with the New York Giants. One day during lunchtime, Giants owner Wellington Mara held court with the New York media for an extended period of time in the press room.

Modell, a native New Yorker, observed the scene and couldn’t resist following Mara into the circle of media. Modell then put on one of his virtuoso performances, retelling stories of his days as a Giants fan, embellishing his wife Pat’s experiences as an actress, and extolling the virtues of Belichick, the former Giants defensive coordinator.

Modell was in his element in front of any media. New York reporters brought out the best in him. His jokes were flying fast and furious. Ed Meyer of the Akron Beacon Journal was at one end of the media scrum, laughing uproariously behind his trademark dark sunglasses.

I happened to be standing right next to Modell and thus was in every camera shot. I was trying so hard to not laugh that tears flowed down my cheeks like the Niagara Falls.

Cleveland TV stations aired nuggets of Modell’s media appearance and there I was balling my eyes out. I received phone calls that day from concerned friends asking why I was crying."
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