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Defenderdawg : 7/26/2014 7:34 am
Giants

King NYP: With Tuck, Snee gone, Giants look for loud leaders
http://nypost.com/2014/07/25/with-tuck-snee-gone-giants-look-for-loud-leaders/

Raskin WSJ: Giants' Defense Needs Some Help From the Offense
Last Season, the Turnover-Prone Offense Often Put Teammates in a Tough Spot
http://online.wsj.com/articles/giants-defense-needs-some-help-from-the-offense-1406335914

Orr Star Ledger: Giants training camp report Day 5: Defense dominates yet again
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2014/07/giants_training_camp_report_day_5_defense_dominates_yet_again.html

Traina Inside Football: Practice Report: July 25, 2014
http://insidefootball.com/2014/07/25/practice-report-july-25-2014/

Iannaconi Inside Football: Personnel Report for Friday, July 25, 2014
http://insidefootball.com/2014/07/25/personnel-report-for-friday-july-25-2014/

RB

Schwartz NYP: So far so good for Giants’ Wilson in first practice in pads
http://nypost.com/2014/07/25/giants-practice-report-manning-takes-a-tumble/

Rock Newsday: David Wilson's neck passes first test
http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/david-wilson-s-neck-passes-first-test-1.8894238

TE

Graziano ESPN: Larry Donnell could be the Giants' TE
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/37341/larry-donnell-could-be-the-giants-te

OL

Iannaconi Inside Football: Four Downs with Offensive Line Coach Pat Flaherty
http://insidefootball.com/2014/07/25/four-downs-with-offensive-line-coach-pat-flaherty/

Graziano ESPN: Status update: Giants offensive line
http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/132580/status-update-giants-offensive-line

LT

Raanan NJ.com: Giants training camp: How is LT Will Beatty progressing?
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2014/07/giants_training_camp_how_is_lt_will_beatty_progressing.html

RG

Hagerty NJ.com: Brandon Mosley 'pumped' about having a chance to earn starting spot at right guard
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2014/07/brandon_mosley_is_pumped_about_having_a_chance_to_earn_starting_spot_at_right_guard.html

DT

Orr Star Ledger: Giants: Why Johnathan Hankins and Markus Kuhn are crucial for defense's plans
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2014/07/giants_why_johnathan_hankins_and_markus_kuhn_are_crucial_for_defenses_plans.html

MLB

Abramson NYDN: Jon Beason confident he will be ready for start of NY Giants preseason
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/jon-beason-optmistic-giants-training-camp-article-1.1880166

LB

Rock Newsday: Giants linebackers preparing to tackle negative perception for a loss
http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/giants-linebackers-preparing-to-tackle-negative-perception-for-a-loss-1.8892066


CB

Schwartz NYP: Giants’ Rodgers-Cromartie: Can’t beat the cleat
http://nypost.com/2014/07/25/giants-rodgers-cromartie-cant-beat-the-cleat/

Graziano ESPN: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, superhero
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york-giants/post/_/id/37333/dominique-rodgers-cromartie-superhero

Samuel NYDN: Refreshed Giants CB Prince Amukamara hopes new juggling skill will boost interceptions
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/refreshed-giants-cb-prince-amukamara-hopes-new-juggling-skill-boost-ints-article-1.1880727

Rock Newsday: Who's that in the secondary? It's Zack Bowman
http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/who-s-that-in-the-secondary-it-s-zack-bowman-1.8893226

Rock Newsday: Let's be clear: He's Charles James II
http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/let-s-be-clear-he-s-charles-james-ii-1.8893061

S

Schwartz NYP: Giants’ Brown ready to Rolle like fellow safety Antrel
http://nypost.com/2014/07/25/giants-brown-ready-to-rolle-like-fellow-safety-antrel/

NFL

ATLANTA
Ledbetter AJC : Falcons LB Pat Angerer beats odds in return from microfracture surgery
http://m.ajc.com/news/sports/football/falcons-lb-pat-angerer-beats-odds-in-return-from-m/ngnsP/

BALTIMORE
Wilson Bal Sun: Ravens sign suspended former Giants safety Will Hill
goo.gl/1xW07F

CAROLINA
Person Charlotte Observer: Panthers Fan Fest offers new-look stadium, team
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/07/25/5067538/panthers-fan-fest-offers-new-look.html#.U9Mlk7S9KSN

CLEVELAND
Cabot Cleve Plain Dealer: Cleveland Browns' Brian Hoyer: 'I expect to be the starting quarterback'
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2014/07/cleveland_browns_brian_hoyer_i.html?utm_source=dlvr.it& utm_medium=twitter

DALLAS
George Dallas Morning News: Day 1 Dallas Cowboys training camp practice observations: QB Tony Romo takes it slow again; WR Dez Bryant catches passes from Jason Garrett
http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/day-1-dallas-cowboys-training-camp-practice-observations-qb-tony-romo-takes-it-slow-again-wr-dez-bryant-catches-some-passes-from-jason-garrett.html/

KANSAS CITY
Mellinger KC Star: Faith comes before football for KC Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sam-mellinger/article805822.html

MINNESOTA
Tomasson Pioneer Press: Vikings: Linval Joseph hid injury from New York Giants
http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_26218946/vikings-linval-joseph-hid-injury-from-new-york

NEW ENGLAND
Harms Boston Globe: Notes: Bill Belichick says Patriots revolve around Jerod Mayo
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/07/25/notes-bill-belichick-says-patriots-revolve-around-jerod-mayo/gQmVzqrb1gpBOBTlZQPV5N/story.html

NEW ORLEANS
Holder Nola.com: What drives the guy who seemingly has everything? For Drew Brees, it's the 'impossible
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2014/07/what_drives_the_guy_who_seemin.html

OAKLAND
McDonald SJ Mercury News: Raiders notebook: Veteran Justin Tuck comfortable in leadership role
http://www.mercurynews.com/raiders/ci_26219983/raiders-notebook-veteran-justin-tuck-comfortable-leadership-role

SEATTLE
Pelissero USA Today: Seahawks kick off title defense by mirroring approach
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/seahawks/2014/07/25/seattle-seahawks-training-camp-super-bowl-repeat/13193411/

SI.com: In defense of their title, Seahawks may air it out with Russell Wilson
http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/07/25/russell-wilson-seattle-seahawks-superbowl-defense-training-camp

WASHiNGTON
Reid Wash Post: Redskins tight end Jordan Reed formed a bond with his coach Sean McVay
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/redskins-tight-end-jordan-reed-formed-a-bond-with-his-coach-sean-mcvay/2014/07/25/58c96844-1441-11e4-8936-26932bcfd6ed_story.html

Jones Wash Post: DeAngelo Hall aims to lead a Washington Redskins defensive rebound
//www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/deangelo-hall-aims-to-lead-a-washington-redskins-defensive-rebound/2014/07/25/78c9cb6c-142c-11e4-ac56-773e54a65906_story.html


Draft

Brugler CBS Sports: 2015 NFL Draft: Michigan Preview
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/24636994/nfl-draft-michigan-preview

History

McClain Houston Chronicle: Michael Strahan's path to Hall-of-Fame started in Houston, TSU
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/Michael-Strahan-s-path-to-Hall-of-Fame-started-in-5646829.php

RIP Mickey Walker NYG 1961-1965
Evans Macomb Daily: Remembering East Detroit High's Mickey Walker
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"Mickey Walker’s nephew, Tim DeLong, swears on a stack of vintage New York Giants’ programs the story is true.

“My uncle was captain of the suicide squad for the Giants. That meant it was his responsibility to go racing down the field to break up the wedge on kickoffs,” said DeLong, who grew up in Eastpointe.

The Giants were playing the St. Louis Cardinals. It was during a kickoff when the Cardinals’ All-Pro safety Larry Wilson punched Walker in the face, busting his nose.

“They only had a single bar for a facemask then,” said DeLong, whose mom, Mary, is Mickey Walker’s sister. “He broke my uncle’s nose.”

What is it Plato said; one good fracture deserves another? Eventually, during another kickoff, the two opposing players met again. This time, Walker caught Wilson’s leg in a scissor kick and broke it.

“My uncle was a pretty tough guy,” said DeLong, chuckling.

Mickey Walker, 74, of Pickford died on Saturday, July 19, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste Marie.

Mickey’s sister, Mary DeLong, still resides in Eastpointe.

“As a youngster of maybe four or five years old, Mickey was a pretty boy with these blonde curls and blue eyes. He got beat up a lot,” said Mary DeLong. “As he got a little older, he started to hold his own in fights.”

And then some. Mickey Walker was an all-state football player at East Detroit High School. When he was a senior, the Shamrocks went undefeated with a 9-0 record. Walker graduated from high school in 1957.

He went on to play for the legendary Duffy Daugherty at Michigan State University where he was an all-Big Ten linebacker.

After playing in the 1950 Blue-Gray Football Classic and sacking Fran Tarkenton a couple of times, pro scouts took notice. Mickey Walker signed with the New York Giants and played with them for five seasons. During that time, the Giants made it to the championship game three times but lost all three of those games. The Giants fell to the Packers in 1961 and 1962, and then lost to Chicago in the 1963 NFL title game.

His pro football career ended after joining the Lions in 1966 when he broke his neck in practice."

http://www.macombdaily.com/sports/20140725/jim-evans-remembering-east-detroit-highs-mickey-walker


Giant Birthdays 7-26 to 8-2
Code:

26
Eddie Hicks RB 1979-1980 7-26-55
Bjorn Nittmo PK 1989 7-26-1966
Dick Woodard LB 1950-1951 1953 7-26-26

7-27
Emmanuel McDaniel CB 1999-2001 7-27-72
Al Simpson LG 1975-1976 7-27-51

7-28
Gene Ceppetelli C 1969 7-28-42
Lane Howell T-DT 1963-1964 7-28-41
Frank Molden DT 1969 7-28-42
Corey Raymond CB 1992-1994 7-28-69
Ricky Shaw OLB 1988-1989 7-28-65

7-29
Greg Comella FB 1998-2001 7-29-75
Pepper Johnson ILB 1986-1992 7-39-64

7-31
Don Clune WR 1974-1975 7-31-52
Troy Kropog T 2014 7-41-86
Norm Snead QB 1972-1974 1976 7-31-1939

8-1
Justin Pugh RT 2013- 8-01-90

8-2
Eldridge Small CB 1972-1974 8-02-49


Dawg  
pganut : 7/26/2014 8:06 am : link
Thanks again for your incredible work.

Also wanted to point out that the Baltimore Sun link to the Will Hill article was bad, so here's a working one:

http://touch.baltimoresun.com/#section/822/article/p2p-80899213/
Thanks...Balt Sun is hard to link  
Defenderdawg : 7/26/2014 8:19 am : link
Part II

Giants

Raanan NJ.com: Giants training camp: Stock Up/Stock Down
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2014/07/giants_training_camp_stock_upstock_down.html

Salamone Giamts.com: Five things we learned at practice (7/25)
http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Five-things-we-learned-at-practice-725/39eaf191-8c8b-4e27-9b3b-2e88a10f3dcb

Salamone Giants.com: Players who stood out at practice (7/25)
http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Players-who-stood-out-at-practice-725/e801673a-c760-458d-963a-f8819ffd09a4

DE

Giants.com: DE Jason Pierre-Paul sits down with Bob Papa (Video)
http://www.giants.com/videos/videos/DE-Jason-Pierre-Paul-sits-down-with-Bob-Papa/efdfee2d-1048-431f-91f9-13a5429dcbfd

CB

Stapleton The Record: Ex-Seahawk Thurmond bringing the boom to Giants secondary
http://www.northjersey.com/sports/football/bringing-the-boom-to-giants-secondary-1.1057720

NFL

CLEVELAND
Pompei SOE: PARTY DOWN
The way Johnny Manziel parties will prevent him from doing his job as well as he must, because it's difficult to achieve consistency with bloodshot eyes. Joe Namath did it, the argument goes, but there is no modern-day Namath. The league has changed too much.
http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/86322848/cleveland-browns-johnny-manziel-cant-be-joe-namath

DENVER
Klis Denver Post: Julius Thomas looks to turn great Broncos season into career success
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_26217889/julius-thomas-looks-turn-great-broncos-season-into

GREEN BAY
Demovsky ESPN Wisconsin: Packers' TE group has McCarthy at 'wow'
"Nevertheless, that group would look far more formidable with a healthy Finley, who visited with Packers physician Dr. Pat McKenzie last week to go over the latest tests on his surgically fused neck. However, there has been no indication McKenzie gave Finley medical clearance.

"I actually haven't seen Pat, Dr. McKenzie in quite some time," McCarthy said. "I'm not even sure the last time him and Jermichael talked or visited. We're still open to [Finley returning] and watching that. Jermichael Finley is a Green Bay Packer in my opinion, and obviously he's going through a medical situation. First and foremost, you just want him to get healthy."
http://espn.go.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/11158/tight-end-group-makes-mccarthy-go-wow

KANSAS CITY
Paylor KC Star: KC Chiefs players place trust in coach Andy Reid as another physical camp looms
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article804255.html#storylink=cpy

Covitz KC Star: NFL teams are cornering the market with bigger defensive backs
http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/07/25/3225118/nfl-teams-are-cornering-the-market.html

NEW ENGLAND
Guregian Boston Herald: Patriots Beat: Contact brings list of questions
Light to shine on hard-hitting issues
http://bostonherald.com/sports/patriots_nfl/new_england_patriots/2014/07/patriots_beat_contact_brings_list_of_questions

Howe Boston Herald: Patriots Notebook: Rob Gronkowski won’t go changing
Tight end plays one way: Full speed
http://bostonherald.com/sports/patriots_nfl/new_england_patriots/2014/07/patriots_notebook_rob_gronkowski_won_t_go_changing

Mason Boston Herald: Patriots feast on Kenbrell Thompkins’ 2nd helping
http://bostonherald.com/sports/patriots_nfl/new_england_patriots/2014/07/patriots_feast_on_kenbrell_thompkins_2nd_helping

PHILADELPHIA
Domowitch Phil.com: Eagles' Mathis decides to report, for the good of the team
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20140727_Eagles_Notebook__Eagles__Mathis_decides_to_report__for_the_good_of_the_team.html

PITTSBURGH
Dulac Pitt Post Gazette: Being a Steeler is just part of life for Ike Taylor
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2014/07/25/Being-a-Steeler-is-just-part-of-life-for-Ike-Taylor/stories/201407250188

@AdamSchefter: Steelers expecting big things from 1st-round pick, LB Ryan Shazier. But 2nd-rd pick, DE Stephon Tuitt, really pleased PITT this spring.

ST. LOUIS
Lyons STL Post Dispatch: Dunbar hopes to move past arrest, focus on football
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/rams-notebook-dunbar-hopes-to-move-past-arrest-focus-on/article_cfbed820-0874-5678-b70e-2d364434fffd.html

SAN FRANCISCO
Branch SF Chronicle: 49ers' 1st-rounder Jimmie Ward impresses in early practices
http://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/49ers-1st-rounder-Jimmie-Ward-impresses-in-early-5648408.php
Part III  
Defenderdawg : 7/26/2014 10:19 am : link
Giants

Eisen Giants.com: How Jason Pierre-Paul and Will Beatty motivate each other
http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/How-Jason-Pierre-Paul-and-Will-Beatty-motivate-eachother/1a632a8f-4980-4bda-8bbe-38cfc77010c7

Orr Star Ledger: Giants morning run: Who will break out when the pads come on?
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2014/07/giants_morning_run_who_will_break_out_when_the_pads_come_on.html

Graziano ESPN: Twitter mailbag: First week of camp
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york-giants/post/_/id/37327/twitter-mailbag-first-week-of-camp

Former Giants news

Platania Press Box Baltimore: FOR STEVE SPAGNUOLO, COACHING HAS HAD HIGHS AND LOWS
http://www.pressboxonline.com/2014/07/26/for-steve-spagnuolo-coaching-has-had-highs-and-lows
Good to hear Beatty and JPP pushing each other (no pun intended).  
Klaatu : 7/26/2014 11:31 am : link
Both guys need to have bounce-back years if the Giants are going to have any kind of success this season. Hopefully, they'll both stay healthy and motivated.
Beason says he's going to be ready for preseason games...  
Jimmy Googs : 7/26/2014 11:53 am : link
is fabulous. Even if he is held back, it sounds like regular season won't be an issue.

What the hell is going on with Ryan Nassib? Comments from almost every media source around are ripping on this guy...poor feet, missing targets by a mile, skittish in pocket, ints.
Back-up QB is looming as  
PEEJ : 7/26/2014 12:01 pm : link
a huge potential problem.
wilson  
area junc : 7/26/2014 12:23 pm : link
really filled out, he is much thicker
Enjoyed this fantastic read on our 5th Round Pick, Kennard..  
Canton : 7/26/2014 1:07 pm : link
McLain had glowing reviews about the kid.
Link - ( New Window )
Dan Graziano's OL status update piece is darn good.  
BlueLou : 7/26/2014 4:53 pm : link
I and others here have given Graziano a ton of flack for toss off write-ups, but this one on the (current) OL starters and Richburg is a well written piece wherein Graz lets Flaherty do most of the talking.

Good piece, well written Mr. Graziano.
Blue Lou: Even a blind squirrel will occasionally  
Bobby Epps : 7/26/2014 5:01 pm : link
find an acorn.
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