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We're going to play the "What If" game for a moment. The Cowboys placed the franchise tag on Anthony Spencer, costing them $10.6 million. If the Cowboys had let Spencer test the free agent market, that's at least 10.6 million that could have gone ...

Aaron Curry is hoping to resurrect his career with the New York Giants. And the linebacker says he will do so without the pressure of trying to live up to being the fourth overall pick in the 2009 draft. Curry says that pressure overwhelmed h...

Dwight Freeney would love to play for the Giants, according to his father. "His heart is with ... talking to him, he would love to be with the Giants," Hugh Freeney told Sirius radio's Adam Schein. "But the Giants unfortunately ... doesn't have t...

Charles Woodson is one of the many veteran free agents still available, and the Giants are always in the market for veterans on the cheap. Woodson's agent, Carl Poston, told ESPN's Josina Anderson that "The Giants have just put their toe in the w...

Over the weekend at The Players Championship, Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia publicly traded barbs, with fighting words such as, "He's not the nicest guy on tour," and, "It's not really surprising he was complaining about something." Shots fired! O...

When Damontre Moore first arrived to the Giants facility last week, the rookie defensive end found a note in his locker stall. The note was from Justin Tuck. The defensive captain had a message for the team's newest quarterback-sacking prospect:...

Football Outsiders is doing a league-wide series of posts called "Red Flags," which take a look at the biggest remaining issue facing each team. Today's Insider post is on the NFC South and I'll break it up into four smaller posts to explore the red ...

It's trendy and fun to debate which NFC South team has the best offense. Is it Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints or Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons? Heck, you can even look at all the offensive talent Carolina and Tampa Bay have and throw th...

The Atlanta Falcons let go of John Abraham before the start of free agency. It might be time for their fans to finally let Abraham go. The veteran defensive end remains an unsigned free agent. Recent tweets suggesting he was retiring were quickly ...

Let's have a little fun and look back at the latter stages of the NFL draft. I'm going to pick one player from each team who was drafted after the third round that might end up getting significant playing time as a rookie. ATLANTA FALCONS De...

If you follow the New York Giants regularly, you can't honestly sit there and say you're surprised they didn't take a linebacker in this year's draft. Whether you agree with them or I agree with them or any other team agrees with them is immaterial. ...

The draft started off heavy in the NFC East, as the three teams with first-round picks this year used them on offensive linemen. And while there were a few little surprises and treats along the way, it never really got hot. All four of the division's...

The fifth round of the NFL draft is over, so let's take a look at what the NFC South teams did. At No. 144, the New Orleans Saints selected Oklahoma wide receiver Kenny Stills. The Saints have Marques Colston and Lance Moore, but they're revamping...

Let's take a quick look at what the NFC South teams did in the fourth round: At No. 100, Tampa Bay traded up to get Illinois defensive tackle Akeem Spence. I like the pick because it addresses a need. The Bucs have Gerald McCoy at one defensive ta...

PLAYER: Damontre Moore SCHOOL: Texas A&M POSITION: Defensive end HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 250 The Giants continued to draft reinforcements for the defensive line by taking defensive end Damontre Moore. Moore was considered to have second-round ta...

With Osi Umenyiora leaving for the Atlanta Falcons in free agency, the New York Giants needed to replenish their pass rush pantry. They don't need an immediate starter (which is good, because they don't love trying to draft those), because they can m...