I tend not to get over-excited this time of year. That is why there is a lack of updates. But I will sum up the recent events quickly.
The Giants had rookie mini-camp, OTAs & mini-camp. Not much to get worked up about. There is no contact. Players are not really in football shape. You always hear about how good players look (i.e. Sinorice Moss), but whatever he does now doesn't matter. He needs to produce once the season starts. During the OTAs & mini-camp, every beat writer kept reporting how good he looked, until he got hurt. So while it is exciting to hear some football news, I can't really got too pumped up for it.
The best news I saw was that Osi Umenyiora was back on the field. He was looking good (at first a little rusty). What I really like is that his kneed injury has forced him to work out his legs, something he has never done. And now he feels that he is faster than he's ever been. Watch out McNabb.
By far the worst news is that our newest LB, Michael Boley just had hip surgery. This is something that you hate to see, especially for someone new to the team. This will hamper his learning of the system & getting in sync with the other players on the field. The only good thing about it is that it did not happen during the course of the regular season. He underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum & should be back in 8-10 weeks. The only other good thing about this injury is that Bryan Kehl & Gerris Wilkinson will get more reps at the WLB position. Kehl impressed me in limited action as a rookie last year. Wilikinson, although very athletic, has failed to make much of an impact.
Half of the 2009 rookie class has been signed. This is about where we should be. Usually the first ones to sign are the players that were selected in the middle & at the end of the draft. I would not be concerned about the unsigned players until a week or so before training camp.
draft picks signed:
Barden
Brown
Bomar
Wright
Woodson
draft picks still unsigned:
Nicks
Sintim
Beatty
Beckum
Beckum
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