It’s been an offseason filled with what seems more players refusing to practice or show up for OTA’s and minicamps than those that are there doing there jobs. Below we give a quick breakdown of 10 players that have chosen the stance to...

This article has a few interesting quotes from Phil Simms on the Giants and Shockey situation. He understand the frustration of watching a team move on without you and win a Super Bowl without you. He also had this to...

A few Giants notes for a Tuesday. Former GM Ernie Accorsi has been hired as a consultant by the NFL. His first duty will be to co-chair a new general managers advisory committee. Teams are being held to an 80-player roster limit for...

Ok, we all know about the situations with tight end Jeremy Shockey’s screaming match with GM Jerry Reese and Plaxico Burress’s holdout.  These stories have been hyped up over the past few days, so let’s talk about some players who...

Archie Manning, far right, shows his sons how to throw. Photo via i.cdn.turner.com First of all, happy belated Father’s Day to all you dads out there. I was away from my machine most of yesterday and not able to post an appreciation...

In an ominous-sounding article Sunday, Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News quotes a Giants official as saying "more people than you know" want new contracts. There are also hints in the article that some players have been hitting the...

MVN’s Chris Maier and NFLDraft101.com’s Dan Wernery welcome you to another addition The Blitz.  It was retirement week around the NFL with Michael Strahan and Jonathan Ogden leading a stellar class of 2008 retirees.  We breakdown their...

Filed under: NY Giants , New York It's been well established that Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey and wide receiver Plaxico Burress want new contracts. Defensive end Osi Umenyiora wants one, too . And it's been suggested that a new contract could...

Jeremy Shockey found the playbook Terrell Owens left behind in Philadelphia. The X's and O's of shooting your way out of town. Shockey must go. And there doesn't seem to be any doubt he wants to go. That much is...

Although offseason training activities are in full swing for the 49ers, things are still relatively quiet.  A new feature I've decided to add is what we'll call "Taking a Stroll Around SB Nation" (copyright pending, other suggestions...

The Blue Screen reports on Drew Rosenhaus, the agent for both Plaxico Burress and Jermey Shockey. Seems like the dude is a politician in training the way he avoids almost every question......

Chad Johnson says he’s happy today and was happy yesterday. “I don’t have anything to be mad about” says Johnson. This comes from no less a source than bengals.com , the official web site of the Cincinnati Bengals. ...

Jeremy Shockey has "an issue" with the Giants, and it seems to be getting worse. The angry tight end took his feud with the team to a new level this week, when he apparently had a heated exchange with Giants...

Is a trade the only way out of this Jeremy Shockey mess? Shockey apparently had a shouting match with GM Jerry Reese during mini-camp, and now coach Tom Coughlin is referring to him simply as "an issue." Ralph Vacchiano said yesterday in his...

Carl Banks talks to ESPN about Michael Strahan’s retirement , Plaxico Burress’ contract situation and Jeremy Shockey .   ShareThis