Travis Rudolph is Sticking Around

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One of the most notable players at Giants camp who fought to try to make the 53-man roster this year was WR Travis Rudolph.  Rudolph signed with the Giants as an undrafted free agent following the 2017 NFL Draft.  A fan favorite in camp this year, Rudolph had 9 receptions with a team high of 157 years this preseason.

A play that caught our attention was a nice spin and catch that turned into a 57 yard gain during week 3 of the preseason against the Jets.  Rudolph racked up a high of 81 yards on just 3 catches in that game.

Watch that catch!

To hear Rudolph was waived on Saturday was a bit of a surprise to some but, sources say he has signed to the Giants 10-man practice squad.  The practice squad can be a gateway to make the 53-man roster so we hope this young fella just keeps on grinding.

The Giants 10-man practice squad:

OL Adam Bisnowaty

WR Travis Rudolph

CB Donte Deayon

DL Jordan Williams

OL Jon Halapio

S Ryan Murphy

LB Curtis Grant

WR Marquis Bundy

CB Tim Scott

LB Nordly Capi

Giants Trim to 53

Preseason is behind us and all 32 NFL teams have trimmed their rosters to the mandatory 53 players. Here are the cuts the Giants have made to meet the league's requirements:

QB: Josh Johnson 

RB: Shaun Draughn, Khalid Abdullah 

FB: Jacob Huesman

WR: Travis Rudolph, Jerome Lane, Canaan Severin, Marquis Bundy, Ed Eagan, C.J Germany 

TE: Will Tye

OL: Adam Bisnowaty, Jon Halapio, Jarron Jones, Matt Rotheram, Richard Levy

LB: Deontae Skinner, Stansly Maponga, Curtis Grant, Steven Daniels, Chris Casher 

DL: Devin Taylor, Bobby Richardson, Jordan Williams

CB: Donte Deayon, DaShaun Amos, Nigel Tribune, Steven Gray, Tim Scott, Tay Glover-Wright

S: Ryan Murphy, Trey Robinson, 

K: Mike Nugent

S: Eric Pinkins

The following players have been placed on injured reserve

LB: Mark Herzlich (IR)

DL: Josh Banks (IR)

S: Duke Ihenacho (IR)

Smith has Happy Feet

GLOW pic.twitter.com/NUGkKDDKPr

— Geno (@GenoSmith7) March 23, 2017

Geno Smith Signs with the Giants

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Previous Jets quarterback, Geno Smith, is now a New York Giant.  The Giants picked up Smith during free agency and signed him to a 1 year 2 million dollar deal.

Smith was drafted by the Jets in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.  His time with the Jets has been hit or miss, playing only 3 games since the start of the 2015 season.  A locker room squabble with former teammate, Ik Enemkpali caused him to miss the 2015 season after Smith's jaw was fractured in two places; a torn ACL plagued him during the 2016 season.  

He has a career total of 5,962 passing yards, 28 passing touchdowns, and 7 rushing touchdowns.  

Geno will have to beat out Josh Johnson for the 2nd spot behind Eli Manning. 

Geno Smith via @Giants on signing with Big Blue: pic.twitter.com/qAGuMKU28f

— Art Stapleton (@art_stapleton) March 20, 2017

JPP vs ESPN - Settled

After the infamous fireworks incident in 2015, which caused significant injury to JPP’s left hand, ESPN’s Adam Schefter posted Pierre Paul’s medical records on social media.  This lead up to JPP filing a lawsuit against the network, claiming that it violated his privacy and Florida’s Medical Confidentiality Law.

ESPN is confident that they did not violate JPP’s privacy and their reporting on the injury was journalistically appropriate.  And although the two sides could not agree, ESPN announced on Friday that they’ve decided to settle the lawsuit harmoniously.  The trial was set for August.

JPP is a free agent with hopes of attaining a major contract this year.  

UPDATE: JPP Awaits a BIG Pay Day

 

Free agency is upon us. That means we're discussing JPP.  Only this time, Pierre-Paul will not settle for another one year deal.

According to Bleacher Report, Pierre-Paul told reporters, “I’m not signing another one year deal. I've proved it, I've showed it. There's not another guy like me doing it with seven and a half fingers.”

Sources say he is looking for a contract similar to the big pay day Olivier Vernon received in free agency last year. JPP ranked 13th amongst all edge rushers this season with Vernon trailing one spot behind him.

He had 53 tackles and seven sacks in 12 games this season. He missed the last four games after developing a hernia, but came back to play the Packers in the wildcard round. 

Looks like Pierre-Paul will stayed geared-up in big blue for a while.  He has come to terms with the New York Giants on 4 year, 62 million dollar contract with 40 million guaranteed and a 20 million dollar signing bonus.  He will receive 49.5 million over other first 3 years with 34 million in the first 11 months.