NFL Draft – The News Desk

It is always football season around here, the same way it’s always baseball season. And it feels that way more than ever these days, even in the spring, because of free agency and the upcoming draft. So, you better believe the Giants and Jets are very much in the conversation lately, one that can start here as well as anywhere else, whether the Giants like it or not: They’re no better than the Jets now. And they might turn out to be worse if a quarterback older than the East River and coming off a torn Achilles — Mr. Rodgers himself, now playing in our neighborhood — manages to stay healthy for the 2024-25 NFL season. Stay with the Giants for now. You know how much went wrong for them last season, starting with their opening drive of the season against the Cowboys, one that ended with a b...

Saquon Barkley fumbled the game away, but Tommy DeVito won it back. A fourth-quarter Barkley fumble gave the Green Bay Packers a late go-ahead touchdown Monday night at MetLife Stadium. But DeVito, the undrafted rookie, captained the Giants’ two-minute drill to set up a 37-yard Randy Bullock field goal to beat the Packers, 24-22. A 32-yard pass to Wan’Dale Robinson got the Giants into field goal range. Robinson led the team with six catches for 79 yards. Barkley had two touchdown runs. The Giants defense and special teams forced three turnovers. And DeVito had 158 passing yards, 71 rushing yards and a touchdown pass. The Giants (5-8) have won three straight with DeVito at quarterback. This was a big one with Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll taking the risk of naming DeVito the starter over a h...

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