As a part of the New York Giants’ one hundredth season celebration, an “unbiased committee of award-winning journalists, NFL and Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame executives, and superfans have ranked the Giants’ High 100 Gamers.”
As a reminder, that committee consists of the next: Bob Papa (Chair), Pete Abitante, Ernie Accorsi, Judy Battista, John Berti, Linda Cohn, Vinny DiTrani, Bob Glauber, Joe Horrigan, Jay Horwitz, Peter King, Gary Myers, Paul Schwartz, and George Willis.
On Thursday, the second wave of gamers had been revealed.
Right here’s a better take a look at Nos. 90 by means of 81.
Ol’ quantity 88 was acquired from San Francisco in a commerce in 1962 and went on to turn into one of the vital productive and dependable receivers the Giants have ever had after switching to tight finish from broad receiver. Aaron Thomas missed simply seven video games in his 11-year NFL profession, the final 9 of which had been spent with the Giants. He turned a favourite goal of two Corridor of Fame quarterbacks — first Y.A. Tittle after which Fran Tarkenton. Thomas was a Professional Bowler in 1964 and his 17.2 yards per reception common is the third-highest in crew historical past behind Homer Jones and Del Shofner. Just one tight finish (Howard Cross, 217) has performed extra video games at tight finish for the Giants than Thomas (117).
Jason Sehorn, an immensely proficient athlete the Giants selected within the second spherical of the 1994 NFL draft out of USC, bought off to a sluggish begin with Large Blue and didn’t turn into a starter till Yr 3 of his profession. After that, he lastly discovered his place at cornerback, the place he was capable of put his abilities to work. Sehorn missed the 1998 season with a knee harm he suffered returning a kick within the preseason, which has turn into the check case for sitting starters in these contests. He ended up enjoying eight seasons for the Giants and recorded 4 interceptions returned for touchdowns, tying the franchise file shared by Emlen Tunnell and Dick Lynch. Sehorn additionally holds the Giants’ all-time postseason file for picks with 4.
Howard Cross has been a fixture with the Giants for the reason that late Nineteen Eighties, first as a gentle blocking tight finish and afterward as a broadcaster, the place he stays employed to this present day. Cross performed his total 13-year NFL profession with Large Blue — a complete of 207 video games, which is third on the Giants’ all-time listing of video games performed behind solely Eli Manning and Michael Strahan. Cross was a member of the Giants’ Tremendous Bowl XXV championship crew and performed so lengthy, he was nonetheless on the roster once they reached the massive recreation 10 years later.
Corey Webster, a cornerback, was a second-round select of LSU by the Giants in 2005. He performed his total nine-year profession for Large Blue showing in 121 video games, beginning 93. Webster was a member of two Tremendous Bowl championship groups and his interception of Brett Favre within the 2007 NFC Championship Recreation in additional time at chilly Lambeau Discipline helped the Giants on their technique to Tremendous Bowl XLII.
The Giants obtained the proficient defensive again from the Chicago Bears through a commerce in 1961. For the subsequent 4 seasons, Erich Barnes, a former two-way star out of Purdue, would play in three NFL Championship Video games for Large Blue, was named to the Professional Bowl 4 occasions, and garnered two All-Professional nods. Barnes was traded to Cleveland in 1965, the place he performed till his retirement in 1971.
The electrical 5-foot-7 David Meggett was a fifth-round select of Towson by the Giants in 1989 and instantly turned a favourite of head coach Invoice Parcells. A working again by commerce, Meggett made his mark on particular groups as a returner the place he was a two-time Second-Group All-Professional. He stays the file holder in punt-return yards (2,230), punt-return common (11.0 yards), punt-return touchdowns (six), and kick returns (146) and is second in crew historical past with 2,989 kick return yards. Meggett was a member of the Giants’ Tremendous Bowl XXV championship crew.
The 2007 seventh-round select of Marshall turned out to be one of the vital prolific working backs within the crew’s historical past. Based on the Giants, Ahmad Bradshaw amassed 4,232 speeding yards, which is seventh all-time in franchise historical past. He’s additionally eighth in carries (921), and ninth in speeding touchdowns (32), to not point out his 1,788 kickoff-return yards, that are the fourth most in franchise historical past. Bradshaw was a part of the Giants’ “Earth, Wind and Fireplace” backfield that helped the Giants win two championships below head coach Tom Coughlin.
The Giants took a raffle on the troubled, strong-armed free agent Kerry Collins in 1999 and received. He performed 5 seasons for Large Blue, taking them to the Tremendous Bowl in 2000 and breaking information alongside the way in which. Collins, in his quick tenure with the Giants, racked up large numbers. He’s at the moment third all-time in Giants’ franchise historical past in completions (1,447), fourth in yards (16,875), and sixth in landing passes (81).
Kareem McKenzie got here to the Giants as a free agent in 2005 after 4 seasons with the Jets. He would find yourself enjoying the remainder of his profession with Large Blue — making 105 common season and 11 postseason begins at proper deal with over seven seasons and was as dependable a lineman because the crew has ever had. McKenzie was a part of the offensive line that began 38 consecutive video games as a unit, the longest such run by an offensive line for the reason that 1970 AFL–NFL merger. He was additionally a member of two Giants’ Tremendous Bowl groups.
Frank Cope joined the Giants an undrafted free agent deal with from Santa Clara in 1937. He performed 98 video games over 10 seasons for the Giants and appeared in six playoff video games. Cope was a member of the Giants’ 1938 NFL Championship Group and was named to the Nineteen Thirties NFL All-Decade crew.