The New York Giants have signed 29-year old DT Rocky Bernard.  Bernard is a run stuffing tackle who also gets a good push up the middle against the pass.  He played in 15 games for the Seahawks last season in which he made 55 tackles, defensed 1 pass, had 4 sacks and forced a fumble.  Bernard has now played in 103 games in his NFL career and he has made 281 tackles, defensed 13 passes, has 29 sacks and he has forced 4 fumbles.  Adding Bernard and Boley should really help out the interior of the Giants’ defense for the 2009 season and beyond.

The Giants have signed 26-year old linebacker Michael Boley to a 5-year, $25 million dollar contract.  Boley played in all 16 games for the Falcons last season and he made 73 tackles, defensed 9 passes and he had 1 interception.  Boley has now played in 64 games in his NFL career resulting in 330 tackles, 27 passes defensed, 6 sacks, 6 forced fumbles and 5 interceptions.  This was a great move for the Giants as Boley will add needed toughness against the running game of the opposing teams in 2009 and beyond.