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The Giants have signed 28-year old OT Tony Ugoh. Ugoh last played in a regular season game in the NFL back in 2009 with the Colts. He has played in 37 games (27 starts) in his first four years in the NFL. If Ugoh can knock the rust off pretty quick, the Giants can use his help along their injury depleted offensive line.
The New York Giants have re-signed 28-year old linebacker Chase Blackburn. Blackburn played in 14 games last year for the Giants and he had 20 tackles. He has played in 93 games in his first six years with the Giants and he has 210 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 3 fumble recoveries, 2 passes defensed and 2 interceptions (one returned for a TD). The Giants were lucky that Blackburn wasn’t playing for someone else as they really need help at LB.
The Giants have signed 27-year old CB/PR/KR Will Blackmon. Blackmon played in 5 games for the Giants last year and he had 2 tackles. He also returned 14 punts for 94 yards (6.7 avg) and 13 kickoffs for 238 yards (18.3 avg) last year for the Giants. Blackmon has now played in 37 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has 43 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 pass defensed. He has also returned 61 punts for 609 yards (10.0 avg) with 3 TD returns and he has returned 79 kickoffs for 1,631 yards (20.6 avg) in his career.
The Giants have signed 27-year old cornerback Justin Tryon. Tryon played in 3 games earlier this year for the Colts and he had 7 tackles. Tryon has now played in 44 games in his first four years in the NFL and he has 82 tackles, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery, 1 interception, 10 passes defensed and 1 tackle for a loss. This was a good signing for the Giants as they need all the help they can get at cornerback.
The Giants have re-signed 28-year old WR Michael Clayton. Clayton played in 6 games (0 starts) for the Giants last year and he caught 2 passes for 19 yards (9.5 avg). He has now played in 90 games (56 starts) in his first 7 years in the NFL and he has caught 223 passes for 2,955 yards (13.3 avg) with 10 TD grabs. Clayton has also carried the ball 18 times for 100 yards (5.6 ypc) without any TD runs in his career so far. This was a good signing for the Giants as they are suffering a lot of injuries at WR with Domenik Hixon out for the year (torn ACL) and Mario Manningham nursing a concussion.
The Giants have signed 35-year old WR Brandon Stokley. Stokley played in 11 games (0 starts) for the Seahawks last year and he caught 31 passes for 354 yards (11.4 avg) with 0 TD grabs. He has now played in 129 games (35 starts) in his first 12 years in the NFL and he has caught 338 passes for 4,673 yards (13.8 avg) with 34 TD grabs. This is a good signing for the Giants. They might be without Hakeem Nicks against the Rams. Even if Nicks plays, Stokley could the the Giants’ #3 WR on Monday Night, as Victor Cruz did nothing in the season opener against the Redskins last weekend.
The Giants have signed 32-year old cornerback Brian Williams. Williams played in all 16 games for the Falcons last year and he had 36 tackles, 1 sack, 2 tackles for a loss, 1 pass defensed and 1 fumble recovery. He has now played in 128 games in his first 9 years in the NFL and he has 500 tackles, 5 sacks, 21 tackles for a loss, 9 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 74 passes defensed and 19 interceptions (1 returned for a TD). After a rash of injuries at cornerback, the Giants did well to find a veteran with as much experience as Williams.
The Giants have signed 31-year old DT Jimmy Kennedy. Kennedy played in 9 games for the Vikings last year and he had 8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1/2 a sack. Kennedy has now played in 86 games in his first 8 years in the NFL and he has 125 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 2 fumble recoveries, 5 passes defensed and 17 tackles for a loss. It was slim pickings on the free agency market at DT, so the Giants did the best they could by bringing in an experienced guy like Kennedy.
The Giants have signed 26-year old safety Derrick Martin. Martin played in 5 games for the Packers last season and he had 9 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception. He has now played in 47 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has 80 tackles, 8 passes defensed, 3 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery. Martin is an outstanding special teams player and that will be his biggest role with the Giants. He will also provide depth in the secondary. This was a good signing for the Giants so late in the free agency game.
The New York Giants have signed 27-year old TE Daniel Coats. Coats played in 10 games (0 starts) for the Broncos and Bengals last season but he didn’t catch any passes. Coats has now played in 57 games (18 starts) in his first four years in the NFL and he has caught 30 passes for 291 yards (9.7 avg) without any TD grabs. Coats is a good blocker in the running game and he can also play fullback if the Giants need him to.
UPDATE: (9/4/2011) – The Giants have released Daniel Coats.