The Giants broke “Hard Knocks.” The 2024 offseason version of the longstanding HBO show followed Big Blue and offered up loads of viral moments that NFL Films now understands were too successful. “When that one or two clips about [former Giants running back] Saquon [Barkley] got removed and isolated and blew up on social media, … Read more
The Giants had enough of “Hard Knocks” last year to never, ever want to do it again. But here they are, back on it. Coming in December is ‘Hard Knocks: In Season With the NFC East” on HBO Max. The Giants are not the marquee attraction, of course, with the Super Bowl champion Eagles, rapidly improving … Read more
Hints as to why the Giants passed on Shedeur Sanders are starting to trickle out. In a podcast appearance Thursday night, The Ringer’s Todd McShay revealed that Giants brass didn’t get the best pre-draft impression from Sanders. “Shedeur didn’t have a great interview with Brian Daboll in a private visit,” McShay said. “An install package … Read more
For the Giants, it was all football, no drama in Episode 5 of “Hard Knocks.’’ No talk of Saquon Barkley leaving town. No speculation about trading up for a quarterback. The docuseries came to an end Tuesday night on HBO with a draft-centric 35 minutes filled with all sorts of inside stuff featuring draft boards … Read more
Saquon Barkley is giving his side of the contract negotiations with the Giants that played out on HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” In a Monday teaser clip for the next episode of The Athletic’s “Scoop City” podcast set to be released Tuesday, Barkley addressed the phone call he had with Joe Schoen in which the Giants GM … Read more
Perhaps the Giants are providing a little too much of an inside look in “Hard Knocks.” Former Browns general manager Michael Lombardi skewered the Giants for lacking an identity based on the behind-the-scenes clips displayed in HBO’s offseason program. “What I find missing in terms of when I watch this show is there’s no identity … Read more
Although the Giants landed one LSU superstar during the 2024 NFL Draft, it appears they were angling for another. In seemingly a preview of next week’s “Hard Knocks” featuring Big Blue, the third episode ended with a snippet of general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll expressing their interests in trading up the … Read more
If you were looking for an inside glimpse as to how NFL trade discussions unfold, look no further than Tuesday’s episode of HBO’s “Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants.” In a clip released ahead of the season premiere, Giants general manager Joe Schoen is seen chopping it up with his former boss, Bills … Read more
The first glimpse of the Giants on HBO’s new offseason edition of “Hard Knocks” has arrived, and with it what appears to be a critical exchange between the team’s front office and now-former Giants running back Saquon Barkley. In the 80-second trailer for the NFL docuseries that dropped Tuesday, general manager Joe Schoen was sitting … Read more
Mel Kiper Jr. believes the Giants threw the true curveball of the 2024 NFL Draft. While most would peg the Falcons stunningly taking Michael Penix as the fourth quarterback at pick No. 8 as the draft’s biggest surprise Thursday, the ESPN draft expert countered that the Giants passing on taking a potential franchise quarterback marked … Read more