Author: Glenn Kaplan

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Glenn Kaplan is a sports writer covering all things NFC East related and SEC related on Gridiron Heroics, mainly the New York Giants. He also writes for Wisconsin Sports Heroics.

The Dallas Cowboys traded for quarterback Trey Lance from San Francisco last year, but he was behind Cooper Rush on the depth chart. It will be interesting to see who will be the backup quarterback will be this season behind quarterback Dak Prescott. Lance was the third overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft out of North Dakota State by the San Francisco 49ers. He lost the job to quarterback Brock Purdy and Trey Lance never got a shot after that. Will Lance be good in training camp for Dallas to win the backup job over Cooper Rush? Rush is…

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The New York Giants signed eight undrafted free agents and it will be interesting to see how they perform during training camp. New York is in a total rebuild of the roster and general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll do not feel like they are on the hot seats at all. The Giants are trying to build the roster from the ground up. Malik Nabers, the wide receiver from the LSU Tigers, was the sixth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. New York tried to trade up with the New England Patriots for the third overall…

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The Philadelphia Eagles struggled towards the end of last season because of how horrendous the secondary was. They had veterans like Darius Slay and James Bradberry on the field, but they struggled. The defense is what caused them to end the season in a total spin. It looked as if the Eagles were going to be a serious Super Bowl contender after they started the season 10-1 but finished the season 11-6 as a wild card team and lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first playoff game. This offseason, general manager Howie Roseman made some fixes in the…

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New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones supported teammate Darius Slayton at the Gridiron Gala on Wednesday night. Jones is preparing for the 2024 season after suffering a season-ending torn ACL in Week 9 and has also had neck issues in the past. The Giants brought in quarterback Drew Lock to compete with Jones for the starting quarterback job. Daniel Jones spoke to Dan Duggan of The Athletic about being ready for training camp this summer amongst other things that have happened and said: “I’m focused on what I can control and that is preparing to play good football. So, getting…

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New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton has not reported to voluntary offseason workouts because he is holding out and wants a new contract. Slayton is entering the final year of his deal. It will be interesting to see whether general manager Joe Schoen wants to give him a new deal or not after drafting wide receiver Malik Nabers sixth overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. On Wednesday night, Slayton was honored at the Gridiron Gala supporting United Way of New York City. He told Jordan Raanan of ESPN about his holdout this offseason by saying: “I’d like to be…

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The Washington Commanders, with the 36th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, selected defensive tackle Johnny Newton from Illinois. Washington had a need for defensive line help and the fact that Newton was available 36th overall was something the Commanders could not pass up on. The Commanders traded away Chase Young to the San Francisco 49ers and Montez Sweat to the Chicago Bears near the NFL Trade Deadline last season. One of the key defensive line players back is Da’Ron Payne. Washington did well with this selection of Newton in the 2024 NFL Draft. There were some mock drafts…

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The Washington Commanders with the number two overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft decided to pass up on Drake Maye in favor of Jayden Daniels. Daniels hopes to be the Commanders’s signal caller for the next decade and Washington fans hope so also. They hope they made the right move with this over Drake Maye. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday, he said on the Pat McAfee Show about the Washington Commanders during the 2024 NFL Draft: “The truth is, the Commanders, the two quarterbacks that they had in consideration at No. 2 were Jayden Daniels and J.J.…

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New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll is looking forward to his third season as the head coach of this franchise. Last Thursday, they drafted wide receiver Malik Nabers from LSU sixth overall in the first round. There was a point where the Giants were trying to trade up to three with the New England Patriots for quarterback Drake Maye, but this is a good option as well for this franchise for now. With drafting Nabers, they are sticking with Daniel Jones at quarterback for now. He will compete with Drew Lock for the starting job. Head coach Brian Daboll…

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The New York Giants brought in quarterback Drew Lock this offseason to potentially be the backup quarterback for now. However, that all can change because according to NFL Network’s Mike Garofolo, Lock has a chance to compete with Daniel Jones for the starting quarterback job in training camp. This is going to be the story all offseason long for the Giants. With New York not trading up for a quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft or drafting one, this is where they are at for the moment. General manager Joe Schoen tried to trade for the number three pick with…

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The New York Giants fanbase has been critical of general manager Joe Schoen because of the way they are handling the quarterback position. The Giants made every effort to trade up to the third pick from the sixth pick to go get Drake Maye, a quarterback from North Carolina but New England did not want to part away from that selection. It wasn’t for a lack of effort. Schoen tried to swing for the fences, but it does take two to tango in order for  a trade to happen. Instead, the New York Giants selected wide receiver Malik Nabers from…

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