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 New York Giants wide receiver room needed to be upgraded during the 2024 NFL Draft. They did that by selecting wide receiver Malik Nabers sixth overall from LSU. LSU has had a very good track record of producing quality wide receivers in the NFL and Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase, Odell Beckham Jr., and Jarvis Landry are just a few of them. Nabers can be a game-changer on the offensive side of the football for the New York Giants. Entering training camp, Nabers is already listed on the first team for that position. Along with Malik Nabers, Wan’Dale Robinson, and…

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Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has beaten former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady twice in the Super Bowl. On Sunday night, Brady was featured on Netflix for a Tom Brady roast. Former teammates like Julian Edelman, Rob Gronkowski, Drew Bledsoe, Randy Moss, and others joined. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and former head coach Bill Belichick also joined the roast. There were others that roasted Tom Brady also. On Monday, Eli Manning posted on his Twitter page about the Brady roast by Tweeting: I thought about attending the Roast of Tom Brady last night, but I…

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The Dallas Cowboys had a chance to draft Florida State Seminoles running back Trey Benson in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, but they decided to pass up on him with the 56th overall pick. With that selection, Dallas decided to take defensive end Marshawn Kneeland from Western Michigan. The Cowboys did need help on the defensive line and that was a good choice for them in the second round, but running back was probably a bigger need for Dallas than help on the defensive line. Trey Benson was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals 64th overall in the…

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Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley attended Game 6 of the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers series on Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When videos of him surfaced being at the game on social media, New York Giants fans had some things to say about him. It has not been good for them since Barkley bolted the Giants in NFL free agency. Barkley after the Knicks won Game 6 over the 76ers 118-115, posted a tweet on his Twitter after Philadelphia was eliminated from playoff contention against New York. This is what he had…

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Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck is looking to be the top quarterback taken in the 2025 NFL Draft class. With the 2024 draft aside, it is never too early to start talking about next season. Georgia will be in contention for a National Championship in college football after missing the playoffs a season ago. The Bulldogs went back-to-back in 2021 and 2022. It is hard to three-peat and that is something they failed to do in 2023. As for Carson Beck, he completed 72.4% of his passes for 3,941 yards, 24 touchdowns, and six interceptions a season ago for Georgia.…

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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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