The New York Giants have spent the better part of the past two weeks in free agency watching several key players walk away. This group included former second-overall pick Saquon Barkley and Xavier McKinney, as both are headed off to other NFC rival squads. However, in the same period, the Giants have made several key improvements to their roster and also further fuelled potential ideas of a quarterback competition in East Rutherford come July training camp. This will especially be true if the Giants are to draft a quarterback with their sixth-overall pick in next month’s draft. With that said, let’s…
Author: James Foster
James Foster
James is a Sports Writer for Gridiron Heroics. He is still very much refining his craft while pushing out unique perspectives on daily news in the world of the NFL. He is and has been a Giants fan for a period of time spanning nearly two decades.
Daniel Jones has found a new critic in the form of Carl Banks. The Giants legend linebacker and current radio analyst has thrown his hat into the ring and has suggested some eye-opening possibilities behind the quarterback’s sudden regression in 2023. After a 2022 campaign that saw Jones and the Giants reach heights few would have expected, Jones and the Giants floundered to a 2-7 start to their 2023 campaign, the seventh of these losses saw Jones tear his ACL which ended his campaign after a prior neck injury during October. Owners of the 6th overall pick, with a team…
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Stefon Diggs and the Buffalo Bills have been headed for a divorce for quite some time. After having left Minnesota via trade to Buffalo in 2020, Diggs has enjoyed four of the best seasons of his career alongside Josh Allen and the Bills. Diggs made waves this past weekend by appearing to suggest he was open to a trade. This has happened before, as Diggs stirred up similar problems in the past before remaining in Buffalo. Should Buffalo pull the trigger and finally send Diggs out of Western New York, where could he land? Stefon Diggs Trade Destination #1: Arizona…
Daniel Jones has been through a whirlwind in the past 14 months. After completing his best season ever, which saw the Duke product lead the New York Giants to the playoffs, his 2023 season fell into disarray. After signing a $160 million deal, Jones regressed hard in 2023. He also dealt with multiple injuries and went down for the season with a torn ACL in Week 9. After a brief period of Tommy DeVito taking the league by storm, the Giants finished the year 6-11. Since then, the discourse surrounding Jones, and the quarterbacks that the Giants have met with…
The Rams said goodbye to Aaron Donald this week. The former #13 overall pick from a legendary 2014 NFL Draft Class, Donald commenced his career in St. Louis before the team packed up and moved to Los Angeles in 2016. While in Los Angeles, Donald’s career only continued to blossom as he would collect all three of his Defensive Player of the Year honors and take home a Super Bowl ring in 2021. While Donald rides off into the sunset, we must also recall that the Rams once played in St. Louis. The “Greatest Show on Turf” found their way…
Keenan Allen will be a Chicago Bear in 2024. The longtime Chargers star Wide Receiver was moved to Chicago this week for a 4th round pick, but recent news has emerged to suggest that the star was nearly moved to two other clubs looking for his services. Keenan Allen Had a Solid 2023 In 13 starts for the Chargers last season, Allen remained as solid as he’s ever had in the powder blue. The 10-year veteran caught 108 passes for over 1,200 yards and hauled in seven touchdowns for the Chargers. However, Allen was injured in Week 14 against the…
One year ago this past Sunday, the Carolina Panthers engaged in a trade to move up to the #1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. The Panthers went up from the 9th overall pick to the 1st overall selection to take quarterback Bryce Young. One year and seventeen more games later, the ultimate aftermath of the trade has become clearer, and that we The NFL Draft Trade Heard Around the World On March 10th, 2023, the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers engaged in a trade to swap picks in that April’s NFL Draft. Here is a brief refresher on…
This Draft season, especially at the Wide Receiver position, just got more interesting in the overnight hours between March 14th and 15th. The Los Angeles Chargers, owners of the 5th overall pick, have dealt Keenan Allen to the Chicago Bears for a 4th-round selection, the 110th overall pick. One of three possible moves the Chargers could have made this offseason, Allen will join DJ Moore in an evolving Wide Receiver room in Chicago. What this overnight deal suggests will have long-running implications for the 2024 NFL Draft, particularly when it comes to the run of Wide Receivers that will commence…
2024 NFL Free Agency got off to a crazy start this week and has remained at a fever pitch ever since. From minute one, the running back position finally got the paydays they were looking for. Kirk Cousins is on the move to Atlanta on a nearly 200 million-dollar deal. Brian Burns is now the second-highest-paid edge rusher in the NFL. Very few teams sat on the sidelines during this week of free agency, while many others found at least one improvement. So who has improved the most after four days of free agency? Free Agency Boosted A Texans Team…
