Brandon Jacobs said he might miss the beginning of the Giants' offseason program because his wife is scheduled to give birth to his son.
The program starts on Monday and although it's technically "voluntary," all players are expected to be there. Jacobs, who is coming off a knee scope, obviously has a good excuse.
Giants CB Aaron Ross says the hamstring that sabotaged his 2009 season is back to 100 percent.
Ross said he'll jump into the Giants offseason workout program "with guns blazing" on Monday. Limited to just four games last year after tearing the hamstring in August, Ross will have to battle Terrell Thomas to reclaim his starting job.
Giants SS Kenny Phillips says the team assured him that Antrel Rolle was not signed to replace him.
"They made that very clear," Phillips said. "It'll be a privilege playing next to him." Coming off microfracture knee surgery, Phillips plans to resume running by April. He says he'll "definitely" be full go by the start of camp.
Jim Sorgi's one-year contract with the Giants is worth roughly $1.15 million if he makes the team as Eli Manning's backup.
The max value of the deal is $1.8 million and it also includes per-game roster bonuses. He'll have plenty of motivation to beat out Rhett Bomar for the No. 2 job.
Rhett Bomar will get a real shot at being the Giants No. 2 QB, according to beat writer Mike Garafolo.
Bomar spent all of last season on the practice squad. He'll have to beat out newly signed Jim Sorgi to be Eli Manning's backup and we suspect the Giants don't believe Bomar is ready to do that yet.
Giants signed QB Jim Sorgi to a one-year contract.
Amid concerns about the labrum in his shoulder, Sorgi was cleared to play by noted specialists Dr. James Andrews in Alabama and Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles. He will compete with Rhett Bomar for the No. 2 job behind Eli Manning. The 29-year-old is now qualified to caddy for both Peyton and Eli at all Manning family golf outings.
Giants waived DB Londen Fryar.
Fryar, the son of longtime NFL wide receiver Irving, spent part of last season on the Giants' practice squad. He was not selected in the 2009 NFL Draft.
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