• Jets select James Morgan with No. 125 pick in NFL Draft 2020

    Jets select James Morgan with No. 125 pick in NFL Draft 2020

    The run on offense continues. With one of the fourth-round picks the Jets acquired from the Patriots in a Friday night trade, they selected a developmental quarterback to potentially be Sam Darnold’s backup, selecting Florida International signal-caller James Morgan 125th overall on Saturday. Four of their first six picks have been offensive players, a sharp …
  • Giants select Darnay Holmes with No. 110 pick in NFL Draft 2020

    Giants select Darnay Holmes with No. 110 pick in NFL Draft 2020

    The Giants selected a much-needed safety on Friday and added to their defensive backfield with their first of seven picks on Saturday. Big Blue picked UCLA cornerback Darnay Holmes with the No. 110 pick in the fourth round, a day after taking Alabama safety Xavier McKinney in the second round. • Giants’ NFL Draft tracker: …
  • Giants trending upward with Xavier McKinney, Andrew Thomas picks

    Giants trending upward with Xavier McKinney, Andrew Thomas picks

    If you look hard enough, you will see some light at the end of the Gettleman Midtown Tunnel, after all the darkness that has enveloped and engulfed the franchise since Super Bowl XLVI, and never mind that it is still more of a flicker than a blinding heat lamp, or an aurora borealis in the …
  • Jets select Ashtyn Davis with No. 68 pick in NFL Draft

    Jets select Ashtyn Davis with No. 68 pick in NFL Draft

    After going offense on their first two picks, the Jets got a new toy for defensive coordinator Gregg Williams with their first of three picks in the third round of the NFL Draft on Friday night. The Jets took Cal safety Ashtyn Davis with the No. 68 overall pick, the one they acquired from the …
  • Jets select Denzel Mims with No. 59 pick in NFL Draft 2020

    Jets select Denzel Mims with No. 59 pick in NFL Draft 2020

    The Jets made their fans wait, but they got their wide receiver on Friday night. Gang Green selected Baylor wide receiver Denzel Mims in the second round with the 59th overall pick. Jets GM Joe Douglas traded back from No. 48 with the Seahawks, acquiring the No. 59 pick and No. 101, which is a …
  • Giants select Xavier McKinney with No. 36 pick in NFL Draft 2020

    Giants select Xavier McKinney with No. 36 pick in NFL Draft 2020

    Dave Gettleman filled one major hole Thursday night with the selection of offensive tackle Andrew Thomas and he hopes to have erased another weakness with his first pick Friday night. The Giants took Alabama safety Xavier McKinney, who should have the inside track to be the opening-day starter opposite Jabrill Peppers for a defense in …
  • Knicks finally acknowledge Jeremy Lin in desperate programming move

    Knicks finally acknowledge Jeremy Lin in desperate programming move

    Call it Linsanity Week. As MSG Network desperately seeks programming during the suspension of the Knicks’ season, Jeremy Lin’s top games during his infamous 2011-12 campaign will air starting Monday. The Lin-fest is the first time the Knicks have acknowledged Lin being a part of franchise history. Lin left on bad terms after the Rockets …
  • What Giants are getting in ‘unflappable’ Andrew Thomas

    What Giants are getting in ‘unflappable’ Andrew Thomas

    The call, of course, came in from the Giants. As the head coach at Georgia, Kirby Smart fields many of these calls from NFL personnel men curious to uncover any and all inside information they can about players entering the draft. Smart gave the Giants the skinny on Andrew Thomas, and the characterization was as …
  • Cuomo: Trump ‘Right’ to Question WHO’s ‘Too Little Too Late’ Coronavirus Response

    Cuomo: Trump ‘Right’ to Question WHO’s ‘Too Little Too Late’ Coronavirus Response

    New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Friday that he agrees with President Trump’s criticism of the World Health Organization’s early handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “Whose job is it to warn us of these global pandemics? The president says it’s the World Health Organization, and that’s why he’s taken action against them. Not my field, …
  • NFL Draft Round 2: Star running backs could create Jets’ dilemma

    NFL Draft Round 2: Star running backs could create Jets’ dilemma

    The Jets filled a big hole with a big man in Round 1 of the NFL Draft 2020 by selecting Louisville tackle Mekhi Becton. Now, GM Joe Douglas has more work to do. There are many ways the Jets can go in Round 2 with the No. 48 overall pick. The obvious choice is wide …