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Julian Love names his top 5 Giants defenders of all time

Julian Love lists his top 5 New York Giants defenders of all time which is highlighted, of course, by the legend himself, Lawrence Taylor.

New York Giants safety Julian Love has made a huge impact on defense over the past few seasons. He is a Notre Dame guy who is a student of the game.

In a recent piece on the website The 33rd Team. Love listed his top five all-time Giants defenders.

As a person who has covered this team for the past quarter century and has been an ardent fan and follower for more than 55 years, I find this list to be dead-on.

Lawrence Taylor, Michael Strahan, and Harry Carson are Hall of Famers in the Super Bowl era, which is a special accomplishment so they all belong on the list. Carl Banks and Jessie Armstead were among the best at their positions while they played, so I have no issue with them being on this list as well.

Some honorable mentions in my book from the Super Bowl era: Brad Van Pelt, Leonard Marshall, Mark Haynes, John Mendenhall, Spider Lockhart, Osi Umenyiora, and Justin Tuck.

It’s difficult to compare eras and for someone to be listed from the ’round ball’ era would be a tough call.

That being said, here is a quick list of some players from the previous era that deserve mentioning: Sam Huff, Emlen Tunnell, Andy Robustelli, Jimmy Patton, and Erich Barnes.

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Giants legend Harry Carson to be honored at Champions for Children Gala

New York Giants legend Harry Carson will be among the honorees at The Jay Fund Foundation’s annual Champions for Children Gala in NYC.

The Jay Fund, the foundation created by former New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, will hold its annual Champions for Children Gala on Friday night, October 21, at Cipriani in midtown Manhattan.

New York Giants Hall of Fame linebacker Harry Carson and his wife, Maribel, will be among this year’s honorees.

Among the attendees this year will be Giants co-owner John Mara, NBC broadcaster Bruce Beck and many former Giants players and coaches, most notably Bart Oates, Phil Simms, Chris Snee, Chuck Mercein, David Tyree, Jeff Feagles, Jerry Palmieri, Kevin Boothe, Victor Cruz and Leonard Marshall.

The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation Gala is marking its 17th year of providing financial, emotional, and practical support for families tackling pediatric cancer in the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan area.

Professional athletes, celebrities, and supporters will enjoy an evening dedicated to raising money for local families facing the unthinkable.

Since its inception, the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation has helped more than 5,000 families and provided more than $16 million in financial assistance to those families and patients who need it most.

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Giants great Harry Carson disappointed in team’s hiring history

Giants great Harry Carson expressed disappointment in the team’s hiring history.

New York Giants Hall of Fame linebacker Harry Carson has been at the forefront of the battle to create racial equality in both society and the NFL the past several decades.

The former Giants captain and Super Bowl XXI champion was asked about the latest allegations cast by Brain Flores’ lawsuit, which claims that Carson’s old team used racist hiring practices this offseason.

“The mere fact that the Jets can have two African-American coaches [Herm Edwards and Todd Bowles], and the Giants have not had one, that is disappointing,” Carson said. “It has not been lost on me that the Giants have not hired a minority [head] coach.”

Flores, the son of Honduran parents who was born in Brooklyn, interviewed for the Giants’ head coaching vacancy last week, a position that ultimately went to former Buffalo Bills offense coordinator, Brian Daboll.

In his discrimination lawsuit, which includes the Giants as well as other teams and the NFL, Flores contends the Giants had no intention of hiring him and went through with his interview to comply with the “Rooney Rule”.

The Giants answered with an official statement on Thursday to refute Flores’ allegations.

As for Carson, he and others have a short memory when it comes to the Giants and their hiring history.

The Giants have never had a Black head coach or starting quarterback but it certainly hasn’t been from a lack of trying. The franchise’s history refutes the current narrative making the rounds.

The Giants were run by general manager Jerry Reese for 11 seasons and many of their front office positions have been held by minorities. Marc Ross was in charge of college scouting under Reese and Ronnie Barnes, the senior vice president of medical services who has been with the team since 1976.

This week, the Giants hired a woman, Laura Young, as their new director of coaching operations.

When Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon was a free agent coming out of the CFL in 1984, the Giants were one of four teams bidding for his services.

Moon and his agent, Leigh Steinberg, chose the highest bidder, the Houston Oilers, forcing the Giants to recommit to Phil Simms, which ended up working out for all parties.

In 2016, when the Giants were seeking to replace Tom Coughlin as their head coach, they were high on Hue Jackson but were spurned at the 11th hour when Jackson decided to take the Cleveland Browns’ job and canceled his flight to New Jersey.

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5 Giants named finalists for NFL 100 All-Time Team at LB/DL

Five members of the New York Giants have been named finalists for the NFL 100 All-Time Team at linebacker/defensive line.

Believe it or not, the New York Giants once had great defenses with iconic players. Those days are long gone, we know, but the NFL is turning 100 this season and in the process of them choosing their All-Time team, the reminders of great Giant teams and players are all around.

Five former Giants are among the finalists among the league’s top defensive lineman and linebackers: Harry Carson, Sam Huff, Andy Robustelli, Michael Strahan and Lawrence Taylor.

All five are Pro Football Hall of Famers and Giants Ring of Honor inductees. Taylor is the only one of the five to have his number retired by the Giants.

The final team will be announced on Friday night at 8:00 pm on the NFL Network. It will consist of 10 quarterbacks, 12 running backs, 10 wide receivers, five tight ends, seven tackles, seven guards, four centers, seven defensive ends, seven defensive tackles, 12 linebackers (six inside, six outside), seven cornerbacks, six safeties, two kickers, two punters and kick two returners.

Huff and Robustelli were members of the Giants’ 1956 NFL Championship team and two of the cornerstones of the Giants’ defense under the tutelage of Tom Landry in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Carson and Taylor headed the “Crunch Bunch” linebacking crew of the 1980s that included Brad Van Pelt and Brian Kelley, who were later replaced by Carl Banks and Gary Reasons.

Taylor is considered one of the top players — at any position — in NFL history. Carson was the Giants’ captain for the team’s first-ever Super Bowl-winning team in 1986. Taylor and Banks were staples of excellence in leading Big Blue to two Super Bowl victories.

Strahan has become a media celebrity but he was no laughing matter for offensive tackles. He still holds the NFL single-season mark for sacks and played 15 seasons for the Giants. His final game was Super Bowl XLII, when the Giants knocked off the undefeated New England Patriots in one of the biggest upsets in NFL history.

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