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2025 NFL draft: Big Blue takes 'generational talent' in Giants Wire mock v.5

The NFL offseason has officially arrived following the conclusion of Super Bowl LIX, which we won’t rehash in order to protect the mental stability of New York Giants fans (including our own staff).

Now it’s full steam ahead toward free agency, which will completely render all mock drafts null and void. But until we reach that point, why not conduct another simulation?

As usual, we used the Pro Football Focus mock draft simulator for this exercise and left all settings on default. There were no trades, we controlled only the New York Giants and limited it to four rounds.

Here’s how things played out:

Source: https://giantswire.usatoday.com/lis...rational-talent-new-york-giants-wire-mock-v5/

 

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Giants' Jermaine Eluemunor painfully endures Eagles parade at Disney

Since 1987, the Most Valuable Player of the Super Bowl has led the parade at Walt Disney World on the following Monday.

The first to do it was New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms and this year. it was Jalin Hurts, quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Giants offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor just happened to be vacationing with his family at the resort this week and decided to skip the parade due to the excessive number of Eagles fans in attendance.

So I was going to take my daughter to the Disney parade today since it’s our last day here at Disney World. Didn’t know it was the Eagles parade also sooo guess who’s NOT going to the parade today.

— Jermaine Eluemunor (@JEluemunor) February 10, 2025

Now they’re doing the eagles chant, ruining my last day at Disney forreal but I gotta be strong for my daughter. If I see any fans climbing poles I’m reporting them

— Jermaine Eluemunor (@JEluemunor) February 10, 2025

Eagles fans are known for their passion but can take their celebrations a bit too far at times. To call them “not safe for work” would not be a stretch. No place for a young child.

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Source: https://giantswire.usatoday.com/202...ly-endures-philadelphia-eagles-parade-disney/

 

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Mike Kafka passed over by Saints, will return to Giants in 2025

New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka has interviewed for head coaching positions in the past and this year was no different.

Kafka interviewed most recently with the New Orleans Saints, who announced today that they plan to hire Kellen Moore as their new head coach, passing Kafka over.

The #Saints are finalizing a deal with Kellen Moore as their new head coach, sources tell The Insiders.

GM Mickey Loomis called other candidates today to deliver the news. At age 36, coming off a Super Bowl win with the #Eagles, Moore gets his shot to run the show. pic.twitter.com/Sg1jnOnp9I

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 11, 2025

Kafka joined the Giants in 2022 after spending five years with the Kansas City Chiefs in various roles with quarterbacks and the passing game. He came to the Giants as their offensive coordinator and in 2024, he added the title of assistant head coach.

Kafka was stripped of his play-calling duties after the 2023 season, but clearly that wasn’t the problem with the offense after the Giants’ 2024 performance. And that’s why there is a sentiment around the organization that Kafka will resume play-calling duties this year.

Coaching hires are largely completed at this point, so Kafka will return to New York and resume his previous duties as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator in 2025.

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Source: https://giantswire.usatoday.com/202...eans-saints-will-return-new-york-giants-2025/

 

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Giants could open 2025 regular season against Eagles, Saquon Barkley

The New York Giants are still reeling after a 3-14 season while their most hated rival, the Philadelphia Eagles, revel in their dominant Super Bowl LIX victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.

As Super Bowl champions, the Eagles will play the host for the 2025 regular season opener on Thursday Night Football in Week 1.

Their opponent could be any of the eight teams on the Eagles’ home schedule, one of which is the New York Giants.

The Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles will open the 2025 NFL season at home on Thursday night. Who will they face? Here are the options:

Commanders

Cowboys

Giants

Bears

Lions

Raiders

Rams

Broncos

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 10, 2025

The Washington Commanders, the team the Eagles defeated in the NFC Championship Game last month, would make the most marketable opponent as would the Detroit Lions, who were the No. 1 seed in this year’s NFC Playoffs.

Then there are the Giants, the team the football world loves to torment these days after they allowed star running back Saquon Barkley to the Eagles, leading them to the Super Bowl.

The Giants are also likely to have a new look, especially at quarterback, so there will be some added interest to the matchup.

Since Bran Daboll took over as head ocas of the Giants, the Eagles have won five of the six meetings in the regular season and their one meeting in the postseason.

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Source: https://giantswire.usatoday.com/202...n-against-philadelphia-eagles-saquon-barkley/

 

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Giants great Amani Toomer responds to Michael Strahan waiving Eagles flag

Ahead of Super Bowl LIX, New York Giants legend Michael Strahan interviewed Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley on the FOX NFL Sunday pregame show.

At the end of that interview, Strahan did the unthinkable.

Oh boy pic.twitter.com/Pj7tFDGx5b

— Evan Roberts (@EvanRobertsWFAN) February 9, 2025

“We’re going to ‘fly, Eagles fly’ for Saquon Barkley,” Strahan said as he waived the Eagles flag.

It was a shocking new low for the Giants, who closed out the worst and most humiliating season in franchise history. To see their all-time sack leader, captain, and Hall of Famer waiving the enemy’s flag was a gut punch.

Strahan’s stunt furiously angered Giants fans, but retired wide receiver Amani Toomer says there was more to it than just support for Barkley.

ICYMI on @ESPNNewYork:

Amani Toomer told @ChrisCarlin & @BartScott57 that Michael Strahan's waving of the Eagles flag is a warning shot at the Giants. pic.twitter.com/N7nlVO4pX0

— Bart & Carlin (@BartAndCarlin) February 10, 2025

“That’s a shot across the bow; that’s a warning shot,” Toomer said on Bart & Carlin. “We want results. We want to be proud of the organization that we shed blood, sweat, and tears (for). We’re not just going to waive the pom-poms if we don’t feel like it’s a product that is worth waiving the pom-poms for.

“That’s why we’re holding them accountable like they held us accountable for 13 of my years and 15 of Strahan’s years. So, don’t be mad at that. Don’t let the anger fall away from where it should be.”

Asked about Strahan’s actions and Toomer’s comments, Giants legend Carl Banks expressed an understanding of each.

“He’s not lying,” Banks wrote on X. “Michael can speak for himself. I do know that none of us are pleased with the state of the Giants.”

This is a precarious position for the Giants to be in. Their legends are so disgusted with the state of the franchise that they have found it acceptable to waive the Eagles flag. And while that has enraged some Giants fans, there is another subsection that has become so numb they, too, rooted for the Eagles.

The Giants should be embarrassed from the top down.

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Jaguars expected to meet with Giants' Brandon Brown via Zoom

New York Giants assistant general manager Brandon Brown is reportedly on the list to be interviewed for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ general manager vacancy.

#Jaguars conducted several zoom interviews for GM candidates this week and will do several more over the next two days. Among expected group is three assistant GMs — Ian Cunningham (Bears), Chad Alexander (Chargers), Brandon Brown (Giants) — and former Titans GM Jon Robinson

— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) February 13, 2025

Brown has been a frequent target of teams in the front office carousel the past few seasons. Last year, Brown interviewed for the Carolina Panthers’ general manager opening.

This offseason, he had multiple interviews with the Las Vegas Raiders, who decided to go with John Spytek.

Brown, 36, has been with the Giants in his capacity as Joe Schoen’s assistant for the past three seasons, coming over from the Philadelphia Eagles organization where he worked under general manager Howie Roseman.

Should Brown be hired away, the Giants would receive compensatory third-round selections in each of the next two drafts as per Resolution JC-2A, a policy that awards a club picks for losing minority candidates to other clubs in executive or head coaching positions.

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Source: https://giantswire.usatoday.com/202...cted-meet-new-york-giants-brandon-brown-zoom/