New York Giants News & Notes: Troubles With The Law & Some Offensive Lineman Stuff

by cjmulrain on Jul 2, 2010 12:01 PM EDT in New York Giants News

Good afternoon, Giants fans. It's been a slow news week for the Giants (Ed picked a good time to go on vacation!), with most of the news focusing on Chad Jones' recovery. The good news is that the police will not be filing any additional charges against Jones, so the initial "careless operation of a motor vehicle" will be all he will face.

Speaking of police charges, this hasn't been a great week for players with Giants ties. In addition to Jones and LT's rape indictment, former 7th round pick Isaac Hilton Jr. has been sentenced to 21 months in jail for gun and drug possession, and Chris Simms, son of Giants legend Phil, was arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana.

Steve Smith is also in some non-legal hot water for an inappropriate joke he made on his facebook page yesterday.If this is the worst press Steve Smith 2.0 ever gets, I'll be pretty happy with that.

In more light-hearted news, ESPN New York has a story about David Diehl and Shaun O'Hara spending a day at the NFL Films offices learning the ins and outs of broadcasting. Interesting stuff. I've always found the two of them (plus Rich Seubert) to be pretty entertaining guys whenever I've seen them interviewed, so it's cool that they seem to be thinking about careers in broadcasting after their playing days are over (though hopefully that won't be for a few more years!).

Speaking of Diehl and O'Hara, Mike Garafolo continued his summer questionnaire series with both of them. Here's Diehl's and here's O'Hara's.

Alex Trautner of Fanball.com has a fantasy preview of the Giants season that seems pretty reasonable and accurate to me.

Finally, starting in 2013, Syracuse and Penn St. will begin a three season series at the New Meadowlands Stadium. Syracuse isn't what they used to be, and who knows what will be going on with Penn St. in three years, but for folks in the NY Metro area, this could be their best opportunity to get to see a big time college program (with all due respect to Rutgers, they're not Penn St.).

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Chris Simms....

smoked 1 joint and effectively transformed into Jim Breuer from Half Baked….

dude….step your tolerance game up.

"Throw the damn ball to Kevin Boss" - Andiamo708

by andiamo708 on Jul 2, 2010 12:59 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

4:20

sucks that you can still be busted for weed but doctors prescribe opiates by the handfull. he still shouldn’t been driving a vehicle though, especially with his pregnant wife in the passenger seat.

Please stop the madness, enough with the vuvuzelas already! I swear to God if I start hearing those things at Giant's games there will be violence!

by Mother Tucker on Jul 2, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions

his pregnant wife was in the car?

Oh man, pull over and let her drive Chris!!!!

"Throw the damn ball to Kevin Boss" - Andiamo708

by andiamo708 on Jul 2, 2010 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

AGREED

This country has a severe problem of drug abuse with prescription drugs yet the laws worry about pot. It’s a joke!

This post coming from someone that never smoked pot.

by FrankB03 on Jul 3, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions

it's because the pot industry doesn't send the government hundreds of millions of dollars.

This post coming from someone who does.

You play to win the game!

by Simms-McConkey on Jul 5, 2010 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Steve Smith's comment

I wasn’t bothered at all by the comment. More shocked that he was worried about people swearing and being rude in his responses because he wants kids to be allowed to read it.

I’m amused that the article tries to make a big deal out of a joke that would have been quickly forgotten in most other forms of work.

by RolloT on Jul 2, 2010 2:14 PM EDT reply actions

I wasnt offended at all

I got on fb too late to actually see it but after reading it on the link above I just thought, that might not be the best thing to say on a public page, and thats only because the media and a lot of really uptight people will jump in to insult and criticise anything they can. And Steve clearly didnt take it seriously either he posted later

“It was a joke people relax…. N to be honest I bet Tigers Wife is laughing with me while on her way to the Bank !!! Lol”

2010 is the year of the Giants!

by ChuckyofNorris on Jul 2, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I take offense

to any insinuation that Rutgers is anything but the best football program in the history of college football.

Tom Savage will make you all pay for your disrespect.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Jul 2, 2010 3:37 PM EDT reply actions

SANU = GOD

When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail."

by RealLT on Jul 3, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions

While reading about Steve Smith's comment

another article linked on that page showed Randall Cunningham’s 2 y/o son drowned in their hot tub. Thoughts and prayers to the former Eagle, now ordained minister. A tragedy no parent should ever have to face.

by YankeeDudeL on Jul 2, 2010 3:53 PM EDT reply actions