Dan Connor

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT The absence of wide receiver Victor Cruz, who remains unsigned, was certainly no surprise to head coach Tom Coughlin. However, the absence of receiver Hakeem Nicks was unexpected. Just...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Dallas Cowboys - INSIDE SLANT Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo talked to the media on Tuesday for the first time since the 2012 season ended with a loss in the final winner-take-all game for the division title and the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT On the first day of the New York Giants rookie minicamp, a veteran stole the show. However, like those rookies, this once-prized player is still somewhat unproven. Linebacker Aaron...

NFL Team Report - Dallas Cowboys - INSIDE SLANT The focus in most rookie minicamps around the league is on the draft picks. For the Dallas Cowboys, however, all eyes were on 73-year-old newcomer Monte Kiffin, who was hired to replace Rob Ryan as...

The Sports Xchange LB Curry announces signing with Giants Linebacker Aaron Curry, who has had a motley career since the Seattle Seahawks made him the fourth overall pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, tweeted Friday that he signed with the New York Giants....

Linebacker Aaron Curry, who has had a motley career since the Seattle Seahawks made him the fourth overall pick of the 2009 NFL draft, tweeted Friday that he signed with the Giants. Curry's original contract with the Seahawks, a six-year, $60 million...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Dallas Cowboys - INSIDE SLANT By all accounts, the Cowboys had a very good draft in terms of picks and value. They got seven players who should all contribute if not start in 2013. All have the capability of earning...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT There does not seem to be an executive consensus regarding the future of wide receiver Victor Cruz and the New York Giants. Head coach Tom Coughlin admits he is uneasy about the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT Mention the Giants' linebacker position to any Giants fan, and chances are they're likely to cringe because the team didn't use any of its eight draft picks going into last week's...

The Sports Xchange By Patti Traina, The Sports Xchange Giants still unsettled at linebacker; visit with RB Hightower Mention the New York Giants' linebacker position to any Giants fan, and chances are they're likely to cringe because the team didn't...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Dallas Cowboys - INSIDE SLANT The Cowboys' decisions in the first round of the draft on Thursday will be debated for years. The Cowboys traded back in the first round to pick up an extra pick in the third round...

Giants general manager Jerry Reese has a reputation for using the "best available" approach to stockpile his roster with talent that falls into his lap on draft day. There's no telling exactly where the Giants had Syracuse offensive lineman Justin Pugh on...