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Where new Redskins coach Mike Shanahan only kept two of his six draft picks, the Giants kept all five of the players they chose in April who are healthy. Linebacker Adrian Tracy and defensive back Chad Jones are on injured reserve.
Only two starters from last year's Giants, defensive tackle Fred Robbins, who signed with St. Louis as a free agent, and middle linebacker Antonio Pierce, who retired, are gone -- replaced by holdovers Chris Canty and Jonathan Goff. Two is also the number of rookie free agent receivers on New York's roster. Derek Hagan and Domenik Hixon have been replaced by Duke Calhoun and Victor Cruz, who led the NFL with 297 receiving yards and four touchdowns in preseason.
The departures of Hixon and defensive tackle Jay Alford (the first of eight members of his 2007 draft class to be let go) leaves 22 Giants who played in the unforgettable upset of the unbeaten New England Patriots 31 months ago in Super Bowl XLII.
Aside from the seven rookies who made the team, New York has six other newcomers: safeties Deon Grant and Antrel Rolle, who signed during the first month of free agency; linebacker Keith Bulluck, who signed just before the start of camp; offensive lineman Shawn Andrews, who came aboard in August; and quarterback Sage Rosenfels and running back/return specialist Darius Reynaud, who were acquired last Friday from Minnesota.
"We certainly had an eye toward who can help us on special teams," said Giants coach Tom Coughlin, whose 2009 team was his first to miss the playoffs since his 2004 debut. "That had a lot to do with our trade for [Reynaud]. It's going to be reflected in the added responsibility we put on a lot of people to help us become a stronger special teams outfit than we were in the preseason...
We were a team coming into training camp that had a lot of work to do and a lot of transitional spots that had to be taken care of. We hope we're moving in that direction."
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