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Thursday, June 6, 2013

NY Giants Raise Money for Mahwah Grad

Giants Coach Tom Coughlin and players David Wilson, Cory Webster, Chris Snee, and Mark Herzlich headlined a fundraiser for former NFL player Frank Chamberlin.

The New York Giants appeared at the Wyckoff YMCA Wednesday evening at a benefit for resident Frank Chamberlin, a New Jersey native and former NFL linebacker battling cancer. Chamberlin, a Mahwah High School graduate, played for five years in the NFL before being diagnosed with anaplastic astrocytoma, a rare form of brain cancer. Drafted by the Tennessee Titans out of Boston College in 2002, he went on to play for the Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans. Brian Saxton, a former Giant and Boston College alum, reached out to the YMCA about two months ago to organize the fundraiser, and his connections with the NFL team helped to arrange the appearance of the football stars Wednesday. "There's a bond," Saxton said. "Frank grew up in New …

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Giants, Rookie Flip Over Saints in 52-27 Win

David Wilson dominates with 327 all-purpose yards.

EAST RUTHERFORD – David Wilson might be dizzy from all the backflips. The Giants rookie running back and kick returner – whose touchdown celebration is a standing backflip – scored three times and spent much of Sunday afternoon giving his offense terrific starting field position. The 2012 first round draft pick out of Virginia Tech amassed 327 all-purpose yards against New Orleans, 227 coming on kick returns. The 52-27 win marked the first time since 1986 the Giants scored more than 50 points, when they beat Green Bay 55-24. More importantly, it kept the defending Super Bowl champions alone atop the NFC East. Eli Manning finished the day 22 of 35 with 259 yards and four touchdowns to go along with two interceptions. Wilson received the …

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John Dunphy

4:20 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

I think they do RB by committee with Wilson and that other dude. Depending on whether or not Atlanta airs it out, it may be a bigger day for Eli, as well. But, what do I know?   more ›

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