Tom Rock

1 week ago | newsday.com | Tom Rock

1. TENNESSEE: Cam Ward, QB, MiamiLet’s not forget that with two weeks left in the regular season the Giants had complete control over this pick. Sigh. And then the Patriots did too. Both decided to win what we’re now looking back on as meaningless games and the Titans “earned” the top pick. Judging by the amount of offseason maneuvering the Titans have done at the quarterback position – which is nothing – it’s pretty clear where this is headed.

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Tom Rock

It’s been over four decades since Long Island last found itself as the epicenter of hockey history, churning out Cups and memories at a tiny little rink in Uniondale throughout the early 1980s. On a drizzly and otherwise snoozy Sunday afternoon here, toward the end of an equally dreary season, that memory-making machinery returned and once again kicked into action.

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Tom Rock

Jameis Winston didn’t talk about how many yards or touchdowns he plans to throw for the Giants this season, mostly because he knows it might not be his job to do that. He’s currently the backup quarterback behind Russell Wilson and he could get pushed even further down the depth chart if the team selects a quarterback early enough in the upcoming draft.

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Tom Rock

The Giants are hoping Russell Wilson can give them a boost at the most important position on any football field. After two years of subpar quarterback performances have helped turn a playoff team in 2022 into a league-wide punchline with only eight wins since, they certainly need a lot of passing yards, points and production from the 10-time Pro Bowler. But that’s not the only reason the Giants signed him. It may not even be the most important one.

4 weeks ago | newsday.com | Tom Rock

Russell Wilson namedropped close to three dozen former and now current teammates, coaches and executives during his introductory news conference with the Giants on Wednesday evening. He scattered shoutouts like grass seed, dropping handfuls at a time, going all the way back to his days at N.C. State as an 18-year-old. It was, to be honest, a bit tedious at times. But there was one person whose hat tip from New York’s newest quarterback felt far less gratuitous and smarmy than any of the others.