The New York Giants added a major pass rusher on the opening day of training camp
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While terms were not disclosed, the deal was believed to be worth $5 million over two years.
Barwin has played in 127 regular-season games with 109 starts for Houston, Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Rams. The 2014 Pro Bowler has also started six
playoff games.
His career totals include 449 tackles, 55 1/2 sacks, six forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, 42 passes defensed, and one interception. His career sacks
total is the highest among current Giants
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Barwin is the second linebacker to join the Giants after playing last season for the Rams; inside backer Alec Ogletree was acquired in a trade on March
14.
To create room on the roster, the Giants waived tight end Kyle Carter.
”Connor and I were together in Philadelphia,” said coach Pat Shurmur, who has taken over a team that won three games last season. ”Veteran player, edge
player, so he could play the outside linebacker position, he could be involved
in the pass rush when we get to our four-man rush. Very veteran guy and I think
if you don’t know him, you’ll quickly get to see that he’s a true pro and we
were fortunate he was available.”
The Giants also signed defensive tackle Izaah Lunsford
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>The New York Giants had the busiest day in their search for a new coach, interviewing New England Patriots coordinators Josh McDaniels and Matt
Patricia.McDaniels, the Patriots’ offensive coordinator, met with new general
manager Dave Gettleman, Giants co-owner John Mara and assistant general manager
Kevin Abrams on Friday afternoon in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Patricia, the
defensive coordinator
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week.McDaniels has been a member of New England’s coaching staff for all five of
the Patriots’ Super Bowl championships, including two as offensive coordinator.
He has coached under Bill Belichick for 14 of the last 17 seasons.This past
season was his sixth in his second stint as New England’s offensive coordinator
and quarterbacks coach. The Patriots led the NFL in total yards (394.2 per game)
and were second in passing yards (276.1) and scoring (28.6 points).McDaniels
first served as an assistant with the Patriots from 2001-08, and played a key
role on a staff that won three Super Bowl titles and four AFC
championships.McDaniels spent the 2009-10 seasons as coach of the Denver
Broncos. He had an 8-8 record in his first season and was fired late in his
second with a 3-9 record, finishing 11-17 overall.He rejoined the Patriots in
2012 after spending a year as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
of the St. Louis Rams, who coincidentally were then coached by Steve Spagnuolo,
who finished this season as the Giants interim coach after Ben McAdoo was fired
on Dec. 4.Spagnuolo interviewed for the Giants job on Wednesday.A snowstorm
forced the Giants to postpone a planned interview with recently fired Denver
Broncos running backs coach Eric Studesville on Thursday. He will meet with the
team next week. Coincidentally, he finished the 2010 season as the Broncos’
interim coach after McDaniels was fired.New York also plans to talk to Vikings
offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur on Saturday. There were reports that Eagles
defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz would meet with the team on Sunday
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coordinator for the last six seasons. The 43-year-old has been a part of three
of their five Super Bowl victories, as well as their losses to the Giants after
the 2007 and ’11 seasons.The Patriots ranked 29th in yards allowed (366.0), but
held opponents to an average of 18.5 points. Only one of the Patriots’ final 12
opponents scored more than 24 points.Patricia’s 2016 defense finished No. 1 in
the NFL by allowing 15.6 points per game.Prior to joining the Patriots, Patricia
spent six seasons coaching in college. He worked as an aeronautical engineer for
two years before returning to coaching at Amherst in 1999. Patricia’s first
coaching experience came in 1996, when he served as a graduate assistant at RPI,
where he was a center and guard..
