New York Giants Open Training Camp

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The world champion New York Giants open training camp today in defense of their NFL title. The short NFL offseason has expired after numerous changes on the 32 pro rosters. The Giants will defend their title without future Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan who retired this spring after a long Pro-Bowl career. The Giants also parted with disgruntled Pro Bowl TE Jeremy Shockey who was finally traded to the Saints earlier this week. The Giants will battle in the tough NFC East which has seen each club improve signifcantly over the postseason especially the Dallas Cowboys who have become the darling of the media to win the NFL East title this season. That hopefully is the kiss of death. The Giants will look to a maturing QB Eli Manning to defend their title relying on a deep backfield and talented front four.

NFL Training Camp ’08 Reporting Dates/ Places
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NFC
Arizona Cardinals Flagstaff, Ariz. July 23 (rookies and veterans)
Atlanta Falcons Flowery Branch, Ga. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
Carolina Panthers Spartanburg, S.C. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
Chicago Bears Bourbonnais, Ill. July 23 (rookies and veterans)
Dallas Cowboys Oxnard, Calif. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
Detroit Lions Allen Park, Mich. July 23 (rookies and veterans)
Green Bay Packers Green Bay, Wis. July 27 (rookies and veterans)
Minnesota Vikings Mankato, Minn. July 24 (rookies and veterans)
New Orleans Saints Jackson, Miss./Metairie, La. July 23 (rookies and veterans)
New York Giants Albany, N.Y. July 24 (rookies and veterans)

Philadelphia Eagles Bethlehem, Pa. July 21 (rookies), July 24 (veterans)
San Francisco 49ers Santa Clara, Calif. July 24 (rookies and veterans)
Seattle Seahawks Kirkland, Wash. July 22 (rookies), July 24 (veterans)
St. Louis Rams Mequon, Wis. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lake Buena Vista, Fla. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
Washington Redskins Ashburn, Va. July 19 (rookies and veterans)

AFC
Baltimore Ravens Westminster, Md. July 21 (rookies), July 23 (veterans)
Buffalo Bills Pittsford, N.Y. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
Cincinnati Bengals Georgetown, Ky. July 27 (rookies and veterans)
Cleveland Browns Berea, Ohio July 23 (rookies and veterans)
Denver Broncos Englewood, Colo. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
Houston Texans Houston July 20 (rookies), July 25 (veterans)
Indianapolis Colts Terre Haute, Ind. July 24 (rookies and veterans)
Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville July 25 (rookies and veterans)
Kansas City Chiefs River Falls, Wis. July 24 (rookies and veterans)
Miami Dolphins Davie, Fla. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
New England Patriots Foxboro, Mass. July 21 (rookies), July 23 (veterans)
New York Jets Hempstead, N.Y. July 16 (rookies), July 23 (veterans)
Oakland Raiders Napa Valley, Calif. July 24 (rookies and veterans)
Pittsburgh Steelers Latrobe, Pa. July 27 (rookies and veterans)
San Diego Chargers San Diego July 20 (rookies), July 25 (veterans)
Tennessee Titans Nashville, Tenn. July 25 (rookies and veterans)

2008 Preseason
Aug 3 - Hall of Fame Game - Canton, Oh. - Colts vs Redskins
Aug 26 - NFL Roster cutdown - maximum 75 players
Aug 30 - NFL Roster cutdown - maximum 53 players
Sept. 4-8 - NFL '08 regular season begins