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Panthers First Cut Down Decisions Looming

Jaxon — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:00:26 -0000

The first roster cut down is Tuesday with at least 5 players getting their visit from the Turk. The first one is not that hard to do I imagine as going from 81 to 75 isn't that big a deal. I actually wonder why so few when you are going to make final cuts a week later.

So here's a list of players I think the 5 will come from:

Potential players to get cut Tuesday in no particular order:

OT Gerald Cadogan- didn't play against Ravens, cannot be a good sign

OT Gary Williams - Has been outplayed by Patrick Brown

C Keith Gray - Too many other options at center

LB Kelvin Smith - Panthers are way deep at LB and the play of J Leman hurts him too

WR Kevin McMahan- Doesn't seem to bring anything already on the roster ahead of him

DT Lonnie Harvey - Too slow out of the blocks; doesn't get off blocks

DT Lorenzo Williams - Didn't play against Ravens

S Paul Chiara - Signing of Kevin Kaesviharn assures his departure

CB DJ Clark - He hasn't done anything to warrant a serious look

So there's 9 options for 5 cuts. Is there anyone else you would add or take off the list?

Giants sign Sintim, Beatty

Ed Valentine — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:58:34 -0000

Scratch that stuff I posted earlier about rookies Clint Sintim and William Beatty not being signed.

Here is a release from the Giants that just arrived.

The Giants announced today that they have signed both of their second-round draft choices, linebacker Clint Sintim and offensive tackle William Beatty.

Sintim was selected from the University of Virginia with the 45^th overall pick, which was obtained from the New Orleans Saints in the Jeremy Shockey trade. Beatty, a 6-6, 307-pounder from the University of Connecticut, was the 60^th overall selection.

With the signatures of Sintim and Beatty now on contracts, first-round draft selection Hakeem Nicks remains the only one of the Giants’ nine draft choices that has yet to sign. Giants players report to training camp at the University at Albany on Sunday.

To make room on the roster, the Giants waived wide receiver Micah Rucker and linebacker Kelvin Smith.

That is really good news. Except, that is, for the devastating blow that was just delivered to Micah-mania. Now, if the giants can get Nicks signed before Monday that would be awesome.