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Team nicknames; Big Blue; G-Men; New York Football Giants ... this is the Giants' best regular season record since the NFL began playing 16-game seasons in 1978 ...
G Men: [33] Nickname of the New York Giants. Gang Green: [34] Nickname of the New York Jets, [35] or the Philadelphia Eagles defensive team from 1987 to 1990, when the team was coached by Buddy Ryan. The Ghosts: [36] The 2019 New England Patriots secondary, in reference to Jets quarterback Sam Darnold "seeing ghosts" on Monday Night Football.
"Jest" – New York Jets, NFL; humorous misspelling of team name; used when team is performing poorly [50] "Jints" – New York Giants, NFL; used occasionally by local media, as eye dialect for the team's name. Also used for the baseball team while it was in New York. "Jokeland (Faders/Traitors)"* – Las Vegas Raiders, by detractors [48]
Legendary Giants quarterback Eli Manning has earned a pretty awesome nickname from his former teammate, Antrel Rolle. Rolle said during an interview on Giants Huddle podcast he calls Manning “Mr ...
New England Patriots: Pat Patriot: A caricature of a patriot from the American Revolution; named after the nickname of the team's original logo. New York Jets: None Pittsburgh Steelers: Steely McBeam A burly steelworker with a Bill Cowher-like jutting chin, wearing a hard hat; based on the Steelers' pre-Steelmark logo in the 1950s-early 1960s.
The nickname "Fearsome Foursome" was also used to describe the American Football League's San Diego Chargers' defensive front four, including starters DE Ron Nery, DT Bill Hudson, DT Ernie Ladd, and DE Earl Faison. The Chargers moved to San Diego in 1961, and Faison made overall AFL Rookie of the Year, a rare feat for a defensive player.
In 2009, readers of the New York Daily News voted on nicknaming the play "Catch-42" as the favored name in reference to Super Bowl XLII and the kind of coverage the Patriots deployed against the Giants' four-receiver set. [5] Since then, David Tyree has adopted the "Catch-42" nickname as well as has ESPN.com. [6]
We take a look at the 10 best free agent signings of all time for the New York Giants.