- Eli Manning
Elisha "Eli" Nelson Manning (born January 3, 1981) is the starting quarterback for the New York Giants NFL franchise and formerly for the Ole Miss Rebels college football team.
- Peyton Manning
Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts NFL franchise. He is the son of former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning and Olivia Manning. He is the older brother of current New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and the younger brother of former Ole Miss receiver Cooper Manning, whose college career was cut short by spinal stenosis.
- Jeremy Shockey
Jeremy Charles Shockey (born August 18, 1980 in Ada, Oklahoma) is a professional American football player, currently playing tight end for the New York Giants of the NFL.
- Michael Strahan
Michael Anthony Strahan (born November 21, 1971, in Houston, Texas) is an American Football player who currently plays Defensive End for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He attended Texas Southern University and was drafted in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. Strahan was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press in 2001, because of his record 22.5 sacks.
- Tom Coughlin
Tom Coughlin (born August 31, 1946 in Waterloo, New York) is an NFL head coach for the New York Giants. He was also the inaugural head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was head football coach at Boston College before moving to the pros. His son-in-law, Chris Snee, currently plays for him on the Giants.
- Plaxico Burress
Plaxico Burress (born August 12, 1977 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American football wide receiver for the NFL's New York Giants. After being drafted in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft (8th overall) out of Michigan State, Burress became a full-time starter for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2001. Burress is a "big-play" threat and was considered to have been a good balance to the Steelers' other starting wide receiver, Hines Ward, …
- Tiki Barber
Atiim Kiambu "Tiki" Barber (born April 7, 1975 in Roanoke, Virginia) is a news and sports broadcaster, author, and former American football running back for the New York Giants. Tiki retired from the NFL at the end of the 2006 NFL postseason as the franchise's all-time rushing and reception leader. On February 13 he was formally introduced as a member of NBC's "Today Show" and "Football Night in America/Sunday Night Football".
- Amani Toomer
Amani Toomer (born September 8, 1974 in Berkeley, California) is an American football wide receiver who plays for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
- Steve Smith
Steven Smith (born May 6, 1985 in Alaska) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants. Sometimes he is referred to as Steven Smith to avoid confusion with fellow NFL receiver Steve Smith of the Carolina Panthers.
- Brandon Jacobs
Brandon Jacobs is a running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. With a rare combination of 4.54 speed and impressive size (around 6ft 4½ and 264lbs), Jacobs has been an asset for the Giants in goal-line situations. He led all rookies in rushing touchdowns with 7 in the 2005 season.
- Bill Parcells
Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells (born August 22, 1941 in Englewood, New Jersey), nicknamed "The Big Tuna", is a retired American football head coach, last coaching the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Parcells owns two Super Bowl rings with wins in Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV. He announced his fourth retirement from football on January 22, 2007
- Brian Williams
Brian Williams (born June 8, 1966 in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is a former National Football League center who played for the New York Giants from 1989 to 1999.
- Osi Umenyiora
Osi Umenyiora (born November 16, 1981 in London, England) is an American Football player (defensive end) for the New York Giants. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of Troy State University, where he finished second in the nation with 16 sacks. Umenyiora was born in London to Nigerian parents. His family moved back to Nigeria and later to Auburn, Alabama where he started playing football in high school.
- Philip Rivers
Philip Rivers (born December 8, 1981 in Decatur, Alabama) is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. In the 2004 NFL Draft, Rivers was obtained in a draft-day trade with the New York Giants -- the Chargers drafted quarterback Eli Manning (despite a statement that he would not play for them) with the first overall pick, …
- Larry Johnson
Lawrence W. Johnson (March 28, 1909 - September 3, 1972) was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the Boston/Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. He attended Haskell Indian Nations University.
- Antonio Pierce
Antonio Pierce (born October 26, 1978 in Long Beach, California) is an American football middle linebacker on the NFL's New York Giants. Pierce stands 6'1" and weighs 240 lb. He played his high school football at Paramount High School in Paramount, CA. He played two years of football at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, California, before transferring to the University of Arizona. As a senior at the University of Arizona, he had 3 sacks, 77 tackles (10 for losses), …
- Jamal Lewis
Jamal Lafitte Lewis (born August 26, 1979 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American football running back in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns. He attended the University of Tennessee and wears number 31. Lewis was the fifth pick overall in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens and in his rookie season, rushed for over 1,000 yards, supplanting Priest Holmes as the team's starting RB.
- Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959, in Williamsburg, Virginia), commonly referred to as LT, is a retired Hall of Fame American football player. Taylor played his entire professional career as a linebacker for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL). He is often considered to be one of the greatest defensive players in the history of football, and has been called the greatest defensive player of all time by media members, …
- Antonio Gates
Antonio Gates (born June 18, 1980 in Detroit, Michigan) is a football tight end for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. He's listed as 6 feet, 4 inches tall, and 260 pounds. Gates wears the number 85.
- Justin Tuck
Justin Tuck (born March 29 1983 in Kellyton, Alabama) is an American football player who currently plays defensive end for the New York Giants.
- David Tyree
David Tyree (born January 3, 1980 in Livingston, New Jersey) is an American football player who is currently a wide receiver for the New York Giants. He was a sixth round draft pick by the Giants in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse University. He is considered one of the best in the NFL at downing punts close to the goal line. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2005 for Special Teams excellence.
- Ahmad Bradshaw
Ahmad Bradshaw (born in Bluefield, Virginia) is an American football player who currently plays running back for the New York Giants. He was selected in the seventh round by the New York Giants.
- Jason Witten
Jason Witten (born May 6, 1982 in Elizabethton, Tennessee) is an American football player who currently plays as a tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. He attended the University of Tennessee. In 2004 Witten was selected to the Pro Bowl, thanks to his 87 catches which were 11th most in history by a tight end, and a Cowboys team record. Witten was also named to his second and third Pro Bowl's for his performance in the 2005 and 2006 regular seasons.
- Lawrence Tynes
Lawrence James Henry Tynes (born May 3, 1978 in Greenock, Scotland) is an American football placekicker who currently plays for the New York Giants of the NFL. He formerly played for the Kansas City Chiefs. Tynes is the fifth Scottish-born player in NFL history. Tynes was a standout kicker at Milton High School in Milton, Florida. He attended Troy State University, graduating with a degree in criminal justice, and school records for career field goals (45), …
- Kevin Boss
Kevin Boss, a two-time NCAA Division II All-American, was a tight end for Western Oregon University through 2006. He was selected in the 5th round by the New York Giants. He has earned the nickname "Boss" for obvious reasons. Boss, before leaving to go to New York to play for the Giants trained at Performance Training Center in Beaverton, Oregon for the last year and will continue to train there in the off season.
- Steve Spagnuolo
Steve Spagnuolo (born December 21, 1959) is the current defensive coordinator for the New York Giants. He was named coordinator on January 22, 2007, following 8 years under defensive coordinator Jim Johnson's Philadelphia Eagles staff. He was a linebackers coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. As linebackers coach, he was known for aggressive blitzing schemes and making quarterbacks uncomfortable.
- Ryan Grant
Ryan Grant (b. December 9 1982, Ramsey, New Jersey) is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He attended Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, New Jersey. In 2000, USA Today named him New Jersey Player of the Year. He went on to play football for University of Notre Dame, where he ran for over 2,000 yards in his collegiate career. Currently, Ryan is a reserve for the New York Giants.
- Aaron Ross
Aaron Jermaine Ross is an American football player defensive back for the New York Giants. He played cornerback for the University of Texas Longhorns from 2003 to 2006, winning the Jim Thorpe Award for the nation's top defensive back in 2006. He was named the defensive “most valuable player” of the 2006 Alamo Bowl.
- Phil Simms
Phillip Martin Simms is a former American football quarterback, and currently a television sportscaster for the CBS network. After a standout career at Morehead State University, Simms was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) with the number seven selection overall in the 1979 NFL Draft. Simms played his entire professional career with the Giants and was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Super Bowl XXI, …
- Reuben Droughns
Reuben Droughns (born August 21, 1978 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
- Brian Billick
Brian Billick (February 28, 1954) has been the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League since January 19, 1999. Billick led the Ravens to a 34-7 victory over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, the franchise's only championship appearance, and has won the most games in team history.
- Corey Webster
Corey Jonas Webster (born March 2, 1982 in Vacherie, Louisiana) is an American football player who currently is a cornerback for the New York Giants, drafted in 2005 out of LSU.
- Jerry Reese
Jerry Reese (born July 22, 1963) is the current general manager of the New York Giants. He succeeded Ernie Accorsi as general manager on January 16, 2007, having been with the Giants since 1994. He resides in Jefferson Township, New Jersey. Reese is a native of Tiptonville, Tennessee, where he played for the Lake County Falcons' 1980 state champion 1-A high school football team.
- Shaun O'Hara
Shaun O'Hara (born June 23, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football player who currently plays Center for the New York Giants. He played college football at Rutgers, and has been in the NFL since 2000. He used to play his football for the Cleveland Browns. He went to Hillsborough High School, New Jersey.
- Kerry Collins
Kerry Michael Collins (born December 30, 1972 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. He has played for the Oakland Raiders, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers, playing in Super Bowl XXXV for New York. He was a Heisman Trophy Finalist in 1994 during his senior year at Penn State.
- Jared Lorenzen
Jared Lorenzen (born February 14, 1981, in Covington, Kentucky) is currently a backup quarterback for the New York Giants. He is listed as 6'4", 285 lbs.
- Gibril Wilson
Gibril Donald Wilson (born November 12, 1981 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is an American football safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was selected with the fourth pick of the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of the University of Tennessee. In his rookie season, Wilson instantly became a fan favorite in New York for his tenacious speed and hitting abilities. He also recorded three interceptions before his season was cut short due to injury.
- Sam Madison
Samuel A. Madison (born April 23, 1974 in Monticello, Florida) is an NFL Football Pro Bowl cornerback who currently plays for the for the New York Giants of the NFL.
- Jim Fassel
Jim Fassel (born August 31, 1949 in Anaheim, California) was formerly the offensive coordinator for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens and former head coach of the New York Giants.
- Mike Nolan
"Mike is one of the best leaders and teachers that I have ever been associated with," Nolan said. "Mike teaches with great passion and great energy; two things that are very important, I think, to being a successful teacher. There are not too many people that command the respect that Mike does the minute he walks into a room.