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Bears' Brian Urlacher calls it a career

...it was by him - and Crabtree was targeted four times in a 20-17 overtime loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants.Crabtree said that performance helped fuel him last year.Notes: The 49ers signed fourth-round draft pick WR...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2013-05-22/bears-brian-urlacher-calls-it
Flacco to portray Unitas in movie

...will portray Unitas in scenes of the 1958 NFL championship game, in which Unitas led the Colts to victory over the New York Giants. The game at Yankee Stadium ended in sudden-death overtime and has been called the greatest NFL game ever played...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/college/2013-04-08/flacco-portray-unitas-mov
Pat Summerall dead at 82

...very comfortable with Pat Summerall."Summerall played 10 NFL seasons (1952-61) with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants. In his second career, he became a voice so familiar to several generations of sports fans, not only those of the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2013-04-16/pat-summerall-dead-82
Ex-Thomson, South Carolina star gets three-year deal

...Daryl Washington with the probable departure of Paris Lenon in the team's 3-4 alignment.Brinkley visited the New York Giants on Wednesday, then came to Arizona on Thursday and decided to sign with the Cardinals.He is the sixth free agent...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2013-03-14/ex-thomson-south-carolina-sta
Peel-back blocks outlawed by NFL for 2013 season

...ball carriers outside the tackle box from lowering their helmets and making contact with defenders with the crown.New York Giants owner John Mara, a member of the competition committee that has recommended the change, expressed doubt Tuesday...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2013-03-19/peel-back-blocks-outlawed-nfl-201
Baltimore Ravens must start season on road

...addressed some big holes by signing left tackle Jermon Bushrod from New Orleans and tight end Martellus Bennett from the New York Giants.Scheme-wise, the Bears are not changing much from Smith's cover-2 on defense. But they made a huge change...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2013-03-22/baltimore-ravens-must-start-s
Overtime

...NFLJenkins reaches deal with GiantsDefensive tackle Cullen Jenkins signed a three-year, $8 million contract with the New York Giants, a person with knowledge of the deal said Sunday.Jenkins was cut by the Philadelphia Eagles last month.? The...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2013-03-10/overtime
Ravens lose two defensive stalwarts to free agency

...to keep.The Ravens did sign free agent defensive end Chris Canty, who spent the previous four seasons with the New York Giants.Teams also made cuts Tuesday. The biggest were Ryan Fitzpatrick in Buffalo and Nnamdi Asomugha in Philadelphia...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2013-03-12/ravens-lose-two-defensive-sta
Panthers lineman Jordan Gross takes pay cut to stay with team

Defensive end Osi Umenyiora, who helped lead the New York Giants to two Super Bowl titles, finalized a deal with the Atlanta Falcons on Wednesday, according to multiple media outlets.A league...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2013-03-27/panthers-lineman-jordan-gross
New Falcon Osi Umenyiora wants another ring

...two-year, $8.5 million contract with Atlanta. Umenyiora won two Super Bowl championships in his 10 years with the New York Giants.He said the Falcons might have the most talent of any team he has seen but might have needed more Super Bowl experience...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2013-03-28/new-falcon-osi-umenyiora-want