>> Narrator: PREVIOUSLY ON
"HARD KNOCKS."
>> THAT GUY IS A STUD ON TAPE.
>> THIS IS WHAT THEY CAME TO
SEE.
THEY CAME TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN
DO.
>> WHAT'S UP?
ARE YOU GUYS STILL LISTENING OR
ARE YOU GUYS MAKING A DECISION,
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
>> PRETTY HEAVY.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO THEN WE DON'T
GET A QUARTERBACK HERE, ROLLING
WITH DANIEL AND WE ARE GOING TO
TRY TO GET HIM A WEAPON IF THAT
DOESN'T WORK OUT.
ARE WE GOOD WITH THAT?
>> YEAH.
>> Announcer: THE 2024 NFL
DRAFT IS NOW UNDERWAY!
♪ ♪
>> YOU GUYS WANT TO GET THE
DRAFT CALCULATORS UP MACK ARE
YOU READY TO GO?
OKAY.
GOT ALL THE PLAYER NUMBERS TOO?
>> TYPICALLY IN THE TOP TEN YOU
HAVE SOME IDEA OF HOW IT'S GOING
TO GO.
I THINK A LONG TIME AGO WE KNEW
CALEB WILLIAMS WAS GOING TO GO
NUMBER ONE.
>> Announcer: WITH THE FIRST
PICK IN THE 2024 AND FELL DRAFT
THE CHICAGO BEARS SELECT CALEB
WILLIAMS!
>> I THINK WE HAD A STRONG
FEELING THAT JAYDEN DANIELS WAS
GOING TO GO NUMBER TWO.
>> THE WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
SELECT JAYDEN DANIELS!
>> NEW ENGLAND AT THREE, WE
ASSUMED THEY WOULD TAKE A
QUARTERBACK.
>> Announcer: DRAKE MAYE!
THE ARIZONA CARDINALS SELECT...
MARVIN HARRISON JR.!
WIDE RECEIVER, OHIO STATE.
>> WE ARE GOOD ON ROME ODUNZE
AND MALIK NABERS.
I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A TON
OF WORK ON THOSE GUYS.
>> THE CHARGERS ARE ON THE CLOCK
NOW.
>> A LITTLE BIT OF A WILD CARD
WITH THE CHARGERS, RUMORS THEY
MAY BE GO RECEIVER, MAYBE
OFFENSIVE TACKLE.
>> Announcer: MALIK NABERS
SITTING, POTENTIALLY HEARING HIS
NAME NEXT, BECAUSE THE CHARGERS,
WHO TRADED AWAY KEENAN ALLEN,
AND MIKE WILLIAMS WALKED TO THE
JETS, THEY TOOK IT DOWN UNDER
2 MINUTES TO GO FOR THEIR PICK
AND THEN MADE A CHOICE.
♪ ♪
>> LOS ANGELES CHARGERS HAVE
SELECTED.
THE NEW YORK GIANTS ARE ON THE
CLOCK.
>> LATHAM OR AULT HIM WHO DO YOU
THINK YOU TO
>> JUST NOT MALIKA.
>> WHAT'S THAT FIRST NAME?
[LAUGHS]
>> Announcer: WITH THE FIFTH
PICK, THE LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
SELECT JOE ALT, TACKLE,
NOTRE DAME!
>> Announcer: SO THEY DO TAKE
THE LEFT TACKLE FROM NOTRE DAME.
>> GOT TO WORK THROUGH A LOT.
AS THE BOARD GOES IN THE PLAYERS
GET DRAFTED, YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH
MILLION DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
YOU HAVE YOUR PLAN.
>> Narrator: NEW YORK HAS
CORRECTLY PREDICTED THE FIRST
FIVE PICKS.
THE GIANTS ARE PERFECTLY
POSITIONED.
BUT THERE'S NO HURRY.
JOE SCHOEN KNOWS OTHER TEAMS
MIGHT PAY PLENTY TO MOVE UP
TO 6.
>> WE ARE GOING TO TAKE OUR
TIME.
ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON.
WAIT TO SEE IF THE PHONE RINGS.
>> Announcer: SO, 5 MINUTES
NOW LEFT ON THE CLOCK FOR THE
GIANTS, WHO DID NOT TRADE UP FOR
A QUARTERBACK OR COULD NOT TRADE
UP FOR A QUARTERBACK, OR WOULD
NOT TRADE UP FOR A QUARTERBACK.
>> WHO'S THAT?
>> COLTS.
>> CHRIS BALLARD WITH THE COLTS,
HOW ARE YOU DOING, MAN?
>> I'M GOOD.
ARE YOU GUYS LOOKING TO COME UP?
WE WILL LET YOU KNOW.
ALL RIGHT, THANKS, CHRIS,
BYE-BYE.
THAT'S TOO FAR.
JOE DOUGLAS IS CALLING.
HOLD ON.
HELLO?
I THINK WE'RE GOING GOING TO
PICK.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
[LAUGHTER]
YEAH, I THINK WE ARE GOING TO
STAY.
>> Announcer: NOW IT GETS
INTERESTING BECAUSE THE GIANTS
DID TRY TRADE UP TO NUMBER THREE
TO TAKE DRAKE MAYE.
THE PHONES HAVE BEEN QUIET
THOUGH WITH FOUR AND FIVE, SO
DID THE GIANTS BLUFF, BLUFF, TRY
TO TAKE A RECEIVER LIKE
POTENTIALLY MALIK NABERS, OR DID
THEY JUST SIT AND TAKE J.J.
McCARTHY, POTENTIALLY THEIR
FRANCHISE QUARTERBACK?
SPEETWO,
SO THE PICK IS IN.
IT'S TIME FOR THE GIANTS TO MAKE
THE CALL.
JOE SCHOEN SMILING.
>> YOU SAID WE NEED MORE DOGS.
BE TOO HE'S ON THE PHONE WITH
SOMEBODY.
♪ ♪
>> HELLO?
>> MALIK, JOE SCHOEN HERE WITH
THE NEW YORK GIANTS.
ARE YOU DOING?
>> I'M DOING EXCELLENT, HOW ARE
YOU DOING?
>> GREAT, MAN, GREAT.
I WAS PRAYING YOU WERE ON THE
BOARD, ARE YOU READY TO BE A
NEW YORK GIANTS?
>> YES, SIR, LET'S DO IT.
>> YOU ARE JACKED UP?
I AM JACKED UP!
>> WE WILL GET YOU ON A FLIGHT,
FLY YOU OVER HERE, GET YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY SET UP.
LET'S GET TO WORK, MAN, I'M SO
HAPPY FOR YOU.
>> YES, SIR.
>> LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.
>> I'M GOING TO NEW YORK!
[APPLAUSE]
GOING TO NEW YORK!
>> PLAYMAKERS.
[LAUGHTER]
LET'S GO.
>> Announcer: GIANTS FANS HAVE
NERVOUSLY BEEN AWAITING THIS
MOMENT AND IT HAS ARRIVED.
WHAT A HUGE INFLECTION POINT IN
TONIGHT'S DRAFT THIS MOMENT IS.
>> WITH THE SIXTH PICK IN THE
2024 NFL DRAFT, THE
NEW YORK GIANTS SELECT...
MALIK NABERS!
>> Announcer: AND IT IS MALIK
NABERS COMING TO THE GIANTS'
FOLD, BRINGING HIS DYNAMIC STYLE
OF PLAY TO THE NFC EAST.
>> I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!
>> YOU HAD ALL THESE MEETINGS
AND, YOU KNOW, FROM FEBRUARY TO
THE APRIL MEETING LEADING ALL
AFTER THE DRAFT THIS IS WHAT YOU
HAD.
YOU DO ALL THIS WORK SO YOU HAVE
CLARITY WHEN YOU'RE SETTING THE
BOARD IN AND THE BOARD LEADS YOU
TO MAKING THE BEST DECISION
BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS AND
MEETINGS THAT YOU HAD.
>> Announcer: I LOVE THIS
PICK, I LOVE THIS PLAYER, THEY
GET THE MOST ELECTRIFYING
WIDE RECEIVER IN THIS CLASS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, MAN!
>> THANKS.
>> YOU DESERVE IT.
>> YOU'VE GOT YOUR GIANTS FANS
RIGHT THERE.
[CROWD CHANTING]
♪ ♪
>> I'M ECSTATIC, YOU KNOW, TO BE
A NEW YORK GIANTS, IT'S A DREAM
COME TRUE, I'M GOING TO PLAY IN
THE BIG APPLE SO I'M HAPPY TO
BRING MY FAMILY THERE.
>> HERE WE GO.
[LAUGHS]
[APPLAUSE]
>> WHAT UP MACK WHAT UP?
WELCOME TO NEW YORK!
>> APPRECIATE IT!
I'M DOING GOOD, I'M DOING GOOD!
>> GOOD.
>> LOOKS GREAT ON YOU!
>> WE WILL GET A HOLD OF YOU,
GET YOU YOUR TRAVEL PLANS FOR
TOMORROW.
ENJOY THE EVENING AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU TOMORROW!
>> YES, SIR, THANK YOU ALL!
[APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
>> SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH THIS
KID.
YOU GOOD?
>> IT IS SURREAL WHEN YOU'RE
GOING THROUGH THIS MOMENT
BECAUSE YOU PUT A LOT OF TIME
AND EFFORT AND ENERGY INTO IT.
YOU PUT SO MUCH INTO IT, IT IS
SUCH A GROUP EFFORT BUT
CERTAINLY YOU THINK BACK TO HOW
MANY MEETINGS YOU'VE HAD WITH
THESE PLAYERS AND ONE MALIK WAS
THERE WE WERE CERTAINLY EXCITED
ABOUT IT.
WE KNEW THAT WOULD BE THE PLAYER
THAT WOULD BE THE PLAYER.
>> CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS GUY,
THAT GUY.
[LAUGHS]
>> LET'S DO IT.
PLAYMAKERS.
>> PLAYMAKER.
GOOD START.
GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT NUMBER HE
IS SO I CAN GET TOMMY A JERSEY.
I PROMISED HIM.
>> CAROLINA HAS SUBMITTED ITS
PICK, THAT MARKS THE END OF
ROUND ONE.
>> SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW.
>> Narrator: MONTHS OF
SCOUTING AND ENDLESS ANALYSIS
HAVE YIELDED EXACTLY WHAT THE
GIANTS WANTED: A GENUINE
GAME CHANGER AT A BARGAIN PRICE.
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF
THESE WIDE RECEIVERS WHAT THEY
ARE MAKING NOW, THE AP WHY
WIDE RECEIVERS IS GOING THROUGH
THE ROOF RIGHT NOW.
A YOUNG 21-YEAR-OLD PLAYER WHO
IS EXPLOSIVE, THAT IS COST
CONTROLLED OVER A FIVE-YEAR
PERIOD, MAKES YOU FEEL REALLY
GOOD.
>> IT'S HARD TO FIND THOSE GUYS,
ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE OF THE DRAFT,
IT'S GOING TO COST YOU A LOT
FREE AGENCY.
YOU ARE EXCITED THEY GOT MALIK
BUT NOW YOU'RE TURNING THE PAGE
AND TRYING TO FOCUS ON
CONTINUING TO UPDATE YOUR ROSTER
ROSTER.
>> Narrator: THE CITY THAT
NEVER SLEEPS IS BUZZING OVER THE
NIGHT BEFORE.
NEW YORK KNOWS A STAR WHEN IT
SEES ONE.
MALIK NABERS IS A SPLASHY PICK,
PERFECT FOR HEADLINES AND AN
OFFENSE THAT NEEDS SOME JUICE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, BABY!
>> LET'S GO, YOU READY TO GO?
>> IT MEANS THE WORLD, ALL THE
HARD WORK AND DEDICATION PAID
OFF, ALL THE SUPPORT THAT MY
FAMILY HAVE FOR ME.
FOR MY FAMILY TO COME OUT HERE
AND SEE A DIFFERENT SIDE OF THE
WORLD, YOU KNOW, GREAT CITY,
GREAT LIGHTS, I HEARD THE CITY
NEVER SLEEPS.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT SPOT TO
PLAY AT.
>> Announcer: WELCOME BACK TO
DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT SLEEP
PER SE INTO FRIDAY AND IT IS
TIME FOR NIGHT 2, ROUNDS TWO AND
THREE OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL
LEAGUE DRAFT.
>> Narrator: THE GIANTS HAVE
TWO PICKS THIS EVENING, BUT THAT
GOT SEVERAL HOLES TO FILL AFTER
LOSING XAVIER McKINNEY AND
SAQUON BARKLEY TO FREE AGENCY.
AND THEY MIGHT EVEN NEED A
TIGHT END TO REPLACE DARREN
WALLER, WHO IS CONTEMPLATING
RETIREMENT.
>> DAY 2 IS DIFFERENT.
IT HARDER TO GO TO BED AFTER THE
FIRST ROUND, EXCITED, A LOT OF
EMOTIONS.
YOUR HEAD IS RACING NOW BECAUSE
OKAY, WE'VE GOT TWO PICKS, ONE
IN THE 2ND & 1 IN THE THIRD, SO
YOU HAVE ALL THESE MEETINGS
GOING INTO DAY 2, PRIORITIZING
WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT.
>> ARE THE LEVELS RIGHT?
>> CORNER POSITION WAS A
POSITION OF NEED FOR US AND
THERE WERE SOME CORNERS THERE
THAT WE LIKED GOING INTO DAY 2.
>> KOOL-AID IS CONSENSUS TOP OF
THE SECOND ROUND CORNER THAT WE
ALL LIKE.
>> Announcer: I TELL YOU WHAT,
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHERE SOME
OF THESE DEFENSIVE BACKS.
KOOL-AID McKINSTRY ISN'T
AVAILABLE.
>> LASSITER, YOU CAN PLAY
INSIDE, OUTSIDE, HE'S GOING TO
GO EARLY.
>> THAT CONVERSATION,
COMMUNICATION WITH THE COACHES
IS REALLY IMPORTANT BASED ON
LEADING UP TO THE DRAFT.
>> GOOD WITH THAT TO
>> YEP.
>> RIGHT NOW IT'S KOOL-AID,
LASSITER.
>> Narrator: THE GIANTS HAVE
THE 15TH PICK OF THE NIGHT.
THEY CAN THERE, OR TRADE UP TO
GUARANTEE THEY GET WHAT THEY
WANT.
BUT THAT WON'T COME CHEAP.
>> THE WAY IT FELT, ONLY SIX
PICKS GOING INTO THE DRAFT, SO
WE NEEDED TO BE PATIENT.
I'VE MOVED UP IN THE PAST, MOVED
BACK, BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE
TO MOVE UP THIS YEAR UTILIZE --
WE NEEDED TO UTILIZE ALL SIX OF
OUR PICKS.
>> Announcer: AND WITH THE 40
THEY SELECT KOOL-AID McKINSTRY
McKINSTRY, DB, ALABAMA.
>> ARIZONA IS NOW IN THE ON THE
CLOCK.
>> CORNERS.
>> WITH THE 42ND PICK, THE
HOUSTON TEXANS SELECT KAMARI
LASSITER, DEFENSIVE BACK,
GEORGIA.
>> SEEING A RUN OF DEFENSIVE
BACKS HERE.
>> IN ORDER FOR US TO MOVE UP IN
THE SECOND ROUND WE PROBABLY
WOULD HAVE HAD TO GIVE UP A
FOURTH-ROUND PICK.
AS MUCH AS SOME OF THOSE PLAYERS
WE REALLY LIKED WHO WOULD BE
ABLE TO HELP US, WHO WERE THERE
AND MAYBE WENT BEFORE WE PICKED,
THE PLAN WAS TO BE PATIENT AND
WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO GET A GOOD FOOTBALL PLAYER
BASED ON OUR NUMBERS AND HOW THE
ORDER WAS SET.
>> THE CORNERS ARE GONE, TAKE
THE SAFETY GOOD WITHOUT?
NUBIN?
>> WHEN YOU SAY LET THE BOARD
TALK TO, THAT'S WHAT WE DID.
OBVIOUSLY WE LOST XAVIER
McKINNEY AND NUBIN WAS ONE OF
THE GUYS THAT WE LIKED.
IF A TON PRODUCTION, GOOD
TACKLER, RANGE.
THE ABILITY TO TAKE THE BALL
AWAY.
IN OUR STUDIES AT THE SAFETY
POSITION THAT TYPICALLY
TRANSLATES WELL TO THE NFL.
>> Narrator: NO TEAM CAN GET
EVERY PLAYER AT ONCE BUT A GOOD
FRONT OFFICE KNOWS HOW TO FIND
THE ONES THEY NEED.
FOR THE FRONT OFFICE, TYLER
NUBIN MIGHT JUST BE THAT GUY.
>> NUBIN IS YOUR NUMBER ONE GUY,
RIGHT?
LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION,
CHECKS ALL THE BOXES.
>> Announcer: AND WITH THE
44TH PICK, THE LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
SELECT GUARD JACKSON
POWERS-JOHNSON.
THE GREEN BAY PACKERS SELECT
EDGERRIN COOPER, LINEBACKER.
>> CAROLINA -- THE
NEW YORK GIANTS ARE ON THE
CLOCK.
>> THEY ARE TAKING A RUNNER.
>> SHOULD COME IN AT START,
SAFETIES BLUE, BALL HAWK,
LEADERSHIP.
YOU GOOD?
CONVICTION GUY?
JEREMY?
>> Announcer: ALL RIGHT, SO
THE GIANTS' PICK IS IN.
>> IS THIS TYLER?
JOE SCHOEN WITH NEW YORK GIANTS.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
DOING GREAT?
ALL RIGHT.
ARE YOU READY TO BE A
NEW YORK GIANTS MET
>> Announcer: WITH THE 47TH
PICK IN THE 2024 NFL DRAFT, THE
NEW YORK FOOTBALL GIANTS SELECT
TYLER NUBIN, SAFETY, MINNESOTA.
>> Announcer: SO FOLKS IN
NEW YORK HAVE HEARD IT, HELLO...
NUBIN.
[LAUGHTER]
TYLER NUBIN IS MAKING HIS WAY TO
NEW JERSEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK
MEG
>> BEST SAFETY IN THE DRAFT
CLASS, FIRST ONE TO GO.
>> SOMETIMES IF YOU JUST WAIT
AND YOU ARE PATIENT, YOU ARE
GOING TO GET A GOOD PLAYER.
>> Narrator: UNDERSTANDING THE
BOARD IS ONLY PART OF WHAT MAKES
A SUCCESSFUL GM ON DRAFT DAY.
KNOWING YOU CAN RELY ON YOUR
SCOUTS IS JUST AS CRITICAL.
>> SO WHERE WE ARE NOW,
OBVIOUSLY SEE THE BIG DROP OFF
TO THE CORNERS, BUT THE NICHOLS,
PHILLIPS IS A 3-DOWN NICKEL FOR
YOU GUYS?
OKAY.
PHILLIPS.
>> Announcer: TIKI BARBER
COMING OUT, THIS IS PICKS 70,
THE NEW YORK GIANTS LATEST
SELECTION.
>> THE NEW YORK GIANTS SELECT
CORNERBACK ANDRU PHILLIPS,
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.
GOOD LUCK, ANDRU!
>> GOING INTO THE DRAFT, ANDRU
PHILLIPS IS ANOTHER GUY THAT WE
LIKE.
THE STARTING NICKEL, YOU CAN
PLAY INSIDE, OUTSIDE.
HE WOULD BE THE LAST CORNER THAT
WE WOULD BE FIRED UP ABOUT
GETTING BEFORE YOU GET INTO
DEVELOPMENTAL GUYS.
>> HE'S A PLAYER THAT WAS AT THE
SENIOR BOWL AND I THOUGHT REALLY
HELPED HIMSELF DOWN THERE.
WE HAD GOOD GRADES ON HIM FROM
THE COLLEGE SCOUTS.
SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH HIM.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS YOUR
NUMBER ONE TRAIT IS A FOOTBALL
PLAYER?
IF YOU SAID THIS IS MY NUMBER
ONE TRAIT, I CAN HANG MY HAT ON
THIS.
>> IT'S MIGHT TOUGHNESS.
I AIN'T SCARED OF NOBODY ON THAT
FIELD.
>> A GREAT FIT FOR THE
LOCKER ROOM, A REALLY GOOD KID.
QUICKNESS AND MOVEMENT SKILLS
AND ONE THAT'S HARD TO FIND.
>> Narrator: IT WITH THE
PHILLIPS PICK, JOE SCHOEN AND
HIS STAFF HAVE COMPLETED THEIR
WISH LIST.
FOUR TARGETS, FOUR HITS.
IT JUST THE WAY THEY WANTED.
>> YOU CAME OUT OF THIS WITH
NUMBER ONE RECEIVER BRIAN BURNS,
STARTING CORNER, STARTING
SAFETY, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD SIGN
UP FOR IT TODAY.
[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE]
>> YEAH!
>> Announcer: IT'S A NICE DAY
FOR DAY THREE OF THE NFL DRAFT.
GETTING SET FOR ROUNDS 4-7.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
GLAD YOU ARE HERE.
>>
>> YOU EXCITED?
>> YES, YEAH!
>> I'M GOING TO HOLD IT DOWN.
THE YOU, ALWAYS.
>> Narrator: DAY 3 OF THE
DRAFT STARTS WITH YESTERDAY'S
PICKS VISITING THE FACILITY AND
GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THE
NEW YORK PRESS.
>> DOESN'T EVEN FEEL LIKE IT'S
REAL, I'M STILL TRYING TO CATCH
MY BREATH.
>> Narrator: A TOUGH TOWN,
TOUGH QUESTIONS.
>> OKAY, "THE BACHELOR" OR "LOVE
IS BLIND?"
>> Narrator: A WHILE THE
NEWEST GIANTS ARE HAVING A
LITTLE FUN, THE FRONT OFFICE IS
STILL WORKING.
NEW YORK HAS THREE PICKS
REMAINING.
JOE SCHOEN IS STUDYING THE
BOARD, READY TO LISTEN TO HIS
HEART.
>> EXCITED ABOUT TODAY.
THIS IS WHERE WE MAKE OUR HEY,
THIRD DAY.
A LOT OF GOOD PLAYERS ON THERE.
MAKING AN IMPACT, YOU GUYS HAVE
DONE A GREAT JOB IN PREPARATION.
>> Announcer: WE LIVE IN A
WORLD WHERE YOU HAVE TOM BRADY
NUMBER NINE AND BROCK PURDY,
MR. IRRELEVANT, YOU KNOW THE
IMPACT IS STILL OUT THERE.
>> PUKA NACUA IS A PEER OR
TOM BRADY?
>> WE WILL TAKE ONE OF THOSE.
>> Announcer: RUNNING BACKS,
TIGHT ENDS, SO OPPORTUNITIES.
>> DAY THREE, THE FOURTH OR
SIXTH ROUND, YOU ARE DEALING
WITH A LOT OF UNKNOWNS AS FAR AS
POSITIONS OF NEED VERSUS BEST
PLAYER AVAILABLE AND YOU ARE
TRYING TO ANSWER BOTH AND YOU
JUST PUT SO MUCH WORK INTO IT
THAT YOU JUST WANT TO LET THE
BOARD KIND OF TELL YOU WHERE TO
GO.
>> Narrator: THE GIANTS KNOW
THERE ARE STILL PLAYERS ON THE
BOARD WHO CAN HELP THEM.
FINDING GEMS IN LATER ROUNDS IS
SOMETHING OF A TRADITION IN
NEW YORK.
>> GOOD STORIES ABOUT LIKE WHY
THEY TOOK JUSTIN TUCK.
HE WAS THE HIGHEST GUY ON THE
BOARD AND THAT'S WHY THEY TOOK
JUSTIN TUCK.
>> Narrator: JUSTIN TUCK WAS A
THIRD ROUND PICK WHO EARNED TWO
SUPER BOWL RINGS.
OF HARRY CARSON WAS A FOURTH
ROUNDER WHO MADE ALL THE WAY TO
THE HALL OF FAME.
MARK BAVARO WENT IN THE FOURTH
AS WELL.
NO REASON WHY THE GIANTS CAN'T
LISTEN TO THE BOARD AND GET A
DIFFERENCE-MAKING TIGHT END IN
THE FOURTH ROUND YET AGAIN.
I'M
>> HEY, ANYTHING NEW ON PO
JOHNSON?
>> FEEL WAS A GUY WE HAD A LOT
OF CONVERSATIONS, WE WENT ROUND
AND AROUND.
>> 6'6", 250-POUND TIGHT END.
>> A LOT OF CONVICTION THE
BUILDING OF OUR COACHING STAFF
THAT HAD SPENT A LOT OF TIME
WITH THE KID.
>> HE SAID HE NEVER TURNED DOWN
A REP AT PRACTICE AND JUST THE
FACT IS GOTTEN EDGE TO HIM.
RESPECTFUL, BUT AIN'T AFRAID TO
SCRAP.
>> MULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS OF THE
SECRET SAUCE, MAKING SURE YOUR
HITTING ON THE RIGHT PERSON TO
MAKE UP THEIR MENTAL APTITUDE
AND THE WORK ETHIC.
SO WITH THEO WE WERE FORTUNATE
TO HAVE EXPOSURE TO HIM AT THE
SENIOR BALL.
>> YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT
EVERYTHING?
GOOD.
>> WOULD HAVE ACCELERATED,
CHOPPED BELOW.
>> OUR VARIOUS SCOUTS.
IT YOU TALK ABOUT DENNIS HICKEY,
MYSELF, RYAN COWDEN, JOE, OUR
NATIONAL SCOUTS, ALL SEEING THEO
AND WHAT GETS LOST IS HOW
EXPLOSIVE HE IS FOR A GUY THAT
IS HIS SIZE.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW BIG HE IS
UNTIL YOU REALLY GET UP ON HIM
IN PERSON AND THOSE ARE THINGS
WE ALL HAD EXPOSURE TO HIM IN
THE FALL.
WE DO THE GIANTS ARE ON THE
CLOCK.
>> WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE
WHERE THE BOARD SPOKE TO US.
>> THEO?
HIGH, IT'S JOE SCHOEN WITH THE
NEW YORK GIANTS, ARE YOU READY
TO BE A GIANT BACK AWESOME, MAN,
WE ARE FIRED UP TO GET YOU.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU OVER HERE
TO DABOLL RIGHT NOW AND CAN'T
WAIT TO GET YOU UP HERE.
LET'S DO IT.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> A LOT BETTER NOW, COACH.
A LOT BETTER NOW.
>> GOOD, WELL, WE ARE FIRED UP
TO HAVE YOU, LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU.
>> YOU WON'T REGRET THIS
DECISION, COACH, YOU ARE GOING
TO GET EVERYTHING OUT OF ME.
>> Narrator: THERE IS ONE
POSITION JOE SCHOEN HASN'T
ADDRESSED, AND IT LOOKS LIKE
THERE COULD BE A LATE RUN ON
THEM.
>> THE RUNNING BACKS DIDN'T GO
EARLY IN THE DRAFT, RIGHT?
TO HAVE TO START PEELING OFF THE
BOARD AT SOME POINT.
ONCE YOU GOT TO DAY 3 IT WAS
STARTING TO AVALANCHE A LITTLE
BIT.
WE KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN
OPPORTUNITY LATER IN THE DRAFT
FOR TRACY.
OF PERCEIVED FLAWS WERE TYRONE
IS AN OLDER PROSPECT, NOT A LOT
OF TIME IN THE RUNNING BACK
ROOM.
WE FLIPPED IT AND LOOKED AT THE
POSITIVE.
HE'S A FORMER RECEIVER THAT CAN
HELP IN THE PASSING GAME, HE CAN
PLAY ALL THREE DOWNS, HAD A
STRONG ALL-STAR GAME.
WIRED THE RIGHT WAY, COACHES
RAVED ABOUT HIM AND THEN OUR
ANALYTICS DEPARTMENT GAVE US A
LOT OF SUPPORTING EVIDENCE WHERE
HE IS EXPLOSIVE.
RANKED UP THERE TOWARDS THE TOP
OF ALL THE RUNNING BACKS IN THE
DRAFT.
>> Announcer: TRACY,
TOUCHDOWN, PURDUE!
>> TRACY.
>> Announcer: AND WITH THE
166TH PICK IN THE 2024 NFL
DRAFT, THE NEW YORK GIANT SELECT
TYRONE TRACY, RUNNING BACK,
PURDUE!
>> DID YOU SEE WHO ARE LAST PICK
WAS TO TYRONE TRACY JR.
OKAY.
TYRONE TRACY JR.
YEAH AREA.
OUR COUSINS HAVE KNOWN EACH
OTHER AND WORKED TOGETHER FOR A
LONG TIME.
WE WORKED TOGETHER IN BUFFALO.
WE JUST HIT IT OFF RIGHT AWAY
BECAUSE I AM LIKE JOE AND I'M
VERY CHILL, NOTHING BOTHERS ME,
COULD HAVE A HUNDRED THINGS TO
DO AND I'M LIKE IT IS MINE.
EMORY IS DABOLL.
REALLY HYPER.
RUNNING AROUND HYPER, EVERYTHING
HAS TO BE AN EVENT AND WE JUST
HIT IT OFF RIGHT AWAY.
IS THIS HIM?
IS HE FROM HAWAII
>> CHECKING IN FROM HAWAII, SO
EXCITED TO JOIN THE
ORGANIZATION.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO WORK.
LET'S GO.
>> IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN, THE
PAST COUPLE OF YEARS IT AND
GREAT.
IT'S GONE BY FAST ALREADY BUT
YET, A NIGHT LIKE TONIGHT IS
VERY FUN FOR US KNOW WHEN WE ARE
GOING TO SEE EVERYBODY.
BUT NO ONE REALLY UNDERSTANDS IT
BUT YOUR OWN PEERS.
>> SO FUN.
>> WE LOVE SEEING THE VIDEOS OF
THE PLAYERS.
>> THE BOYS ARE LIKE MY KIDS'S
AGES NOW.
ACUTE.
>> Narrator: NEW YORK HAS
ADDED SIX NEW PLAYERS.
THE SELECTION OF DARIUS MUASAU
ISN'T JUST THE END OF THE GIANTS
2024 DRAFT.
IT'S THE CULMINATION OF
MONTHS -- IN SOME CASE EARLIER
THIS YEAR'S -- WORK.
BUILDING A ROSTER IS MORE THAN A
JOB.
IT'S AN ODYSSEY FUELED BY
INSIGHT, ACUMEN, AND SINGULAR
COMMITMENT.
JOE SCHOEN AND HIS TEAM HAVE
REASON TO BE PROUD.
>> IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS TO
GET TO THIS POINT.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T
THANK MY LEADERSHIP GROUP,
TERRANCE BROWN, DENNIS HICKEY,
CHRIS WAS EDDIE.
THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE
INVOLVED IN THE DRAFT PROCESS
AND THEY DO A LOT OF WORK BEHIND
THE SCENES FOR THE GIANTS.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW
APPRECIATION, THE CULMINATION OF
EVERYBODY'S HARD WORK.
THE DRAFT IS OVER, IT'S A LONG
OFF-SEASON, AND REFLECT ON THE
PROCESS, TELL STORIES, WHATEVER
IT MAY BE.
BUT IT'S -- I JUST THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR CULTURE TO GET
EVERYBODY TOGETHER AT THE END
THERE.
>> HI!
HOW ARE YOU!
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU!
>> THE GIANTS THROW THIS AT THE
END OF THE DRAFT, EVERYBODY
COMES AND THEIR SIGNIFICANT
OTHERS GET TO COME AND HANG OUT
AND KIND OF MEAT EVERYBODY.
AND IT IS JUST SO GREAT TO SEE,
IT'S A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE.
FOOTBALL IS FAMILY, ALL ABOUT
RELATIONSHIPS.
I THINK WHEN YOU CREATE THAT YOU
JUST CREATE A BETTER WORK
ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYTHING.
>> IT'S ONE BIG FAMILY HERE.
AND IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN, THE
GIANTS HAVE A REALLY GOOD
REPUTATION FOR THAT.
>> GOOD JOB, BUT HE!
>> IT'S A GOOD TIME TO JUST GO
RELAX AND HANG OUT WITH THE
STAFF AND COWORKERS AND
UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE ALL IN
THIS TOGETHER.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Narrator: PLAYER ANALYSIS
IS FINALLY OVER.
BUT EVALUATIONS CONTINUE.
TODAY, JOE SCHOEN WILL TELL THE
SCOUTS HOW THEY DID.
>> THIS IS GENERAL MANAGER, YOUR
GENERAL MANAGING A LOT OF THINGS
AND WE CAN ALWAYS GET BETTER IN
EVERY AREA.
SO HOW CAN WE BE BEST-IN-CLASS
THAT EVERYTHING WE DO?
THAT'S THE GOAL, THAT'S THE
STANDARD, THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO
BE.
OF SO WE DO A YEAR-END REVIEW
WITH THE SCOUTS.
>> COME ON IN!
HAVE A SEAT.
I THOUGHT YOU DID A GOOD JOB
THIS YEAR.
JUST MY NOTES, EXCELLENT
TEAMMATE, HUMBLE, OPEN TO
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.
I THINK YOU'VE CONTINUED TO GET
BETTER EACH YEAR.
I THINK YOU DO A GREAT JOB.
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU BRING TO
THE GROUP AND BRING TO THE
TABLE.
I THINK HAVING THE VETERAN VOICE
IN THE ROOM IS HELPFUL AND I
TRUST YOUR EYES, I TRUST YOUR
EVALUATIONS.
IF THAT HELPS ME.
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
HEAR HOW I FEEL ABOUT THEM AND
THE JOB THAT THEY ARE DOING.
>> YOU DO A PHENOMENAL JOB.
>> TO LET YOUR STAFF KNOW.
ALL OF THEM HAVE GOALS AND
ASPIRATIONS IN THE BUSINESS AND
IF I CAN HELP THEM IN ANY WAY,
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TO
EVENTUALLY MEET THOSE
ASPIRATIONS OR GOALS, I'M HERE
FOR THEM AS A RESOURCE.
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>> WHEN YOU TALK, I LISTEN.
THAT HELPS ME.
>> I THINK SCOUTING IS SO MUCH
BIGGER THAN THE INDIVIDUAL.
YOU ARE AROUND A GROUP OF PEOPLE
THAT ARE ALL WORKING TOWARDS A
COMMON GOAL, AND THAT'S TO WIN,
SO THAT'S THE WAY THAT WE LOOK
AT IT AND THAT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING FOR US.
>> Narrator: WHO SAYS YOU
CAN'T HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT
TOO?
GO $50, THAT'S A LOT!
[APPLAUSE]
>> Narrator: THIS YEAR WILL BE
A CELEBRATION.
IT'S THE GIANTS' CENTENNIAL, AND
THEY ARE DOING IT UP BIG.
>> HUNDRED SEASON UNIFORM.
>> WE ARE GOING TO GET TO
HIGHLIGHT A LOT OF THE
ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY AND THE
SUCCESS THAT THEY'VE HAD.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> OBVIOUSLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
SEASON.
GEICO IT'S ONE OF THE FLAGSHIP
FRANCHISES IN THE NATIONAL
FOOTBALL LEAGUE AND THERE'S NOT A LOT
OF FRANCHISES THAT CAN SAY
THEY'VE REACHED THEIR 100 YEAR.
>> A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRIDE.
ALL THE PLAYERS THAT HAVE COME
BEFORE THAT HAVE LAID THE
GROUNDWORK FOR THIS TREMENDOUS
ORGANIZATION.
EVERY YEAR IS A NEW SEASON.
YOU HAVE THE CLAY, NOW YOU'VE
GOT TO MOLD THE CLAY AND NOW YOU
HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT
TOGETHER THE ROSTER FOR THE
SEASON.
♪ ♪
>> BEAUTIFUL.
>> JUST GOT AN INTERCEPTION!
THAT WAS NICE!
>> IF HE'S PRESSING YOU LIKE
THAT, I LIKE TO READ THE RELEASE
RELEASE.
>> I'M GLAD YOU ARE HERE.
YOU ARE GOING TO BE A DAMN GOOD
PLAYER.
>> Narrator: ROOKIES WILL
LEARN THE ROPES...
>> GOT TO DO IT FAST.
>> Narrator: COME TRAINING
CAMP, VETERANS WILL SHARPEN
THEIR SKILLS.
♪ ♪
NOW IT'S BRIAN DABOLL'S JOB TO
SHAPE THE PLAYERS JOE SCHOEN HAS
DELIVERED.
>> GOOD, I LIKE IT.
>> Narrator: SUMMER WILL BE
SHORT.
NOT MUCH TIME FOR THE HUNDREDTH
TEAM IN BIG BLUE'S HISTORY TO
GET IT RIGHT.
THE GIANTS OFF-SEASON ENDS NOW.
♪ ♪
>> HEY.
HEY.
>> BRING IT UP, BRING IT UP,
BRING IT UP!
ARE YOU READY?
LET'S GO!
ON THE BALL, ON THE BALL!
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