Aaron Ross

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT The absence of wide receiver Victor Cruz, who remains unsigned, was certainly no surprise to head coach Tom Coughlin. However, the absence of receiver Hakeem Nicks was unexpected. Just...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT On the first day of the New York Giants rookie minicamp, a veteran stole the show. However, like those rookies, this once-prized player is still somewhat unproven. Linebacker Aaron...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - INSIDE SLANT One of the first things that new Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley's noted when he was named to the position in January was how porous the Jaguars were against stopping the run. It's...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - INSIDE SLANT Same person? Yes. Same offense? Don't know, he wouldn't say this time. Same explanation? Yes. Same length of time to explain it? No, much shorter this time. That sums up the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - INSIDE SLANT Jaguars wide receiver Justin Blackmon said Monday that the two strikes against him in the past 11 months doesn't mean he has a drinking or substance abuse problem. "I would say...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - INSIDE SLANT After evaluating the results of last weekend's rookie minicamp, which included five defensive backs taken in the draft, new coach Gus Bradley decided he needed help. So he...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT There does not seem to be an executive consensus regarding the future of wide receiver Victor Cruz and the New York Giants. Head coach Tom Coughlin admits he is uneasy about the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT Mention the Giants' linebacker position to any Giants fan, and chances are they're likely to cringe because the team didn't use any of its eight draft picks going into last week's...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - INSIDE SLANT No one was more excited to conduct a three day rookie minicamp than new Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley and his staff. Probably because no one is going to count on...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - INSIDE SLANT What is it with wide receivers and the Jacksonville Jaguars? It's like oil and water, night and day, the Hatfields and McCoys. What it's not been is paradise. The latest rift...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - INSIDE SLANT The Jaguars got their man. They're hoping they got him for the next 10 years. In selecting offensive tackle Luke Joeckel as the No. 2 overall pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday...

Giants general manager Jerry Reese has a reputation for using the "best available" approach to stockpile his roster with talent that falls into his lap on draft day. There's no telling exactly where the Giants had Syracuse offensive lineman Justin Pugh on...