25
Apr
2009
WR Hakeem Nicks, UNC to Giants at #29
By ArtieFufkin
Photo: Finsnation.com
As expected, the New York Football Giants attempted to fill the hole left by the arrest/release of Plaxico Burress by selecting WR Hakeem Nicks from UNC with their 1st round draft choice. Nicks had fallen on some draft boards because he put on some weight in the off-season, but the bottom line is this is a big, physical WR with great hands. And that was the Giants biggest need.
For all the speculation that the Giants were going to trade for Braylon Edwards, it appears that the Browns wanted more than Jerry Reese was willing to part with.
This catch was inexplicably left off of the highlight package:
Nicks didn’t test positive for pot. That was his teammate Tate.
He just got temporarily fat.
Whoops, you’re right. Sorry about that. It’s fixed. Thanks!