The 2007 Super Bowl champs are based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford, New Jersey. They are lucky in that they have a home game stadium at the Giants Stadium which is Dan Hampton Jersey also their headquarters. They get to train at a practice field adjacent within the Meadowlands Sports Complex. They do have the share the stadium with the New York Jets, who play their games in the stadium, but that is all. The Jets have their own training complex and headquarters at another location.

The Giants are in the Easter division of the NFC of the NFL. History follows this team in that they were one of five teams that joined the NFL in 1925 and are the only one admitted that year that is still in existence. There is something to be Authentic Dick Butkus Jersey said for a team that has lasted in the NFL for at least 53 years.

The Giants have an impressive history with titles as well as longevity. They rank third among all NFL teams with seven titles. Four titles were garnered in the pre super bowl era. Those were the years of 1927, 1934, 1938 and 1956. They have gotten three titles since the beginning of the super bowl days. These were in the years 1986 with Super Bowl XXI, 1990 with Super Bowl XXV and 2007 with Super Bowl XLII. Their championship record is only bettered by the Green Bay Packers with 12 and the Chicago Bears with nine.

The Giants have 15 of their players featured in the Football Hall of Fame. These include some very famous players of MVP status. These include Mel Hein, Frank Gifford, Charlie Conerly, Y.A.Tittle, and Lawrence Taylor. The Giants won the NFL championship on February 3, 2008, further cementing their place in memorable pro football history.

Many local New Yorkers refer to The Giants as the New York Football Giants. This was done in the beginning history of the team to distinguish it from the professional baseball team that had the same type of name. Even though the baseball team has been long gone since 1957, the team continues Brian Urlacher Bears Jersey to use New York Football Giants as its legal corporate name. Some of the nicknames that the team goes by are the G Men, Big Blue, Jints, Big Blue Wrecking Crew, and the Big Blue?.

The ancient history of the team is very colorful. They played their first game against the ?All New Jay Cutler Bears Jersey Britain? in 1925 in New Britain, Connecticut. They defeated the team with a score of 26 0 with a crowd of about 10,000 looking on. They had a successful first season with an 8 4 record in 1925.

In their third season, the team finished with a very good record at 11 1 1 and received the NFL title. There were no play offs or super bowl in those days. In 1928 they had a bad year and the owner bought the whole team of the Detroit Wolverines and merged the two teams. In those days, college football was all the rage and many did not think that pro players were as good as their college counterparts. So in 1930, the Giants played a team of Notre Dame All Stars to raise charity money and to also prove to many that pro players were the superior ball players. Famous Knute Rockne was the leader of the All Stars but they still got beat by the pro team and in fact the All Stars did not even get to score. This is the game that is credited with establishing the legitimacy of the professional football game as we know it.

So in my mind, Gale Sayers Bears Jersey the NFL and America?s favorite sports past time have a lot to be thankful for due to the New York Giants.