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Interestingly, New York Giants ' first-round draft pick Justin Pugh played primarily right tackle at rookie camp recently.

Two days. That's all it took to get scrutinized first-round draftee Justin Pugh into the fold up front.

The Giants have signed the first of their draft picks, inking fifth-round pick safety Taylor Cooper to a four-year deal this morning, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement.

Last month's NFL draft was just another piece of the puzzle for New York Giants general manager Jerry Reese, who will look to flesh out his roster in the coming months before paring it down to 53 men by the end of preseason.

At 6'4, 375 pounds with uncommon athleticism, offensive guard Michael Jasper has been already nicknamed Roadblock by some New York Giants fans.

Coming into last year, the spotlight along the New York Giants offensive line was on Will Beatty.

David Diehl should be a valuable player for the Giants in 2013 -- even if he loses the starting job at right tackle.

After analyzing the draft needs of all 32 teams , PFT will review how well each team addressed those needs.

A long draft weekend came to a close on Sunday night, and the New York Giants ' rookie selections have a lot of analysts talking.

While they filled big needs on the offensive and defensive lines and added some help in the secondary and at running back, the biggest news the New York Giants made in the NFL draft will filling a need they seemingly never need - backup quarterback.

Doug Marrone is a New Yorker. He grew up in The Bronx as a hard-core New York sports fan.

A day after taking offensive tackle Justin Pugh in the first round, the Giants put pounds on their disappointing defensive line by selecting run-stopping Ohio State tackle Johnathan Hankins in the second round and pass-rushing end Damontre Moore of Texas A&M in the third.

Senior Bowl North Squad offensive lineman Justin Pugh of Syracuse stands on the sidelines in the final minutes of the fourth quarter of the Senior Bowl College football game at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala.

Despite a ton of holes on their 31st-ranked defense, the Giants reached down and added some youth to their aging offensive line when they selected Syracuse tackle Justin Pugh with the 19th overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night.

You can put the myth that the New York Giants draft the best player available to bed finally after the Giants filled a major need along the offensive line with Syracuse left tackle Justin Pugh with the 19th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.

Here is one final look at who the analysts believe the Giants will select Thursday night in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Tonight is the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft; just another date on the NFL calendar where football fans find an excuse to sit around their TV for three hours plus.

With the 19th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Giants select...we'll find out tonight at Radio City Music Hall.

The day before what figures to be one of the biggest days of his life, D.J. Fluker just wanted talk about football.

Some NFL Drafts are billed as the "Year of the Quarterback," but this is not one of them.