NY Giants
Arrington shuns Packers, signs with NY Giants
He thought about joining the Green Bay Packers, but linebacker LaVar Arrington has decided to sign with the New York Giants.One of his agents, Kevin Poston, says Arrington agreed to the seven-year, 49 (M) million-dollar deal late yesterday.
Poston says Green Bay was in the running, as were Jacksonville and Miami. But he says his client likes the idea of staying in the same division so he can play his former team twice a year.
Poston also says his client wanted to play for New York defensive coordinator Tim Lewis.
Arrington was the third overall pick in the 2000 draft and is a three-time Pro Bowler. He battled knee injuries but he took a physical with the Giants Thursday that apparently revealed his knees are healthy.
Giants re-sign WR Carter
East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - The New York Giants re-signed wide receiver Tim Carter on Friday. Terms of the deal were not released.
A second-round draft choice of New York in 2002, Carter has been hampered by injuries in his four seasons with the Giants.
After playing in just five games his rookie season before tearing his Achilles tendon, Carter caught a career-high 26 passes for 309 yards in 2003 before missing the last three games due to concussions.
In 2004, Carter caught 11 passes and his only career touchdown before being placed on the injured reserve with a hip injury suffered against Dallas.
Last year, the 26-year-old played in a career-high 15 games, with one start, and caught 10 passes for 186 yards for a team-high 18.6-yard average. Carter, though, missed the regular season final and NFC Wild Card game against Carolina with a hip injury.
For his career, Carter has caught 50 passes for 714 yards in 37 games.
In other news, the Giants released running back Chad Scott and guard Enoch Demar.
Louis Love, director of football operations at International Management Group, confirmed the signing but did not offer details.
McQuarters, an eight-year veteran, has 12 career interceptions with San Francisco, Chicago and Detroit. He started all 16 games for the Lions last season and had two interceptions and 60 tackles.
New York Giants sign Bell, Harris
The New York Giants took additional steps to bolster their secondary Tuesday, announcing the signing of a pair of free agents, cornerback Jason Bell and safety Quentin Harris.
The team also announced that it has re-signed return specialist Chad Morton, backup tackle Bob Whitfield and reserve quarterback Tim Hasselbeck. In addition, the Giants were awarded cornerback Brandon Williams off waivers from the Atlanta Falcons.
Bell and Harris join a pair of recently signed veteran free agent cornerbacks, Sam Madison and R.W. McQuarters, as candidates for starting spots in a revamped secondary. The Giants finished 11-5 and won the NFC East last season, but ranked 27th in the league against the pass.
Bell, originally signed out of UCLA by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent, played one season for them and the last four with the Houston Texans. Most of his action was on special teams.
Harris, a Syracuse product, played four seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, starting six games.
Williams spent most of last season on the Falcons' practice squad and has never played in an NFL regular season game.
"Madison and McQuarters are veteran corners who have instantly upgraded our secondary. The two young signees, Harris and Bell, will be in the mix with the young corners we already have to give us a good mix back there," general manager Ernie Accorsi said.
