The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They are members of the National Football League’s NFC East division and play their home games at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, which they share with the New York Jets. The Giants were one of five teams that joined the NFL in 1925, and is the only one of those teams still in existence today.
The franchise has won four NFL championships (1927, 1934, 1938, 1956), four pre-Super Bowl era NFL Championships (1927β28, 1934β35, 1938β39), and two Super Bowls (XLII and XLVI). The Giants have had eight former players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Mel Hein (Class of 1963), Frank Gifford (1977), Y.A. Tittle (1971), Sam Huff(1982), Rosey Brown (1975), Emlen Tunnell(1967), Lawrence Taylor(1999) and Michael Strahan(2014). Throughout their history, the Giants have been known for their strong defense; they are ranked third all-time in fewest points allowed. They also hold the record for most consecutive road games won between 2005-06 with 12 wins in a row. Offensively, quarterback Eli Manning holds several team records including most passing yards and touchdowns passed while wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who was acquired via trade from Cleveland Browns prior to 2018 season is currently second all-time among receivers with 543 receptions as a Giant through 2020 season.
Other notable offensive standouts include running back Saquon Barkley who was drafted second overall by Big Blue in 2018 draft out Penn State University where he won Big Ten Offensive Player Of The Year award twice during his collegiate career at PSU.. The current head coach of the Giants is Joe Judge who was hired on January 8th 2020 after previous head coach Pat Shurmur was relieved from his duties following 2019 campaign that saw big blue finish 4-12 record . In 2021 offseason ,Giants bolstered up both sides off ball by signing defensive lineman Leonard Williams to long term deal as well as adding veteran wide receiver Kenny Golladay from Detroit Lions to aid young QB Daniel Jones.
Despite recent struggles ,the future looks bright for this storied franchise as many key pieces are now set up place under new head man Joe Judge ;only time will tell if these pieces can help bring another Lombardi trophy back to Meadowlands but one thing is certain ,New York Giants will always be one of premier franchises within National Football League thanks to its rich tradition throughout itβs 95 year existence.