--Speaking about the flood of rumors indicating a trade for a wide receiver, general manager Jerry Reese got just a tad testy. "Every year at this time where is chatter and then there is false chatter," he said. "I think a lot of the stories involving us trading for other players have been false chatter."

--The Giants will open and close the 2009 season exactly the same way they did last year, with a season-opener at home against Washington and the season finale on the road against Minnesota.

--When asked whether the Giants were pursuing any trade with Cleveland for WR Braylon Edwards, Reese responded: "I'm not talking about Braylon. That is somebody else's player. He is under contract and there is nothing to talk about."

QUOTE TO NOTE: "I know last year maybe wasn't his best year, but you can see him making big plays all the time and two years ago he caught a lot of touchdown passes and you need a guy like that in your offense." -- Giants' QB Eli Manning, speaking about the much-heralded Braylon Edwards, rumored to be headed to the Giants from Cleveland.