Herzlich Starts for the Giants Tonight

Against the Eagles.

He is the rookie cancer survivor.

UPDATE: The Giants lost, but Herzlich had four tackles.

Herzlich Survives the Cut

Cancer survivor Mark Herzlich made the New York Giants’ roster after being signed as a free agent out of Boston College. The linebacker, who beat a rare form of bone cancer in college, was on the bubble — and still may be as teams search the waiver wire—but he’s on the Giants’ roster for now.

“Herzlich didn’t bat an eye the whole camp,” Giants coach Tom Coughlin said. “Physically, he did everything you asked and more. I saw him improve literally week by week.”

-from the AP this morning, via Yahoo!Sports

He'll make it.

New NFL Kick-off Rule

Just heard about it tonight on the Sunday Night game.

I don't think so.

UM Middle Linebacker, Jimmy Gaines

Along with the Giant's Mark Herzlich, Jimmy's on my coveted Fall 2011 Football Watch list. The sophomore from western NY, with the "ability to diagnose plays quickly" and "fly all over the field," sings.

Rooting this Year for Mark Herzlich

Mark is the NY Giants' rookie from BC, who was last year's ACC Defensive Player of the Year after taking the prior year off to deal with Ewing's sarcoma. (Two years ago, the physicians at UPenn hospital said they could probably save his leg, but that "his athletic days are over.")