NY Giants Blog (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
The Giants (1-0) beat the Redskins (0-1) 17-6 Thursday night. They have now won 11 of their last 16 against Washington. New York dominated the first half on both offense and defense, but was unable to pull away because they were held to three field goals. John Carney was called on to hit 24 [...]
Alarming News (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
John Carney suggests having a market for electoral votes. I'm in, and not just because I'd do most things John Carney suggests....
New York Post (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
The new kid on the block looked just fine last night. Of course, this was hardly John Carney's first whirl around the block. The 44-year-old kicker started booting NFL field goals in 1988, when many of the current Giants rookies were still...
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
A week ago 44-year-old John Carney was waiting for a phone call. Last night, he began his third decade in the NFL by hitting three field goals and, more impressively, Rock Cartwright.
Classic Ground (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
With the start of the NFL season tonight in the Meadowlands , Notre Dame Fighting Irish former players in the National Football League get underway as John Carney and Justin Tuck (and, maybe, Renaldo Wynn) see action for the New York Giants. Irish players on NFL rosters (source: nfl.com ): AFC Baltimore Ravens. Tommy Zbikowski (rookie), second string SS. Buffalo Bills. None. Cincinnati Bengals. Corey...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
The Washington Redskins just kicked off to the New York Giants! Normally, I'd root for a three-touchdown blowout, but I'd really like to see this game go deep into overtime, so that McSame's speech gets preempted. How about a John Carney field goal to win ten minutes or so into overtime?
Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
My new colleague over at Dealbreaker has written a somewhat modest proposal . John Carney proposes creating an auction market for Electoral College votes, so that states which are traditionally overlooked during presidential elections (like New York) can recoup some political relevance in the free market. Among general concerns about the fundamental nature of democracy, I'm pretty sure Carney's elegant...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
The limited pool of experienced kickers means that John Carney will almost certainly kick for another team this season.
New York Post (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Newly signed kicker John Carney yesterday worked for the first time with punter/holder Jeff Feagles, and as the two walked off the practice field Feagles shouted "AARP." No kidding. Carney is 44 and Feagles is 42. "It's just nice to see another...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
Super Bowl champions New York Giants have settled on their final roster, adding only one player in veteran kicker John Carney.
New York Post (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
If the Giants need a key field goal in the closing moments of their season-opening game against the Redskins Thursday night, the defending Super Bowl champions will turn to John Carney. On an eventful day of roster shuffling, the Giants yesterday...
kavips (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
According to my source, we have received twenty seven mailings from the Markell camp and only twenty five from John Carney. …Will keep you posted….
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
The biggest move the Super Bowl champion New York Giants made on the NFL cutdown day was an addition _ the signing of 44-year-old placekicker John Carney. The fifth leading scorer in NFL history, Carney was signed Saturday to handle the kicking job until...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -The biggest move the Super Bowl champion New York Giants made on the NFL cutdown day was an addition - the signing of 44-year-old placekicker John Carney.
Mark Maske's NFL Insider (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
The New York Giants kept only two quarterbacks on their 53-man roster, with David Carr backing up Eli Manning. They released both Anthony Wright and rookie Andre Woodson today. The Giants could attempt to re-sign Woodson to the practice squad. The Giants also signed kicker John Carney. He will be the at-least-temporary replacement for Lawrence Tynes, who underwent recent exploratory knee surgery. It's...
