Re-Signing Derrick Ward a Priority?: Newsday is reporting that inside the Giants’ organization, re-signing HB Derrick Ward, who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after the 2008 season, is a priority. The paper says the Giants had been optimistic about re-signing him, but his 215-yard performance against the Panthers may have driven up his asking price to the point where the team cannot re-sign him and HB Brandon Jacobs, who is also scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent.
Ward has rushed for 948 yards this season, the highest total by a backup running back in franchise history. Jacobs has rushed for 1,089 yards. If Ward rushes for 52 yards today in Minnesota, the Giants will become the fourth team in NFL history with two 1,000-yard rushers, joining the 1972 Miami Dolphins (Larry Csonka and Mercury Morris), 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier), and 1985 Cleveland Browns (Kevin Mack and Earnest Byner).
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