Giants Officially Announce Rich Seubert Extension: The Giants issued a press release yesterday officially announcing the story that broke on Monday that the Giants have extended the contract of LG Rich Seubert through the 2012 season. Seubert’s previous contract had been set to expire after the 2009 season.
“It’s awesome,” said Seubert. “The Giants have been really good to me over the years and it is just good to know where I am going to be. I am going into my eighth season, so this is five more years. It is a dream come true to play out your career with one team and for it to be the New York Giants.”
“The contract that I signed now, the extension, it is good, because it means that I am going to be here and finish up my career here,” said Seubert. “I look at the last seven years and it has been a blast. The ups and downs and knowing that I am going to be on here now for a few more years – you never think it is going to happen but it did and it has been great. I am just looking forward to keep on playing for the Giants. The extended contract is obviously good and I am happy and the Giants are happy, so it is good.”
Seubert suffered severe, career-threatening fractures in his right leg in a game against the Eagles in October 2003 and missed the entire 2004 season. “I played, I broke my leg, I missed a couple years, then I came back and I was a backup, and last year I finally got back on the field playing again,” Seubert said. “You realize how much you do like the game and how much you want to be part of it.”
The offseason weight training and conditioning program next Monday. “You look forward to being back with your teammates and hanging out again,” said Seubert. “I don’t think you look forward to the working out part of it, but just to be back in there around the guys and to start having fun again. To start building the same thing that we built last year at this time of year, start building the camaraderie and the team to put a championship team on the field. It is going to be fun and this offseason is going to be a blast.”