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Giants announce final roster, cut Super Bowl XLII hero Tyree


We all new this was coming. The Giants have cut Super Bowl Xlii Hero David Tyree, whose leaping catch over Rodney Harrison helped the Giants defeat the undefeated Patriots. Tyree spent six seasons with the Giants, and made the 2006 Pro Bowl as a special teams player. The 2003 sixth round pick out of Syracuse missed all of last season with a knee injury. The Giants will go with seven wideouts on there final roster. Here is the 53 man roster, which the Giants finalized yesterday.

QB (2): Eli Manning, David Carr
RB (3): Brandon Jacobs, Ahmad Bradshaw, Danny Ware
FB (1): Madison Hedgecock
WR (7): Domenik Hixon, Steve Smith, Mario Manningham, Sinorice Moss, Hakeem Nicks, Ramses Barden, Derek Hagan
TE (3): Kevin Boss, Darcy Johnson, Travis Beckum
OL (10): Shaun O'Hara, Chris Snee, Rich Seubert, Kareem McKenzie, David Diehl, Kevin Boothe, Tutan Reyes, Guy Whimper, Adam Koets, Will Beatty
DL (9): Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora, Fred Robbins, Barry Cofield, Mathias Kiwanuka, Chris Canty, Rocky Bernard, Dave Tollefson, Leger Douzable
LB (8): Antonio Pierce, Danny Clark, Chase Blackburn, Gerris Wilkinson, Clint Sintim, Zak DeOssie, Jonathan Goff, Bryan Kehl
DB (8): Corey Webster, Aaron Ross, Michael Johnson, Kenny Phillips, Kevin Dockery, Terrell Thomas, C.C. Brown, Bruce Johnson
K (1): Lawrence Tynes
P (1): Jeff Feagles
LB Michael Boley is suspended for the regular-season opener. He's eligible to return to the active roster on Sept. 14 - the day after the game against the Redskins.

And finally, here are some jersey number changes.

Nicks: 18 to Matthews' 88, which he wore in college.
Feagles: 17 back to 18
Douzable: 78 to DE Robert Henderson's 90
(Chris Faytok photo/The Star-Ledger)


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