We had a brief association where we exchanged emails about adult women, and in addition, we discussed movies, philanthropy, and investments. I did not take him up on any of his invitations and never went to his island. As we all know now, he was a terrible person and someone I deeply regret associating with.
EAST RUITHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants and new coach John Harbaugh are hiring NFL executive Dawn Aponte as senior vice president of football operations and strategy, sources told ESPN. It's a move that comes just weeks after it was announced that senior VP of football operations and strategy Kevin Abrams would be leaving the organization. That was the first big shakeup under Harbaugh, who is expected to reshape the organization after negotiating that he reports directly to ownership.
The Cowboys' season never seemed to get off of the launch pad. It took the team 13 weeks to finally get over.500 for the first time. The three-game win streak, capped by a Thanksgiving Day win over Kansas City, put Dallas at 6-5-1 and gave the franchise hope for the playoffs. The three-game losing streak that followed ended the playoff hopes. Sunday's loss to the Giants sealed the Cowboys' fate of suffering a second-straight losing year.
Following their decisions to shelve Brock Bowers and Maxx Crosby, the Raiders secured the No. 1 overall pick. After entering Week 17 in that slot, the Giants - as they did in 2024 - slipped out of the top two thanks to a late-season win. Big Blue's victories over the Raiders and Cowboys dropped them to No. 5, with today's win allowing the Jets, Cardinals and Titans to leapfrog them.
The second-year tight end was shown on the scoreboard sitting courtside during the game, smiling and waving to the camera. He later reposted a picture taken and posted on social media by a New York Post reporter and responded, "I am not sick." The Giants said that Johnson is dealing with a non-contagious infection, not the flu or COVID, where being around other people would not be a risk.
Malik Davis (calf/eye) was a DNP today, as was Javonte Williams (shoulder/neck). Rookie cornerback Shavon Revel (concussion/neck) was still absent from practice and labeled as a DNP for a second consecutive day. T.J. Bass (knee) also missed practice again. DeMarvion Overshown (concussion) was again limited today. Tyler Smith (knee) was upgraded to full participation today. Tyler Booker (ankle), Ryan Flournoy (knee), and Quinnen Williams (neck) were also full participants on Thursday.
The New York Giants and the Las Vegas Raiders matchup in Week 17 features a pair of franchises looking to snap an extended losing streaks. While NFL teams are in the business of winning games, a victory doesn't do a lot for either of these franchises with two games remaining in 2025. Both squads have their eyes fixed on the 2026 NFL Draft where they will get the opportunity to add a high-end talent to their squads. New York has lost nine consecutive contests, but six of those contests were one-score final scores.
