Hakeem Nicks catches Tom Coughlin's eye

Posted May 10, 2009
Tom Coughlin got his first up-close look at his two newest receivers today and, at first glance, he liked what he saw. “They caught the ball well,” Coughlin said. Consider that high praise from a coach who would rather not add to the hype of any of his rookies, particularly that of receivers Hakeem Nicks and Ramses Barden. The expectations of those two are already pretty huge, and both of them have a chance to contribute right away. (New York Daily News)

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