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Eli Manning got a new backup quarterback Wednesday when the Giants signed David Carr.
Carr, who like Manning is a former No. 1 overall pick (2002), signed a one-year deal worth $1 million. It also includes incentives that will earn the 28-year-old a little more if he is forced to spend any significant time in the starting job.
The Giants obviously hope he won't have to, but they've been searching hard for a reliable veteran to sit behind Manning, and to be ready to fill in for him in case of an emergency next season. Carr, who started four games for Carolina last year, will likely have to compete for that job with last year's backups, Jared Lorenzen and Anthony Wright.
"He is a smart and athletic player who has put up some big passing-game numbers," Tom Coughlin said in a statement released by the team. "If we can place him in a positive environment, perhaps he can reclaim some of the things that people saw to draft him in the first round."
Carr will be helped by QBs coach Chris Palmer, who was the offensive coordinator in Houston during Carr's first four seasons. Still, those were mostly disappointing seasons for Carr, who was battered behind an offensive line that allowed him to be sacked 249 times. "I have a lot of calluses," Carr said. "I'm like an old carpenter. I've been through it." ... LB Danny Clark visited the Giants Wednesday but did not sign a contract.
NY York Daily News..
Eli Manning got a new backup quarterback Wednesday when the Giants signed David Carr.
Carr, who like Manning is a former No. 1 overall pick (2002), signed a one-year deal worth $1 million. It also includes incentives that will earn the 28-year-old a little more if he is forced to spend any significant time in the starting job.
The Giants obviously hope he won't have to, but they've been searching hard for a reliable veteran to sit behind Manning, and to be ready to fill in for him in case of an emergency next season. Carr, who started four games for Carolina last year, will likely have to compete for that job with last year's backups, Jared Lorenzen and Anthony Wright.
"He is a smart and athletic player who has put up some big passing-game numbers," Tom Coughlin said in a statement released by the team. "If we can place him in a positive environment, perhaps he can reclaim some of the things that people saw to draft him in the first round."
Carr will be helped by QBs coach Chris Palmer, who was the offensive coordinator in Houston during Carr's first four seasons. Still, those were mostly disappointing seasons for Carr, who was battered behind an offensive line that allowed him to be sacked 249 times. "I have a lot of calluses," Carr said. "I'm like an old carpenter. I've been through it." ... LB Danny Clark visited the Giants Wednesday but did not sign a contract.
NY York Daily News..
