Nicks Looking At Final Year In Blue?

[Gman329]

I guess the good news is that he's focused on having a great year but the bad news is, the better the year, the less likely the Giants will spring for the kind of money he seems to be looking for.

 

 

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/giants/nicks_skipped_workouts_over_injury_xs8xVRksniTBe2HBCecpHP

 

By BART HUBBUCH

Last Updated: 9:06 AM, June 20, 2013

Posted: 1:11 AM, June 20, 2013

 

Hakeem Nicks broke his foot last year and a promise this year. And

the two are very much related.

The Giants’ wide receiver said yesterday it was injury concerns — not

his contract — that kept him away from the team’s voluntary workouts

this spring.

 

In a lengthy and exclusive sitdown with The Post, Nicks revealed he

formally apologized to Giants coach Tom Coughlin for breaking his

promise to attend the voluntary workouts, but isn’t sorry he skipped

them.

 

Nicks also offered a cloudy outlook on his long-term future with the

team beyond the final year of his contract, saying only that he enjoys

being a Giant “right now.”

 

Nicks, who was making a promotional appearance for Procter &

Gamble in Herald Square as part of a new marketing deal with the

company, was asked if his goal ultimately is to retire a Giant.

 

“I really can’t speak for my whole career,” Nicks said. “I enjoy being a

Giant right now. I’m going to take care of what I can take care of as

long as I’m a Giant, but I do understand the business side of football,

too.”

 

Nicks attended Big Blue’s mandatory mini-camp last week and said

his OTAs absence wasn’t about frustration with his contract, as had

been widely speculated.

 

“At the end of the day, there’s stuff that’s mandatory and there’s

things that are not mandatory,” he said. “From my eyes, anytime you

can let your body rest [is good]. Football is a physical sport, and it’s a

long season, too. Anytime you can let your body rest, I feel like that’s

always a blessing.”

 

Coughlin was openly frustrated with Nicks for missing OTAs only

because the coach said Nicks had promised to attend.

Nicks confirmed he made that promise, and further revealed that he

met with Coughlin behind closed doors last week to formally

apologize.

 

“I told him I would be there, but some things just took place and I had

to take care of what I had to take care of,” Nicks told The Post. “As

soon as I got back, we sat down and talked and got things squared

away. I apologized, and everybody knew where I was coming from.”

Nicks said he and Coughlin are now back on the same page.

“Me and Coach Coughlin have a great relationship,” Nicks said. “Like

I’ve said, he’s one of the best coaches I’ve been around. I like our

relationship, and I don’t think it could ever be soured.”

 

Ominously, though, Nicks wouldn’t say the same about his

relationship with the Giants beyond the five-year, $12.54 million

contract he signed as a rookie in 2009 that is about to enter its final

season.

 

“As long as I’m here, I’m going to represent the Giants well,” Nicks

said. “I’m just focused on this season.

[MikeGL]

See ya, lock up Cruz

[BleedinBlue]

Smart move before negotiations begin. Let the team know you're not a lock to sign the first thing put put in front of him. It's step 1 of the "dance".

[Nas]

Eh, grown fucking adults looking to "dance" isn't how I or anyone with a business sense like to approach things. What's wrong with saying, "I'm not looking to break the bank. I think things will get sorted out when the time comes" and leave it at that. Whether you're a bookkeeper or a pro athlete, your employer will always appreciate being professional. Saying he enjoys being a Giant right now screams DIVA all over it. And even if he wanted to "rest his ankle" (how long has it been since the surgery?), a phone call to coach Coughlin was in order.

[Herc]

he said what every free-agent-to-be in the history of sports has always said. non-story

[Herc]

you don't negotiate in the media and you don't tip your hand either. you say nothing and let your agent handle it. it's called being a professional

[BlueInCanada]

he said what every free-agent-to-be in the history of sports has always said. non-story

 

Slow news day.

 

Plus Giant's fans freak out over anything in the news about the team.

[TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt]

he said what every free-agent-to-be in the history of sports has always said. non-story

you don't negotiate in the media and you don't tip your hand either. you say nothing and let your agent handle it. it's called being a professional

Slow news day.

 

Plus Giant's fans freak out over anything in the news about the team.

 

^ This cubed...

[osi724dasack]

you don't negotiate in the media and you don't tip your hand either. you say nothing and let your agent handle it. it's called being a professional

100% correct.

 

+4

[Tempest]

Hey I think he is playing this the right way. He isn't negotiating through the media, he is simply telling the truth. He is not obligated to re-sign here and unfortunately we have two great wide receivers here who could make more money elsewhere. Both of them need to decide if making a extra couple of million dollars is worth it.

 

Stay here and have a great career on a team that is the cornerstone of the NFL with excellent potential to win them another ring or cash in and go somewhere else.