With the secondary needs addressed, Giants players were curious to see where the free-agent linebacker LaVar Arrington would sign. Arrington recently visited the Giants, and Jacksonville and Miami are also interested. "LaVar Arrington is a good football player, but we also have good football players here," said Osi Umenyiora, the Pro Bowl defensive end. "I don't think we necessarily need him, but if he wants to come here, and they want him here bad enough, they're going to get him here. You can never have enough good players. Any team he goes to, he's going to make a better football team, immediately."

The Giants haven't been eliminated from the LaVar Arrington chase yet, but the race is starting to get a little crowded. The ex-Redskins linebacker is planning to visit the Jacksonville Jaguars this weekend and also will make his second visit to Miami. Arrington was supposed to be in Cincinnati yesterday, but due to a scheduling conflict, never made his visit to the Bengals. A source said he is likely to reschedule that trip because he wants to hear what their coach, Marvin Lewis, his former defensive coordinator with the Redskins, has to offer. He may detour there on his way back from Florida early next week.

Keyshawn Johnson is exploring a return to the city where he became famous as much for his off-field statements as for his on-field pass catching. The former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver was visiting with the New York Giants on March 21, a team official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of team policy.

Former New York Giants safety Brent Alexander still wants to play in the NFL, even though the team said last week that he retired. Jim Solano, Alexander's agent, said the mix-up happened when Alexander hinted he was considering retirement after it became clear the Giants were going to release him. Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi made the announcement at the NFL combine in Indianapolis on Saturday. The team released Alexander three days later. "I think when he said he was leaning toward retirement, they assumed he was going to retire," Solano said Wednesday. "They just ran with it before he had a chance to talk to me. We're not upset about it. We're appreciative of the fact that they were good enough to make the change now, rather than have him go through offseason workouts and training camp before cutting him."