The NFL?s Thursday night season opener will match the Giants and the Redskins, with the game possibly starting an hour-and-a-half earlier to avoid clashing with the Republican National Convention, as reported by the Associated Press. The game is now scheduled for 8:30 p.m. EDT on September 4, the concluding night of the Republican convention, and will be televised by NBC. League spokesman Greg Aiello said Wednesday that the NFL is talking with the network about changing the game?s starting time to 7:00 p.m.

The New York Giants have extended the contract of left guard Rich Seubert, according to The Sports Network. The extension is for an additional three years, allowing his contract to stretch to the 2012 season. "It's awesome," Seubert said. "The Giants have been really good to me over the years, and it is just good to know where I am going to be. I am going into my eighth season, so this is five more years. It is a dream come true to play out your career with one team and for it to be the New York Giants."

The New York Giants have decided to raise their ticket prices for the 2008 season, according to the Associated Press. The team sent letters to their season ticket holders this week informing them of the nearly 8% increase in price. (Roughly an average of $7 per ticket.)

Running back Derrick Ward has signed a one-year deal to remain with the Super Bowl champion New York Giants, according to ESPN.com. Ward will make $1.1 million in 2008, and his contract has enough incentives to allow him to earn another $1 million from the backfield.

New York defensive end Michael Strahan still hasn't decided whether or not he'll retire following the team's Super Bowl victory, according to Newsday. "I can't say I don't love to play and don't love to see the guys," Strahan said Wednesday "But when I see guys like Favre and Sapp and [Chiefs' guard] Will Shields, all these guys who are players from my era, say, 'Enough's enough' ... Sometimes, you wake up and your body is hurting and you're thinking, 'Man, maybe enough is enough.' You think about it," he added.

Quarterback David Carr has agreed to a one-year deal with the New York Giants, according to ESPN.com. He will compete for the backup job behind Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning after struggling as a starter through the first five years of his career.

David Carr, who was released by the Panthers last month, will visit with the Giants on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the Star-Ledger. New York may entertain the idea of using Carr as a backup for Eli Manning.

Tom Coughlin was rewarded for the Giants? Super Bowl victory, agreeing to a four-year, $21M contract Friday that will make him one of the NFL?s highest-paid coaches, as reported by the Associated Press. He will earn about $5.25M annually, according to a person with knowledge of the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because the contract was not signed. The person said the team will announce the deal Saturday. The two sides had the outline of the deal in place for weeks.

After losing Gibril Wilson via free agency the New York Giants have found a replacement in veteran safety Sammy Knight, according to ESPN.com. The 32-year-old has agreed to a three-year deal worth $5.15 million that includes a signing bonus of over $1 million.