The Senators in New Jersey honored the Super Bowl champion 'New Jersey' Giants on Thursday, according to The Associated Press. "Whether you or a football fan or not, I'm sure you found yourself caught up in the hype this past winter with the success of the New Jersey Giants," said Sen. Paul Sarlo, D-Bergen. "I emphasize the New Jersey Giants." The Giants play their home games in New Jersey, which just so happens to be located within Sarlo's district. The Senate presented a ceremonial resolution to Coach Tom Coughlin, who gave Sarlo and Senate President Richard J. Codey new Giants' helmets. "You must be at your best when your best is needed and certainly our football team was," Coughlin said.

Michael Strahan hopes to get $8 million from the Giants if he comes back to play next season, according to The New York Daily News. The defensive end has yet to make a decision on whether or not he will return although he admitted on Wednesday that he is close to making up his mind. While Strahan is hoping for $8 million, he's has been told by a source that New York is willing to pay him as much as $6 million in 2008.

Giants' defensive end Michael Strahan has made his decision on whether or not he will come back to the field next season, but he will not let his secret slip, according to The New York Daily News. He told the Daily News on Thursday that he's "pretty much" made up his mind, but he has no plans to announce his decision until he's "100 percent sure". "It?s just a feeling you get," Strahan said.

Kevin Gilbride recently told Jeremy Shockey that he wants the tight end back as a featured part of the Giants offense, according to a report in The New York Daily News. However, the team's offensive coordinator also admitted that he doesn't know if that can, or will, happen. "It's so nebulous right now, you just have no idea," Gilbride said. "Right now he's on our team. We're planning on him being there. He'll be one of the guys that we'll look to feature and one of the guys that we'll look to depend on. Hopefully he'll be here in good spirits and ready to do the things that we know he's capable of doing. But who knows? It's certainly beyond my hands." Gilbride didn't release the details, but he did admit that he spoke with Shockey and said: "I hope he comes back, and if he does come back I'm looking forward to working with him, and I think his coaches and teammates all feel like I do, that we'll be a better football team because he's here. I just wanted to make sure he understood that."

New York rookie receiver Mario Manningham and quarterback Andre Woodson were sidelined by injuries Saturday during the team's minicamp for rookie and free agents, according to The Associated Press. Manningham suffered a hip flexor while Woodson pulled a quadriceps muscle in his left leg. "It ain't nothing bad or serious," Manningham said. "If it was serious I would not be walking." "I don't know what happened," Woodson said. "I'm kind of disappointed I'm not out there for my first minicamp. I just can't wait to get back out there and do some good things."

Antonio Pierce believes that teammate Michael Strahan will retire from the game of football despite different opinions from several teammates, according to The New York Post. "My inside tells me that Strahan played his last game with the New York Giants as a champion, and that's not a bad way to go out," Antonio Pierce said on WFAN in New York.

Giants receiver Amani Toomer believes that there is 'no question' defensive end Michael Strahan will return to the team next season, according to the New York Daily News. The gap-toothed defender has yet to decide whether or not he'll help New York defend their Super Bowl crown in 2008. "Oh, no question. I think he?ll be a member," Toomer said. "I think he loves that fact that he?s Michael Strahan. He loves that fact that he?s playing and doing the stuff that he loves to do. He loves hanging around with the guys." I think it is going to be a hard transition. But I think it is one of those thing that when you know you?re done it becomes a pretty easy decision and for him to be toiling over it I think that that says something right there," Toomer added.