Cullen Jenkins Rumors & News

The Eagles are transitioning to a new defensive scheme, and with that, comes changes. The team has dropped former scheme fits, such as Mike Patterson, Akeem Jordan, and Cullen Jenkins while adding new fits like Connor Barwin, Isaac Sopoaga, and Emmanuel Acho. The team also went new scheme-heavy in the this year's draft, picking up Utah's Joe Kruger, David King and Bennie Logan. Of the three, Logan is likely to have the earliest impact for the Eagles. Logan was taken by the Eagles in the 3rd round of this year's draft. At 6'2" and 309-pounds, Logan is a bit of tweener (a theme of this s...

The New York Giants surrendered 4.6 yards per rushing attempt last season, 27th in the NFL. The free-agent signings of defensive tackles Cullen Jenkins and Mike Patterson as well as middle linebacker Dan Connor are an obvious effort to improve in that area. The addition of massive 6-foot-3, 322-pound defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins, selected Friday in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft, is another step in that direction. Hankins met with the media after Friday's selection. Here is part of the Q&A; session. Q: Did you know the Giants were interested? A: Yeah, I knew they had a li...

Cullen Jenkins has a reputation as a disruptive pass-rusher from the defensive tackle position, and has 38.5 sacks in a nine-year career to back that up. Having signed with the New York Giants as a free agent in the off-season, the 32-year-old knows, however, that run defense has to be his top priority. Jenkins has been graded as a plus run defender only once since Pro Football focus began scoring players in 2008. He was +2.7 as a defensive end in the Green Bay Packers 3-4 defense in 2008. Last season, as a defensive tackle in the Philadelphia Eagles' 4-3, he was -9.8. His scores in 20...

New York Giants defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins speaks to the media during a news conference at the team's NFL football practice facility Thursday, April 18, 2013, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

New York Giants defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins speaks to the media during a news conference at the team's NFL football practice facility Thursday, April 18, 2013, in East Rutherford, N.J. . (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Patterson joins DT Cullen Jenkins, who also was cut in February, in moving from the Eagles to the Giants.

An "epic fail." That is what New York Giants defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins calls the two playoff-less seasons he spent with the Philadelphia Eagles before joining the Giants recently via free agency. Jenkins made his remarks recently on WFAN and Sports Radio Interviews has the full transcript. ' ... it's [his time in Philly] gonna be remembered as an epic fail." - Cullen Jenkins "We just didn't come together like we were supposed to. Any time you bring in especially high-priced free agents like we did - you see a lot of that going on now with free agency - guys are gonna be expe...

Good morning, New York Giants' fans! Welcome to Free Agency Day 2013. It's not a holiday, of course, but we know you will be checking news and rumors all day. Teams can begin signing players at 4 p.m. ET. Before we get to all of that, let's look around at some non-Victor Cruz Giants notes. Scouts Take: DT Cullen Jenkins signing ESPN.com NFL scout Matt Williamson broke down the Giants' decision to sign Jenkins, saying he has the versatility to fit into their system. "Much like Chris Canty before him, I thought he did his best work as a 3-4 defensive end that has some versatility," s...