Via The Star-Ledger, the trade with Minnesota to acquire backup QB Sage Rosenfels and return specialist Darius Reynaud is now complete.
"“The timing of this move was outstanding in terms of our ability to solve a couple of problems and move forward,” coach Tom Coughlin said in a team news release.Rosenfels allows the Giants to enter the season with an experienced backup quarterback, a critical need considering the team had no other player on its roster who attempted a pass in a regular-season game.…Coughlin said the team had been eyeing Reynaud “for a while” and expects the 25-year-old West Virginia product to return both punts and kickoffs for the Giants. Reynaud will play wide receiver in emergency situations and learn two or three running plays to contribute on offense.“Darius is a very versatile player as he can play wide receiver, running back and be a cover specialist on teams,” general manager Jerry Reese said.“But the biggest need he fills for us right away is to give us some pop as a return specialist.”The Giants tried to trade DE Dave Tollefson and LT Guy Whimper, according to someone informed of the team’s trade talks who requested anonymity because those discussions were to remain private. Obviously, they didn’t find a suitor.Tollefson was kept on the roster while Whimper, a 2006 fourth-round pick, was released."