John Fennelly - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

John Fennelly is a blogging pioneer, covering sports on the internet since 1997. After a 25 year career in the financial industry, John went back to college to earn a degree in new media/journalism from Queens College. He is widely considered one of the premier sports bloggers on the net, covering the NFL, MLB, boxing, horse racing and golf over the course of two decades. His first novel, DIRTY WHITE BOY, about a New York City playground basketball whiz in the 1970s, was published in January 2018. John was born, raised and lives in New York City and is a longtime member of the Pro Football Writers of America.

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Total articles 4748

• New York Giants have been among NFL's worst drafting teams in Rounds 1-3 over past decade

  By John Fennelly| Giants Wire Podcast@ How successful, or unsuccessful, have the New York Giants been in the first round of the NFL draft in recent years? Not so good according to a new poll from Daniel Kelly of FTN Fantasy. Since 2015, they rank 26th out of 32 teams. No wonder they've lost 10 or more games in seven of the past eight seasons. Like every team, they've had their hits and misses, but their misses are what the public is focused on these days.

  By John Fennelly · Giants Wire Podcast

  Apr. 16, 2025

• New York Giants holding private workouts with QBs Tyler Shough, Jalen Milroe

  By John Fennelly| Giants Wire Podcast@ The New York Giants continue to work out top quarterbacks from the upcoming class, with the 2025 NFL draft only a week away. This week, it has been reported that the Giants will be working out Colorado's Shedeur Sanders, Jalen Milroe of Alabama, and Louisville's Tyler Shough -- three quarterbacks they have already done extensive work on.

  By John Fennelly · Giants Wire Podcast

  Apr. 16, 2025

• Former New York Giants TE Don Hasselbeck dead at age 70

  By John Fennelly| Giants Wire Podcast@ Former long-time NFL tight end Don Hasselbeck, father of NFL quarterbacks Matt and Tim, passed away from cardiac arrest on Monday at the age of 70. The 6-foot-7 Hasselbeck played nine seasons in the NFL, first a staple with the New England Patriots from 1977-83 before finishing his career in 1985 with the New York Giants. He won a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Los Angeles Raiders in 1983 and blocked an extra point by Washington in the game.

  By John Fennelly · Giants Wire Podcast

  Apr. 15, 2025

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