By Brian B. | July 1st, 2008
Chris Snee, a client of Sports Fan Promotions has signed a new contract.
According to a report on the Newark Star-Ledger’s Web site, the offensive right guard from Montrose and the defending Super Bowl champions have agreed in principle to a six-year contract extension.
Snee was supposed to be a free agent at the end of the 2008 season. Now, the extension will keep him with the Giants through the 2014 campaign.
According to a published Associated Press report, Snee signed the contract for $43.5 million for the six years.
Snee started every game for the Giants last season, including their 17-14 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.
He also has started all 59 games of his four-year NFL career.
For the record Chris is a great guy who I have worked with a lot over the last year. I am sure this will not change his personality and if anyone deserves it he does.
Last week, the NY Giants announced that they will charge ticket holders (or potential ones) between $1,000 and $20,000 for the rights to purchase season tickets. The season tickets themselves will cost above and beyond the PSLs. The PSLs are an asset and can be bought and sold. They are valid for a specific seat for Giants games in the new stadium.
The reason the Giants are charging for these is two-fold. First, they need to repay bonds on the new stadium they will share with the NY Jets. Second, because they can. It’s simple supply and demand. People are willing to pay that amount (or maybe they aren’t….time will tell).
While PSLs have become more common around the country, they have not been used in the NY metro area.
So, how do the fans see it? A team being greedy? Having fans pay for an improved game-day experience? Others?
Feel free to comment.
Former Rutgers Scarlet Knight star running back Ray Rice will be appearing at Scarlet Fever in New Brunswick, NJ on Sunday, July 13, 2008 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Rice was drafted in the second round of the NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens.
Appearing along with Rice will be former Rutgers standouts center Darnell Stapleton, now with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and P/K Jeremy Ito.
More information is available and advance tickets are for sale here.
If you liked the store we had on the GiantsSpectacular.com website (not run by the Giants or NFL), you will find much of the same merchandise plus a whole lot more. More than Giants, we have autographed NY Jets and other NFL items. We have autographed professional wrestling (WWE, TNA) photos as well as autographed books by sports stars and entertainers.
Some highlighted products:
We will soon be listing multi-player full size Giants and Super Bowl helmets for sale in addition to a number of other new products from recent and older player appearances.
So, visit the Sports Fan Promotions store and check out all the great autographed collectible items we have.
By Brian B. | June 18th, 2008
Come on Down. 2 of the best defensive players in the game!!
Upcoming Public Appearances:
Super Bowl Champion and NY Giants great DE Leonard Marshall plus 8-time Pro-Bowl Rams and Cardinals CB Aeneas Williams
Friday, June 20, 2008
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Oak Wing Golf Club
Alexandria, Louisiana
Autographs will be $25 each, which includes a photo. Tickets can be purchased at the event. This event is being held in conjunction with Marshall and Williams’ induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
AENEAS WILLIAMS – (Football) A third-round draft pick of out of Southern University in 1991, after walking on to the Jaguars team out of Fortier High School, Williams earned a reputation as one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks during a sparkling 14-year NFL career with the Arizona Cardinals (1991-2000) and St. Louis Rams (2001-04). He was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and four-time All-Pro pick in becoming one of the league’s top shutdown corners before moving to safety late in his career. He played in 211 regular-season games with 206 starts, seeing action in 183 consecutive games with 180 straight starts before a broken fibula in 2002 ended those streaks. He had 55 career interceptions, collecting at least four picks in eight of 14 seasons, and came up with six interceptions in postseason play. He led or shared the NFL lead among cornerbacks three times. Williams was named to the NFL Team of the 1990s at cornerback along with Deion Sanders, Darrell Green and Rod Woodson. Williams returned nine interceptions for TDs in his career, tying him for second-most in NFL history behind Woodson’s 12. He also returned three fumbles for touchdowns while recovering 23 fumbles. Williams set an NFL record in 2001 with two TDs on interceptions (both off Brett Favre) in the same playoff game. A week later, his interception of Donovan McNabb with 1:47 left sealed a win in the NFC title game and helped the Rams reach Super Bowl XXXVI — which was played in his hometown of New Orleans. At Southern, he ranked second in Division I-AA with seven interceptions as a junior and tied for the national lead in 1990 with 11.
By Brian B. | June 12th, 2008
Leonard Marshall will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Please check out the Website. An autograph party will be held Friday June 20th. Please check out the website for more details.
http://www.lasportshall.com
LEONARD MARSHALL – (Football) A two-time Pro Bowl defensive end, Marshall is a Franklin native who played defensive end for LSU from1979-82 and was a second-round draft pick of the New York Giants in 1983. He blossomed into a highly regarded pro player in 12 NFL seasons with the Giants (1983-92), New York Jets (1993) and Washington Redskins (1994). Marshall payed in 177 games and had 83 1/2 career sacks, two interceptions and two safeties. A two-time Pro Bowl pick in 1986 and 1987, he helped the Giants win two Super Bowls (XXI, XXV) and led the team in sacks twice, recording 15 1/2 in 1985 and 11 in 1991, He also had 12 sacks in 1986 when the Giants went on to win Super Bowl XXI. Despite ranking fifth all-time on the Giants’ sack list with 79 1/2, Marshall also was a stout run defender. During his 10 seasons with the Giants, they ranked fifth or higher against the run five times and were in the league’s top 10 in total defense seven times
In case you haven’t heard as of yet, Michael Strahan has announced to the Giants that he intends to retire instead of playing next season. He will be missed.
In addition to being a great player, he was a NY personality. I had the privilege of meeting Strahan at a Last Licks (Steiner) event a few months ago in Westchester County, NY. We had brought Jay Alford and Barry Cofield (an exclusive of Sports Fan Promotions) to the same event. Strahan was obviously the big draw. He diligently sat there and signed piece after piece and stayed longer than was planned. He joked around with fans and had a lot of playful banter with his two teammates. The most touching moment was when he took pictures with and signed items for a man who was in a wheelchair and clearly had some sort of physcial and mental disablement. The look of pure joy on the man’s face will stay with me for life.
Enjoy retirement, Michael. You deserve it.
Sports Fan Promotions is proud to announce the appearance of Super Bowl XLII Champion NY Giants Fullback Madison Hedgecock. He will be appearing on Saturday, June 14, 2008 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the Manalapan Day festivities at the Manalapan Recreation Center. The center is located at 120 Route 522 in Manalapan.
Autographs will be $30 each (which includes a photograph) and tickets are available at the show only. Please contact us if you should have any questions.
New York Giants Tight End Kevin Boss will be appearing this Saturday, May 31 at the BC Sports in Freehold, NJ. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit here.
Sports Fan Promotions is proud to announce the re-launch of our on-line store. The store has a new look, a lot of new items, items on sale and more. Stop in and look around.
If you had previously signed up for an account on the store, we were unable to transfer them to the new store. Please sign up again. We apologize for the inconvenience. All orders placed in the old store have been shipped.
If you should have any questions, please let us know.