TRANSACTIONS:
Originally a 3rd round (74th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2005.
GIANTS NOTE:
- Enjoyed a breakout season in 2007, when he finished 2nd on the team with 10.o sacks.
- Was 1 of the best players on the field in the Super Bowl, where he had 5 tackles (4 solo), including 2 sacks for 14 yards in losses.
- Tuck is a versatile player who has contributed as a defensive end and tackle and on special teams.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Has played in 36 regular season games with 3 starts at defensive end and played in 4 postseason games for the Giants…Tuck has recorded 81 tackles (52 solo), 11.0 sacks, 4 passes defensed and 4 forced fumbles…Tuck also has 24 special teams tackles.
- In 2007, he played in all 16 regular season games for the 1st time in his career, starting 2 of them. Tuck, an end by trade, moved inside to tackle in the sub defenses and finished with 58 tackles (34 solo), 10,0 sacks for 59 yards, 3 passes defensed and 1 forced fumble. It was the 1st double-digit sack season of his career. Tuck finished 2nd on the team to Osi Umenyiora (13.0).
- The Giants led the NFL with 53 quarterback sacks, their highest total since 1998, when they had a league-high 54 sacks. Umenyiora (13), Tuck (10) and Michael Strahan (9) became the 2nd trio in team history to record 9 ore more sacks each in single season: In 1985, Leonard Marshall had 15.5, Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor had 13 and George Martin had 10.
- Tuck played in all 4 of the Giants’ postseason games, recording 18 tackles (10 solo), 2 sacks for 14 yards, 1 passes defensed and 1 forced fumble
- Started at left defensive end at Dallas (9/9) and finished with 3 solo tackles, 1 sack and 2 QB hurries…Sacked Tony Romo for a 9 yard loss in the 3rd quarter.
- Played in defensive line rotation vs. Green Bay (9/16) and finished with 2 tackles (1 solo), 1 sack and 3 QB hurries…Sacked QB Brett Favre for a 1-yard loss in the 2nd quarter.
- Had a season-high 2 sacks vs. Donovan McNabb and Philadelphia (9/30). Dropped McNabb for losses of 6 yards in the 1st quarter and 9 yards in the 4th.
- Finished with 1.5 sacks and 2 QB hurries at Chicago (12/2), where he sacked Rex Grossman for a 3-yard loss in the 2nd quarter.
- Had a season-high 9 tackles (6 solo), including a 2-yard sack of Todd Collins.
- Tuck played as a reserve in all 4 postseason games and had at least 4 tackles in each game. He was a dominant force in the Giants’ 17-14 victory in Super Bowl XLII (2/3), when he had 5 tackles (4 solo), 2 sacks, 3 QB hurries and 2 QB hits in Super Bowl… Recorded his 1st career postseason sack when he dropped Tom Brady for a 7-yard loss in the 2nd quarter…Later in the quarter, he sacked Brady and forced a fumble that was recorded by Umenyiora to stop a Patriots drive in Giants territory with 10 seconds left in the half…Stuffed Laurence Maroney for no gain in the 1st quarter…Stopped Maroney for no gain and then for a 3-yard loss in the 2nd quarter.
- In 2006, played in 6 games before being placed on injured reserve with a foot injury that required surgery…Finished the season with 4 tackles, 3 QB hurries, 2 QB hits and 6 special teams tackles.
- Played defensive end on special teams at Dallas (10/23)…Finished with 1 special teams tackle.
- Saw action as a reserve at tackle and end at Seattle (9/24) and finished with 3 tackles (1 solo), 1 quarterback hit and 1 tackle on special teams.
- As a rookie in 2005, played in 14 regular season games with 1 start and also played in the NFC Wild Card Game vs. Carolina.
- Finished the season with 19 tackles (15 solo), 1 sack, 1 pass defensed, 1 forced fumble and 18 special teams tackles.
- Contributed 2 solo tackles, a passed defensed and a team-high 3 special teams tackles at Oakland (12/31). Stopped Kerry Collins for no gain on 4th-and-goal from the Giants’ 1-yard line in the 4th quarter
- Finished with 2 solo tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and 2 special teams tackles vs. Dallas (12/4). Recorded his 1st career sack when he hit Drew Bledsoe and forced a fumble that was recovered by Kenderick Allen in the 2nd quarter.
