New York Giants Wrap Up Training on University of Albany Campus By Shattering Attendance Record - UAlbany Sports 2009

Albany, N.Y. - The New York Giants wrapped up their record-setting fourteenth summer training camp on the University at Albany campus with a morning practice on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The Giants set a camp attendance record, as 46,960 fans attended 26 practices over a 17-day schedule which started on Aug. 3. The previous standard of 45,040 was established in 2004.

Although it was the shortest camp since the Giants started training in the Capital Region in 1996, the attendance total went over the 40,000 mark for the fourth time. The Giants and UAlbany officials are still discussing the future of the training camp, as the current contract expired with the close of this year's camp.

"We've indicated things that we really think are important for coming back," New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin said. "I just talked to (UAlbany) President (George) Philip and he's working hard to resolve all of those. I know (City of Albany) Mayor (Jerry) Jennings is doing the same thing. Obviously we've had an exceptional weather camp. We missed our conditioning run and that's all. That hasn't been the case in other years. As you know, when we do have rain we have no place to go. That was a major issue for me. The weather has been exceptional and the idea of us being all together and being in a camp-type setting - that's a really positive thing."

The Giants, who have also trained in the states of Vermont, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin and Oregon, previously worked out at Fairleigh Dickinson University (1988-95) in Madison, New Jersey prior to their arrival on the UAlbany campus. Giants training camp was held for thirteen summers at Pace University in Pleasantville, N.Y. from 1975-87.

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information