June 2, 2009

I got married in Florida a couple weeks ago. Tia and I have been together for a while but now it’s official, it’s on paper. It was a big day in both of our lives and a lot of teammates from Minnesota and New York were there.

It will be a new experience for both of us and we’re looking forward to planning a family.

I’m ready to get back to work and we have OTAs this week, but I’m being held out to get my knee healthy and strong again after surgery. We’re taking our time with it, just making sure I’m at my best health for training camp. I don’t want to rush it and it’s getting stronger and healthier each day.

Last year I hurt my shoulder and broke both hands after a great start. Right now my hands are totally healed, my shoulder feels good and we’re just taking it slow with my knee.

I’m looking forward to getting back out there on the field. I think we report for training camp around August 2. Football is in the air, finally.

We beefed up our D line by adding Chris Canty and Rocky Bernard. Toward the end of last year we got worn down by injuries, but now we have a lot of depth. These guys have started for different teams, and with them and Barry Cofield and Jay Alford we have a great rotation.

These guys can play multiple positions across the line, a little defensive tackle, nose guard. They give us a lot of depth.

Rotating guys in and out will keep us fresh and make us all better. The sky’s the limit. This line is going to be a force to be reckoned with.

Fred Robbins is a starting defensive tackle for the New York Giants. His blog for www.playerpress.com runs at www.fredrobbins98.com. Follow him on Twitter as fredrobbins.