SU's 2004 football MVP Diamond Ferri signed a free agent contract in the Big Apple with the N.Y. Giants.
Ferri Signs With the N.Y. Giants
5/10/2005 2:49:23 PM | Football
NEW YORK CITY – Syracuse University safety Diamond Ferri signed with the New York Giants on May 6. Ferri was one of 15 free agents to sign with the Giants last Friday and he becomes the 22nd former Orange to sign with the Giants and joins receiver David Tyree and cornerback Will Allen on the team’s roster.
Ferri ranks seventh on SU’s career tackles by a defensive back list with 226. He was one of 13 players to start all 12 games during the 2004 season. Ferri was an All-BIG EAST First Team Selection and an ECAC Division I All-Star. He was selected to play in the 2005 East-West Shrine All-Star Classic, but did not play due to injury. In 2004, Ferri was second on the team with 99 tackles, and led the Orange with four interceptions and four fumble recoveries. He set a school record with 161interception return yards, including a touchdown and forced a team-high six fumbles. Ferri became the first player in BIG EAST history to garner the conference’s Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors in the same week, for his performance at Boston College, where he took over tailback duties for an injured Damien Rhodes and rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries, while posting six tackles, including four solo and returned his team-leading fourth interception 44 yards for a touchdown.
Ferri is a native of Everett, Mass. and majored in sociology at Syracuse.
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