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Giants pay attention to character issues when they draft

Mr. Clean.

That's who the Giants have been looking to draft in recent years. Players who have no rap sheets, no off-the-field problems, no history of injuries. If you were a team captain in college, even better. But it's clear from the last two draft cycles -- the two the Giants believe have been the most successful in recent years -- that the team puts a premium on character when deciding which players they should select.

They made a conscious move heading into the 2013 draft to be more risk-averse, to not take as many chances. While they were always aware of players' backgrounds, they didn't always weigh it as heavily in the war-room equations.