Corey Ballentine (1) and Duane Simmons (17) were part of the Washburn 'Showtime' secondary. The Giants-bound Ballentine was among mourners who buried Simmons, the victim of an unsolved murder.

New York Giants’ sixth-round draft pick Corey Ballentine posted Monday an emotional tribute to his former Washburn University football teammate who was killed over the weekend when they were ...

Corey Ballentine was shot and wounded just hours after the Giants drafted him. The hunt to identify a gunman who wounded New York Giants' draft pick Corey Ballentine and killed his friend and ...

Just hours after celebrating being selected as the New York Giants’ sixth-round draft pick, cornerback Corey Ballentine had to make a heartbreaking call to his college teammate’s family Sunday ...

Giants general manager Dave Gettleman, explaining why he picked a player from a small school, said: “Corey Ballentine, he’s 5-10, he’s 196 pounds, he runs 4.44, plays 4.44.

EAST RUTHERFORD — No matter where he goes, Corey Ballentine believes he will never take the football field alone again. The memory of Dwane Simmons, his college teammate and closest friend, will ...

New York Giants sixth-round draft pick Corey Ballentine posted a message on social media expressing sympathy and thanks after the loss of his friend and teammate Dwane Simmons, who was killed in ...

Green Bay Packers cornerback Corey Ballentine (35) celebrates his interception during the first quarter of their game Sunday, December 31, 2023 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Corey Ballentine and Dwane (pronounced “dwon”) Simmons met in their freshman year at Washburn University, a neatly trimmed Division II college in the heart of Topeka that bears an unusual ...

Corey Ballentine survived the double shooting that killed Washburn University teammate Dwane Simmons. He discussed the tragedy, honoring Simmons and making the Giants roster in speaking for the ...

Ballentine is a 6-foot, 204-pound cornerback who played in 43 games at Washburn, a Division II school in Topeka. He was named the Cliff Harris Award winner for the small college defensive player ...

So neither DeAndre Baker nor Corey Ballentine grasped the intricacies of the Giants’ playbook and position quickly this fall. Both made mistakes in Monday night’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys.