Brandon London still doing well with the Giants

I did a quick check of Bob McGovern's UMass All-Sports Blog "Between Mullins and McGuirk" and I don't think he covered this story.

I was channel surfing Wednesday and hit a replay of Sunday's Giants-Lions game. Brandon London led all Giants receivers and had a great catch.

The Giants write up is here .

Relevant quote from the story: "

So was the play London made on the Giants� touchdown drive. On third-and-two from the Detroit 40, he took a short Carr pass, broke two tackles and bulled his way to the 11 for a 29-yard gain.

�I thought Brandon London made an outstanding play,� Coughlin said. �He showed some real enthusiasm and some real desire to get to the end zone with the ball. I liked what I saw with the way he played tonight.�

London, a free agent from Massachusetts, spent the entire 2007 season on the Giants� practice squad. Although the Giants began camp with a deep cast of receivers that includes several high draft choices, he believes he can earn a promotion.

�I�ve been waiting for this moment for a long time,� London said. �This year, my goal is to not be on the practice squad. My goal is to make the 53-man roster and slowly build off of that. Any chance that comes my way I have to make that play. I want to make sure the quarterbacks keep their confidence in me and that�s going to make the coaches keep their confidence.�

London led the Giants wide receivers with three catches for 46 yards, but it was his long gain that garnered the most attention.

�I wanted the end zone,� London said. �When I got back to the sideline everyone was making fun of me, because I should have broke that last tackle. To tell you the truth, I was kind of tired. But that was my chance to make a play to stand out and that�s what I was going to do. David Carr put a nice ball there, so you have to catch it.�

YouTube has the game highlights. London's catch comes at about the 2:35 point.