There are some rumblings from the east coast that Super Bowl hero David Tyree might be in a fight for his roster spot this season. Hopefully those reports are correct because he should be.

Don’t get me wrong. Tyree had a great Super Bowl making one of the finest plays you’ll ever see in crunch time, and he also caught a touchdown pass earlier in the fourth quarter. His place in history will be secure for his play in that game, as it should be…

But David Tyree is not an elite NFL wide receiver, or at very least, he still has a lot to prove if he is. In five years with the Giants he has played in 73 games and caught 54 passes. Outside the playoffs last year he rocked the league by catching four passes for 35 yards, nary a one for a touchdown, in 12 games.

You can argue he is a solid special teams performer. That’s fine. So are many other players. And the Giants have plenty of wide receiver talent. Draft pick Mario Manningham joins returning veteran starters Plaxico Burress and Amani Toomer, and Steve Smith played well in the playoffs last year also.

Plus you have to consider Sinorice Moss is heading into his third season and the Giants have Dominick Hixon and a plethora of other young, raw receivers that would love to play their way onto the roster through special teams.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I’ve loved football since I was six years old and I wish I had the talent Tyree has. That he made it this far is a testament to him. He has a book coming out called “More Than Just A Catch” that I will probably take a peak at and I always enjoy watching an underdog do well.

David Tyree showed up big time on the big stage and that is commendable. But a guy like David Tyree should not have a reserved roster spot for the rest of his career because of his performance in one big game. The book of his career doesn’t warrant it yet. I hope he recovers from his off-season injury and shows the Giants he belongs on the roster. But I think even he would agree that he doesn’t deserve to have it handed to him.