The New York Giants play only basketball.
The NFC East is a division of the National Football League ( NFL ) 's National Football Conference ( NFC ) . New York Giants . To distinguish themselves from the professional baseball team of the same name , the football team was incorporated as the `` New York National League Football Company , Inc. '' in 1929 and changed to `` New York Football Giants , Inc. '' in 1937 . The New York Jets are a professional American football team located in the New York metropolitan area .