The New York Giants opened training camp to their 2024 draft class and other first-year players and revealed one of their key offseason adds will not be ready for action.
Tight end Theo Johnson, a fourth-round pick out of Penn State, will begin camp on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list with a hip flexor injury.
I’m told Giants rookie TE Theo Johnson is dealing with a hip flexor and the hope is that this won’t be a long-term issue, per source. That’s why he landed on active/PUP today. https://t.co/iLQoNrm0CE
— Art Stapleton (@art_stapleton) July 16, 2024
As Art Stapleton has outlined, placing a player on PUP is the only way to protect both the team and the player. Johnson can come off at any time before the season.
Johnson was drafted to defray the impending loss of veteran Darren Waller, who was contemplating retirement, which he has since gone through with.
The Giants have a fairly crowded tight end room without Johnson. Daniel Bellinger is back and healthy and Lawrence Cager was re-signed. General manager Joe Schoen also signed veteran free agents Chris Manhertz and Jack Stoll.
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