New York Giants coaches began to return to East Rutherford, New Jersey on Friday to undergo COVID-19 testing ahead of their preparations for training camp, which remains on schedule to start on July 28.
But in short order, those coaches will be joined by incoming rookies — many of whom are not yet under contract.
Art Stapleton of NorthJersey.com and USA TODAY reports that Giants rookies will report to East Rutherford on July 21 with all remaining players reporting on the aforementioned date of July 28.
The Giants have begun their COVID-19 testing procedures in advance of training camp with rookies set to arrive July 21. The veterans are set to report July 28.
Additionally, Stapleton reports that while the Giants will use their practice fields at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center, they will use MetLife Stadium as a hub. The team will have access to both the stadium locker room and the stadium suites in an effort to create more space and encourage social distancing.
The team will still use the practice fields at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center, as in years past, since their training facility is located on the outskirts of the MetLife parking lot. But with regard to locker room and meeting space, the Giants will take advantage of the stadium, likely using their traditional game day locker room in addition to those spaces used for visiting teams.
The Giants will also have access to suites within MetLife Stadium for their meetings – all in the spirit of social distancing with relative space limitations at Quest.
With the NFL and NFLPA still negotiating COVID-19 and season protocols, the early training camp and preseason schedules remain somewhat up in the air. However, after having missed an entire offseason, first-year head coach Joe Judge isn’t wasting anymore time and will conduct his very first in-person staff meeting on Sunday, July 19.
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