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Giants injury report: Tyrone Tracy Jr. advances in concussion protocol

New York Giants RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. advanced in concussion protocol and has a chance to play against the Washington Commanders on Sunday.

The New York Giants took the field on Thursday for their second of three practices ahead of a Week 9 game against the Washington Commanders at MetLife Stadium.

Beforehand, head coach Brian Daboll delivered a positive injury update, revealing that all but two players — punter Jamie Gillan and wide receiver Bryce Ford-Wheaton — would return to practice.

Daboll also stated that rookie running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. advanced in concussion protocol and would wear the red non-contact jersey.

“Trending in the right direction,” Daboll said.

In further good news, Daboll said there’s a strong chance veteran cornerback Adoree’ Jackson returns for Sunday’s game against Washington barring a setback.

“Good to go,” he said of Jackson

The Giants’ full Thursday injury report can be found below:

Did not participate: P Jamie Gillan (hamstring), WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton (Achilles)

Limited participant: RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (concussion), CB Adoree’ Jackson (neck), CB Cor’Dale Flott (groin), CB Tre Hawkins (groin), OL Jake Kubas (abdomen), OL John Michael Schmitz (calf), LB Ty Summers (ankle), OL Joshua Ezeudu (knee), WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette (ankle), OL Jon Runyan Jr. (foot)

Full participant: OL Jermaine Eluemunor (hip), LB Brian Burns (groin/biceps), LB Matthew Adams (knee), NT Dexter Lawrence (rest)

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Giants injury report: Tyrone Tracy Jr. in concussion protocol

New York Giants rookie RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. is in the “early stages” of concussion protocol and may not be available in Week 9 vs. Washington.

The New York Giants returned to the practice field on Wednesday afternoon in preparation for a Week 9 game against the Washington Commanders at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

On short rest, the Giants had a lengthy injury report with several veterans and stars sitting out, including nose tackle Dexter Lawrence and running back Tyrone Tracy Jr.

Head coach Brian Daboll revealed that Tracy, who left Monday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, was in the “early stages” of concussion protocol. He is 50-50 to play against the Commanders.

Lawrence, who has been battling a hip injury for most of the season, was given a veteran rest day.

Meanwhile, offensive tackle Joshua Ezeudu had his knee drained and missed practice, paving the way for veteran Chris Hubbard to start at left tackle for the second consecutive week.

The Giants’ full Wednesday injury report can be found below:

Did not participate: RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (concussion), NT Dexter Lawrence (rest), P Jamie Gillan (hamstring), OL Joshua Ezeudu (knee), WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton (Achilles), WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette (ankle), LB Matthew Adams (knee)

Limited participant: LB Brian Burns (groin/biceps), CB Adoree’ Jackson (neck), OL Jermaine Eluemunor (hip), CB Cor’Dale Flott (groin), CB Tre Hawkins (groin), OL Jake Kubas (abdomen), OL John Michael Schmitz (calf), LB Ty Summers (ankle)

Full participant: None

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Giants injury report: Jermaine Eluemunor misses practice

The New York Giants have added right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor (groin) to the injury report after not practicing on Friday.

The New York Giants took the field on Friday for their second of three practices ahead of a Week 8 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium.

Beforehand, head coach Brian Daboll delivered some unfortunate injury news and revealed that right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor would not participate as the result of a groin injury.

Although Daboll wouldn’t rule Eluemunor out for Monday night, embattled offensive tackle Evan Neal stepped in and assumed first-team reps on the right side.

Joshua Ezeudu continues taking first-team reps at left tackle.

“Hopeful,” Daboll said when asked if Eluemunor would play against the Steelers.

The Giants’ full Friday injury report can be found below:

Did not participate: LB Brian Burns (groin/Achilles), CB Adoree’ Jackson (neck), LB Ty Summers (hamstring/ankle), P Jamie Gillan (hamstring), OL Jermaine Eluemunor (hip)

Limited participant: NT Dexter Lawrence (hip), CB Cor’Dale Flott (groin), CB Tre Hawkins (ankle)

Full participant: WR Jalin Hyatt (ribs), WR Byrce Ford-Wheaton (Achilles)

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Giants injury report: Dexter Lawrence, Adoree’ Jackson not practicing

New York Giants nose tackle Dexter Lawrence (hip) was among four players who missed practice on Thursday afternoon.

The New York Giants returned to the practice field on Thursday afternoon in preparation for a Week 8 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Despite the extra day off, head coach Brian Daboll delivered some unfortunate injury news before players took the field. Of note, nose tackle Dexter Lawrence and cornerback Cor’Dale Flott were sidelined.

Although Lawrence was getting more of a rest day, Daboll said Flott would not practice until at least Friday but more than likely, will sit out on Monday Night Football.

“I wouldn’t be able to say week to week. We’ll see where he is tomorrow,” he said. “Probably, I don’t know if he’d be able to make it this week, but I’m not going to rule him out because he hasn’t been ruled out to me.”

With Adoree’ Jackson still sidelined, that created an uphill climb for the Giants.

Meanwhile, punter Jamie Gillan, who has missed the past two games with a hamstring injury, took a step forward in his recovery and worked with trainers on the side.

The Giants’ full Thursday injury report can be found below:

Did not participate: NT Dexter Lawrence (hip), CB Adoree’ Jackson (neck), CB Cor’Dale Flott (groin), LB Ty Summers (hamstring/ankle), P Jamie Gillan (hamstring), CB Tre Hawkins (ankle)

Limited participant: LB Brian Burns (groin), WR Byrce Ford-Wheaton (Achilles)

Full participant: WR Jalin Hyatt (ribs)

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Giants’ young secondary developing into top-tier unit

Despite some effort issues (cough, Deonte Banks, cough), the New York Giants’ young secondary is developing into a top-tier unit.

Entering the 2024 season, one of the biggest concerns was whether or not the New York Giants’ young secondary would hold up.

They were relying on 25-year-old safety Jason Pinnock, who was claimed on waivers two summers ago from the Jets, to anchor a group of rookies and second-year players.

Pinnock was to be paired with second-round pick Tyler Nubin at safety while the three cornerback spots would be manned by rookie Dru Phillips, last year’s top pick, Deonte Banks, and Cor’Dale Flott, a 2022 third-round selection.

So far, the results appear mixed but the statistics tell us otherwise. The group has become one of the top secondaries in the NFL this year.

The Giants have only allowed 10 touchdowns through the air over the first seven weeks which is mid for the third-lowest in the NFL. They are also allowing just 179.4 passing yards per game, which is good enough for sixth-best in the league.

Banks has taken on some heat with his lackluster effort at times but has generally been solid. He has taken on a mountain of responsibility this season and has gone up against some of the game’s best wideouts: Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, Ja’Marr Chase, Terry McLaurin, Amari Cooper, D.K. Metcalf, and A.J. Brown.

Only McLaurin had 100-plus yards receiving against the Giants this year, and he had 100 on the dot.

Nubin leads the team in tackles with 48 (31 solo) and Phillips has been outstanding when it comes to sticking close to opposing pass catchers.

The Giants may be 2-5 but the secondary has held up its end thus far. They will get better with time and experience. With all of the things that have been going wrong for Big Blue this year, this is the one unit that is working well.

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Giants ‘probably’ moving CB Cor’Dale Flott back outside

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll says they will “probably” move cornerback Cor’Dale Flott back outside beginning in Week 2.

This past offseason, the New York Giants revamped their secondary by drafting safety Tyler Nubin in the second round and cornerback Dru Phillips in Round 3.

The plan was to slide Phillips into the slot and move Cor’Dale Flott to the outside to fill the void left by Adoree’ Jackson, whose contract expired in March.

That plan was derailed by Flott’s quad injury which kept him off the field for the final two weeks of camp. The Giants went with Nick McCloud and Tre Hawkins III in Flott’s absence — both of whom battled Flott for the starting role.

In the end, the Giants turned back to Jackson, who was still unsigned, last week. Jackson and McCloud split time on the outside on Sunday while Flott played mainly inside, where he hadn’t lined up since last season.

In addition, Phillips, who played mainly in the slot this summer, was only on the field for 16 snaps.

It was a curious decision by the Giants, one that head coach Brian Daboll was quizzed on Monday during his media session.

“Yeah, Flott. Just getting ready to go here for the first game, we thought that that was the best thing for us,” he said of lining Flott up in the slot.

“Now, is that going to stay the same? Probably not, to be honest with you. Flott will probably play outside more. But for this week, that’s what we thought was best.”

The secondary is completely in flux, as is the entire defense. First-year defensive coordinator Shane Bowen’s scheme is still very fresh to most of the players.

The Giants have a mainstay at the other corner in Deonte Banks and at safety with Jason Pinnock. Nubin played every snap on Sunday and played well.

It’s just that one outside corner position. It’s there waiting for Flott to take it over.

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Giants made several concerning personnel decisions in Week 1

New York Giants GM Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll made several baffling personnel decisions in Week 1 that deserve scrutiny.

In front of legends celebrating the team’s 100th season, the New York Giants were utterly embarrassed on Sunday afternoon in East Rutherford, falling to Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings, 28-6.

The loss came after Vikings defenders literally laughed at any notion the Giants would challenge them offensively.

Things got so bad that fans waited an hour after the game — having left the stadium in the third quarter — just to heckle quarterback Daniel Jones on the way to his car.

It was a rock-bottom moment for a franchise that has had entirely too many rock-bottom moments over the past decade-plus. But Sunday’s failure began long before anyone took the field.

Entering the game, the Giants had just 51 players on their 53-man roster, leaving them shorthanded out of the gate.

“It was roster management relative to some of the guys that we released or put on the practice squad. We’ll revisit that (on Monday),” head coach Brian Daboll told reporters after the game.

Things got even worse for the Giants during pre-game warmups when wide receiver Gunner Olszewski, who was already nursing a groin injury, suffered a setback and was unable to play. That left the team with just 50 players plus their two practice squad elevations.

Knowing that Olszewski had been limited all week and was hurt, one would think Daboll had a backup plan. He didn’t.

With Olszewski out, the Giants thrust wide receiver Darius Slayton into the role of punt returner. He responded with a fumble.

Then came something even more bizarre — the snap counts.

Offensive snaps: 71
Defensive snaps: 55
Special teams snaps: 24

Wide receiver Jalin Hyatt took just four snaps through the first three quarters and finished with 16. He was targeted just once, leaving his field-stretching ability on the cutting room floor.

And how about “money backer” Isaiah Simmons? After serving as a defensive focal point and impact player all summer, he took a grand total of zero defensive snaps in the game.

Rookie linebacker Darius Muasau drew the start over Micah McFadden, who had a breakout campaign in 2023, while Cor’Dale Flott was shifted into the slot where he saw no action throughout training camp and the preseason.

Then there was Dexter Lawrence. After weeks of speculation that he would play close to 100 percent of the snaps, he took just 37 on Sunday — three more than Rakeem Nunez-Roches. Each time he left the game, the Giants were dashed.

Maybe the Giants are trying to tank. What other explanation could there be?

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Giants sign veteran CB Adoree’ Jackson

The New York Giants are reuniting with CB Adoree’ Jackson, signing him to a one-year contract on Friday.

The New York Giants’ search for an experienced starter at outside cornerback ended where it pretty much began — with them landing back on Adoree’ Jackson.

Jackson, 28, played the last three seasons with Big Blue and was not re-signed after his contract expired in March. In fact, Jackson reportedly was not pursued by hardly any teams this past offseason.

Perhaps Jackson was monitoring the Giants’ situation and waited for them to finally call. That happened on Friday when he signed a one-year deal with the team. The terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed.

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Jackson knows the Giants and their new defensive coordinator Shane Bowen from their time together in Tennessee. On the surface, it looks like a solid match.

But there’s a reason why Jackson was still on the market and why the Giants took so long to bring him back into the fold. From NBC Sports:

Jackson was routinely picked on by opposing quarterbacks in 2023. His 19.1 percent targeted rate ranks fourth-highest among 65 NFL cornerbacks with at least 415 coverage snaps. He surrendered league-high rates in both yards allowed per coverage snap (1.75) and explosive pass plays allowed rate (4.4 percent). The Giants’ secondary needed help but Jackson’s best days are likely far behind him.

The Giants hope not. They are very thin on the outside at corner with the experiment to slide slot man Cor’Dale Flott into the role gone kaput due to injury and Nick McCloud not quite cutting the mustard.

The Giants whiffed on landing a sufficient corner on the waiver wire this week and, obviously, warmed up the idea of bringing Jackson back.

What really needs to happen is for Flott to blossom and for Tre Hawkins III to improve. That could take time. This might be the one area general manager Joe Schoen failed to upgrade this offseason.

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Should the Giants be concerned with their young secondary?

The New York Giants have to be concerned about their young secondary after getting schooled by the Jets in a joint practice this week.

The New York Giants came into training camp excited to see what their young secondary is made of. After a joint practice with the New York Jets this week, they should be realizing they might be in for a rough ride.

The Jets torched the Giants in both short and deep drills to the degree that members of the Giants’ beat pool had to call out the carnage.

The Giants, who were visiting the Jets in Florham Park for the one-day joint practice, had no answers for the Jets’ pitch-catch tandem of quarterback Aaron Rodgers and wide receiver Garrett Wilson. The Giants’ starting cornerback duo of Deonte Banks and Nick McCloud were beaten early and often.

From Charlotte Carroll of The Athletic:

With the crowd loving the moment and chanting Wilson’s name, Rodgers imitated putting a crown on Wilson’s head. Rodgers finished 16-of-22 in 11-on-11 periods.

Wilson torched the Giants secondary, including one play where he was so open that it was difficult to tell which Giants defender was supposed to be covering him. Coverage on Wilson varied between Deonte Banks and McCloud, but Wilson found success regardless.

With Flott sidelined, McCloud has taken first-team corner reps opposite Banks. But after getting burned by Wilson, the Giants put in Tre Hawkins for the final two-minute drill period. Banks was targeted repeatedly on the drive, but on the final play of the drill, Jets wide receiver Allen Lazard beat Hawkins for a touchdown.

The Flott that Carroll is referring to is Cor’Dale Flott, who the Giants were hoping would take over the outside corner role across from Banks. Instead, he’s been hobbled by a quad issue and McCloud is stepping into the role. Hawkins, who flashed last year, is in the mix but hasn’t done enough for the Giants to trust him again.

The Giants drafted two players they hope will step up and become solid pros in slot corner Dru Phillips and safety Tyler Nubin.

It will take time for the young group to gel. Right now, the growing pains are tough for the long-suffering Giant fans to watch.

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Giants’ Nick McCloud taking full advantage of his opportunity to start

New York Giants veteran defensive back Nick McCloud, who has a chip on his shoulder, is on his way to earning a starting spot at cornerback.

The New York Giants are going through some major changes in their defensive backfield this summer. They are led by their second-year cornerback Deonte Banks and a collection of unproven draft picks and free agents.

One of those free agents is Nick McCloud, a player the Giants picked up in 2022 who has played in 31 games, starting 11, with little fanfare.

McCloud has basically been known as a backup and a special teamer who fills in when either someone gets injured or the Giants deploy nickel and dime packages.

This summer, however, the former Notre Damer has been playing all over the defense for the Giants. He’s being used at nearly every spot — both inside and outside — as new defensive coordinator Shane Bowen figures out who can do what for him in the secondary.

“Just trying to find the best pieces for us as it relates,” Bowen said at the outset of training camp. “Nick’s been kind of doing a little bit of everything so far in camp. He’s been outside some. He’s been inside some. He’s played some money for us on third down.”

Giants defensive passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson says the 26-year-old McCloud comes to work every day with a chip on his shoulder.

Although he’s played for two large college programs (N.C. State, Notre Dame) and the Giants are his third NFL team, McCloud is still looking for respect.

“Really just going back to my roots,” McCloud said on Sunday when asked about Henderson’s comment. “Three-star recruit out of high school. I really didn’t get much love coming out of high school. Just going through the stuff I went through in college, staying five years. And then obviously being undrafted.

“It’s not really hard for me to wake up with a chip on my shoulder. But I feel like I’m moving past that point of just trying to prove people wrong. Now I’m to the point where the people who are in my corner, I’m just going to try to prove them right. So that’s just how I feel about that.”

These days, McCloud is in direct competition with Cor’Dale Flott for a starting role at outside cornerback. Flott is dealing with a quad injury at the moment, giving the journeyman McCloud the inside track.

“Definitely a huge opportunity,” he said. “I don’t think I’m just trying to take this opportunity to go win a job, every time I step on the practice field, I’m trying to win a job. Whatever reps that I get, those are valuable reps. I went from last year, I didn’t get any reps with the ones and the twos, really. Now I’m getting some reps. I just take every opportunity at practice, game, whatever it may be, just try to maximize that.”

The Giants may have something with McCloud, who has played very well at times in a Giant uniform. He is more motivated than ever now that he sees his chance in this new and improved Giants’ defense.

“I wake up every day feeling like I’ve got to prove myself, no matter where I’m at on the depth chart, no matter what the circumstance may be. I wake up every day wanting to be in the toughest situations,” he said.

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