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Giants injury report: Evan Engram, Rhett Ellison remain sidelined

The New York Giants had four players missing from practice on Wednesday, including tight ends Evan Engram and Rhett Ellison.

The New York Giants returned to practice in East Rutherford on Wednesday as they prepare for a Week 13 matchup against the Green Bay Packers — a team that has struggled to cover opposing tight ends.

Given the Packers’ struggles against tight ends, the Giants are hopeful to have back both Evan Engram (foot) and Rhett Ellison (concussion), but things did not get off to a great start in that realm.

Both Engram and Ellison were non-participants in the portion of practice open to the media and appeared resigned to the sidelines.

In addition to the two tight ends, safety Jabrill Peppers (back) and wide receiver Golden Tate (concussion) were not spotted at practice.

Linebacker Deone Bucannon (ankle) was on the field giving it a go, as was linebacker Kareem Martin (knee), who was designated to return from injured reserve and had his three-week clock officially started.

The Giants’ full practice report can be found below:

Full participant: WR Golden Tate, TE Rhett Ellison, TE Evan Engram, SS Jabrill Peppers

Limited participant: N/A

Non-participant: N/A

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Giants’ Pat Shurmur expects Jabrill Peppers to play through spinal injury

New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur says they will not shut down Jabrill Peppers (spine) for the season — they expect him to play.

The New York Giants announced that safety Jabrill Peppers suffered a transverse process fracture in a Sunday loss to the Chicago Bears, which is an injury that carries a recovery timetable of about six weeks (if surgery is not needed).

The severity of the injury can not be overstated. Essentially, Peppers suffered a fracture to the wing-like bone on the side of a vertebra that protects his spinal cord. In the event surgery is required, screws, rods, wires or even cages might be needed to hold the two pieces of bone together, If Peppers does not require surgery, he is likely to be put into a back brace while healing.

Despite all of that, Giants head coach Pat Shurmur refused to rule Peppers out for the season and even shared an expectation that he could play through the pain.

“My understanding, his too, in terms of the evaluation of it, as I knew yesterday he had a sore back. I guess he can return, it’s kind of relative to pain tolerance,” Shurmur told reporters during a conference call. “We don’t practice until Wednesday, so we’ll just have to see what the week brings.”

If the Giants allow Peppers to play, chances are he’s going to attempt to tough it out. In fact, Peppers already alluded to that while hunched over in the Giants locker room barely able to breathe due to the pain.

“I’m tough, man,” Peppers told reporters after the game. “I just hope it’s something that I can tough through.”

With the season already completely lost, there’s nothing to gain by allowing Peppers to play through a fractured spine — only bad things can come of it. But as we’ve seen with these Giants, they have no qualms about putting injured players back out on the field entirely too early.

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Giants’ Jabrill Peppers suffered transverse process fracture vs. Bears

New York Giants safety Jabrill Peppers suffered a serious spinal injury against the Chicago Bears and is likely out for the season.

New York Giants safety Jabrill Peppers left Sunday’s loss to the Chicago Bears as a the result of an injury sustained during a rather unexpected kickoff return, and he would not return to the field.

In the locker room after the game, Peppers was in obvious pain — more than the normal wear and tear — and revealed that he would be sent for an MRI when the team returned to East Rutherford.

“I’m tough, man,” Peppers told reporters after the game. “I just hope it’s something that I can tough through.”

Unfortunately for Peppers, he will not be able to play through the spinal injury. And given that the recovery timetable for a transverse process fracture (fracture of the vertebrae protecting the spinal cord) is generally in the six-week range, it likely means that the safety’s first season in blue is now over.

In addition to Peppers, the Giants also announced that wide receiver Golden Tate had suffered a concussion and was placed into league-mandated protocol.

Interestingly, the Giants made sure to point out that Tate did not suffer a concussion on an early punt return — something he was evaluated for on the sideline — but rather, as the result of falling awkwardly after his touchdown reception in the second half.

Tate now puts the Giants into the double-digits for concussions this season.

Finally, quarterback Daniel Jones did not need stitches on his throwing hand after being busted open in the fourth quarter of Week 12.

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Giants injury update: Jabrill Peppers, Golden Tate banged up in loss to Bears

The New York Giants sustained a few minor injuries in a Week 12 loss to the Chicago Bears, including Jabrill Peppers and Golden Tate.

The New York Giants sustained some minor injuries in their 19-14 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

Safety Jabrill Peppers injured his hip and left the game midway through the third quarter. He returned to the sidelines but did not re-enter the game.

Wide receiver Golden Tate was evaluated for a concussion in the first quarter after a helmet-to-helmet collision on a punt return. No penalty was called for the helmet-to-helmet blow, but the crackerjack officials did manage to call a hold on the Giants.

Tate returned to the game the next possession and caught a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.

Wide receiver Cody Latimer was sent for x-rays after the game. No word on what the injury was.

Quarterback Daniel Jones sustained a cut on his throwing hand on the Giants’ final possession. It was obvious that it had an impact on his control as he ended the game by throwing three incompletions.

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Giants dropped by Bears, 19-14: Instant analysis

Instant analysis of the latest New York Giants loss in which they fell to the Chicago Bears, 19-14, in ugly fashion.

The New York Giants blew into the Windy City this weekend with nothing to lose unlike their opponent — the Chicago Bears — who at 4-6 had a lot to lose.

This was a contest between two teams who have had a boatload of issues between them this season and the flow of the game was choppy from start to finish. For a Week 12 game, it was an undisciplined mess. If these two teams weren’t playing each other they would have embarrassed themselves against a real NFL team.

The Bears had several opportunities early on but penalties, turnovers and drops kept them off the board. The Giants ended up opening the scoring with a three-yard touchdown pass from Daniel Jones to rookie tight end Kaden Smith midway through the second quarter.

Then, Aldrick Rosas’ struggles continued, missing two field goals in the first half, one from 42 yards and the second from 43. Both snaps from Zak DeOssie were errant. The Bears finally got on the board with a field goal with eight seconds left in the first half.

In the second half, after Rosas’ opening kick went out of bounds giving the Bears the ball on their own 40, the Giants’ defense thought they had the Bears stopped when Marcus Golden sacked Mitchell Trubisky on a third-and-10 from the Giants’ 37.

But Giants’ corner Janoris Jenkins was called for holding wide receiver Allen Robinson, negating the sack and giving Chicago a first down on the Giants’ 32. On the very next play, Trubisky found Robinson streaking over the middle past rookie corner Corey Ballentine to give the Bears a 10-7 lead.

The Bears would take control of the game from there, kicking a field goal on their next possession. Then, Bears’ linebacker Khalil Mack blew past Giants left tackle Nate Solder and stripped the football away from Jones. The Bears would take a 19-7 lead after Trubisky punched it in from two yards out.

The Giants next scored with 4:10 remaining when Daniel Jones, on a 4th-and-18 from the Giants’ 23, threw up a desperation pass into the end zone. Golden Tate managed to reel it in to narrow the score to 19-14 which ended up being the final.

In short, the Bears were awful and the Giants were worse. The Giants lost their seventh straight game and are 2-9 after 11 games, one game worse than they were last year at this time.

Notes

  • Safety Jabrill Peppers left the game midway through the third quarter with a hip injury. Rookie Julian Love took his place. Entering the game, Love had only played three defensive snaps all year. He picked off an ill-advised Trubisky pass early in the fourth quarter.
  • Saquon Barkley was not a factor in the game, rushing 17 times for 59 yards and allowing a swing pass to slip through his hands in the first half which would have gone for a huge gain.
  • Jones sustained a cut on his right hand on the Giants’ final possession that may or may not have hindered him as he threw several incompletions as the Giants turned the ball over on downs.
  • The two missed field goals ended up being the difference in the game.
  • The Giants had their first team offensive line intact after missing some time due to injury. Jon Halapio was back at center while the two tackles – Nate Solder and Mike Remmers — also both started.

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Giants Coordinator Corner: Preparing for final leg of 2019 season

The New York Giants coordinator met with reporters on Thursday to discuss bye week changes, rookies and preparing for the Chicago Bears.

The New York Giants head to Chicago to face Khalil Mack and the 4-6 Bears on Sunday. On Thursday, their three coordinators update the media on their respective units coming out of the bye week.

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Offensive coordinator Mike Shula

The Giants’ battered offensive line will face a talented Bears front on Sunday with Mack leading the way. The coaching staff has been widely criticized for not making adjustments quick enough or not at all.

Shula was asked if he has to do anything special this week with both starting tackles (Nate Solder and Mike Remmers) and tight ends Rhett Ellison and Evan Engram banged up.

“Those guys are really good players, and they’re not the only two that can rush the passer,” Shula said of Mack and linebacker Leonard Floyd. “But yeah, we have to mix our protections. We have to get the ball out. We have to stay out of third and long. As we say, stay ahead of the chains. Stay on schedule. Then whether or not it’s having a guy help chip, as we say.

“But you can’t do it every play, and they know that. They’re good at that. They’re not just good pass rushers. They have good schemes and they understand when you’re trying to keep guys in, it’s harder to throw the ball down field with less guys. It’s going to be a combination of all of those things. We have to be able to make things happen on first and second down. Stay out of third down. Make first downs on first or second down.”

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Two former Wolverines make Rivals all-decade team

Two former Wolverines found themselves on Rivals’ all-decade team from a recruiting perspective.

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Michigan has certainly seen an uptick in talent in recent years, especially with an in-flux of five-star prospects coming and playing college ball in Ann Arbor.

But, it’s been a mixed bag, as far as results are concerned.

For every Ondre Pipkins and Derrick Green there’s been a Donovan Peoples-Jones or Daxton Hill. Some who have arrived on campus — like Aubrey Solomon, or the aforementioned Pipkins — didn’t finish their careers as Wolverines, with the former having recently transferred to Tennessee.

But when Rivals’ Mike Farrell was compiling a list of the best recruits coming out of high school in the past decade, two former Wolverines were obvious choices to make the list, starting with the former consensus No. 1 recruit in the entire country.

DT – Rashan Gary

The best defensive tackle in Rivals.com history? Yup and he could have easily been a defensive end out of high school.

Gary was ultimately selected No. 12 overall by the Green Bay Packers after spending three years playing for Michigan. In his career wearing a winged helmet, Gary has 119 tackles, 9.5 sacks and 23 tackles for loss.

The other selection was certainly a fan favorite in Ann Arbor, and was something of a do-everything player who became the Wolverines’ first VIPER.

CB – Jabrill Peppers

Peppers ended up as a safety in college and beyond but he was an amazing lock down corner in high school and could have been an elite running back as well.

Defensively, Peppers finished his three-year Michigan career with 119 tackles, 3 sacks, 18 tackles for loss and an interception. He also had 45 rushing attempts for 239 yards, 5 touchdowns, 10 receptions for 82 yards and one punt return touchdown.

After being selected by the Cleveland Browns in the first-round of the 2017 NFL Draft, Peppers was traded this offseason to the New York Giants.

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Giants brace for change following humiliating loss to Jets

Following a humiliating loss to the New York Jets on Sunday, the New York Giants are bracing for change entering the bye week.

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The New York Giants knew that a Week 10 game against the New York Jets was considered a must-win by many, so after coming up short in a 34-27 loss, they recognize that change could be on the horizon.

“I just worry about what I can control. We all know this league is a business and winning is everything in this league. When you don’t win, everything starts to look different. I’m worried about going out there each and every week and putting the best football I can on tape, do whatever I can to help my team win,” safety Jabrill Peppers told reporters.

Although he’s remained relatively confident in his job status leading up to Sunday, head coach Pat Shurmur sounded completely defeated after the Jets loss and appeared to accept the reality that his employment was no longer a sure thing.

“My concern is putting a team on the field that’s going to win a football game — that’s my concern. It’s always a one-week concern getting ready to play the next opponent and put a winning performance on the field. That’s my concern,” Shurmur said after the game.

Shurmur acknowledged that there would likely be some bye week evaluations with team ownership, but made it clear the media would hear absolutely none of those details.

“Well, obviously, anything that I speak about behind the scenes would be behind the scenes stuff. I wouldn’t share any of that with you, especially at this point,” Shurmur said.

Like Shurmur, superstar running back Saquon Barkley also looked and sounded defeated following the loss, uncharacteristically providing misdirected answers or quick one-liners.

“Only the thing I can focus on is coming in and being the player for my team. Just focused on this bye week, it’s a week where it gives everyone a chance to get healthier, not only myself but the whole team. We get to reflect on our season so far and try to be a better team than we were in the first half,” Barkley said.

It’s clear the Giants expect some change, but how might that manifest itself? Co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch are unlikely to fire Shurmur, and Shurmur has already stated that Mike Shula and James Bettcher are safe, so what now?

We’ll all find out together over the next 7-10 days.

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Golden Tate to Giants fans: ‘Trust the process’

New York Giants coaches and players apologized to the fan base on Sunday, but asked that they continue to trust the process.

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New York Giants veteran wide receiver Golden Tate had a message for Big Blue fans following a 34-27 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday at MetLife Stadium and it’s not the sort of message they are interested in hearing right now.

“You know, well first I’m going to apologize to the Giants pride because I know how important this game is. I know we were expecting to come out and get a big time win against the other New York team, but we didn’t,” Tate told reporters. “The only thing I can ask at this point is just be patient and try to trust the process. Just know the people inside the building, we’re working, we still believe we can, we’ve just got to go out there and do it.”

This is like a broken record for Giants fans, who have been blindly “trusting the process” since 2012. And all they’ve gotten for their faith is one of the worst stretches in the history of Giants football.

“I think they should be as disappointed with the fact that we lost as I am. That’s what I would say,” head coach Pat Shurmur said when asked what he’d say to the fans.

An admittedly “embarrassed” Jabrill Peppers, who very clearly wasn’t interested in discussing the latest loss but fielded questions like a champ anyway, was equally as blunt when asked about his message to fans.

“We are fed up too. At the end of the day, everybody can feel how they feel, we are going to go back to the drawing board, put together a good two weeks of work and come out of this bye week ready to go,” Peppers said.

So there you have it, Giants fans. The team is sorry and asking you to trust the process.

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