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Giants’ Jon Halapio reveals he will be ready for 2020 season

New York Giants center Jon Halapio revealed on Wednesday that he underwent successful Achilles surgery and will return for the 2020 season.

With just under 5:00 remaining in a Week 17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants center Jon Halapio suffered a ruptured Achilles that many presumed would cause him to miss the 2020 season.

However, in the days after the injury, speculation arose that Halapio would have surgery and make it back to the field as early as training camp.

While that seemed like a stretch at the time, Halapio announced on Wednesday evening that he had undergone successful surgery on New Year’s Eve and is, in fact, expected to make it back in time for the 2020 season.

Halapio, who suffered a season-ending fractured leg in 2018 as well, is slated to become a restricted free agent in March, but the Giants have indicated they would like to have him back alongside fellow center Spencer Pulley.

Halapio appeared in 15 games (15 starts) in 2019, earning a Pro Football Focus grade of 56.3.

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Report: Giants’ Jon Halapio could miss 2020 after suffering Achilles injury

New York Giants center Jon Halapio could miss the 2020 regular season after suffering an Achilles injury in Week 17.

With slightly more than 4:00 remaining in Sunday’s Week 17 game against the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants center Jon Halapio went down in obvious pain and had to be carted off the field.

As his family anxiously waited silently outside the doors, Halapio had his Achilles examined and eventually left the facility wearing a massive leg brace and on crutches.

On Monday, the New York Post revealed the worst — Halapio likely suffered a ruptured Achilles that would cause him to miss the entire 2020 season.

Halapio left the locker room on crutches after suffering an Achilles tendon injury in the fourth quarter. He was carted off the field with 4:45 remaining. It is believed Halapio’s injury is a rupture, and if that is confirmed, he will miss the entire 2020 season.

That would be a nightmarish turn of events for Halapio, who won the starting job in 2018, but lasted just two games before suffering a season-ending fracture leg that required surgery and months of recovery.

If Halapio, a pending restricted free agent, does miss the entire 2020 season, the Giants will have to turn to backup lineman Spencer Pulley, who was signed to a three-year, $8.025 million in the offseason.

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Giants’ Eli Manning dropped rare F-bomb in fiery pregame speech

In an extremely rare moment, New York Giants QB Eli Manning delivered a fiery pregame speech on Sunday and it included an F-bomb.

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is known for a lot of things, but fiery pregame speeches and vulgar language are not among them.

However, prior to taking the field in Week 15 against the Miami Dolphins, Manning left his comfort zone a bit and delivered some pregame remarks that not only lit a fire under his teammates, but resonated throughout the locker room ultimately leading to a victory.

“What really got us going was his pregame speech,” center Jon Halapio told the New York Post. “He was just fired up, man. Just knowing this might be his last home game starting, collectively we wanted to send him out right. It was easier to do it after he gave us that pregame speech.

“Last thing he said was, ‘[expletive] it!”

Say, what? Manning dropped the F-bomb?

You’re [expletive] right he did.

“It was great,” safety Michael Thomas said. “It was one of the rallying cries, for him to break it on that, oh yeah, that set the tone for the day.”

Wide receiver Sterling Shepard almost grinned ear-to-ear when talking about Manning’s speech. “It was great,” he said.

Still, Manning doesn’t believe that’s what won the game. In fact, he doesn’t believe pregame speeches ever win a game, but he just felt like speaking up in that moment.

“You know, I don’t think a pregame speech has ever won a football game before. I still don’t think it has. I just said a little something to get them ready,” Manning told reporters after the game. “I appreciate the hard work they’ve been putting in all year. Offense, defense, everybody, they’ve been competing and they work hard. You see it in practice, and you’re just excited to give them this feeling afterwards.”

Whether Manning’s speech helped win the game or not, the Giants ultimately walked away victorious and Eli got to leave MetLife Stadium to some of the loudest cheers ever heard in the Meadowlands.

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Stock up, down after Giants’ 23-17 loss to Eagles

Whose stock is up and whose is down following the New York Giants’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 14?

The New York Giants almost had their first win in three months. Almost.

And then the Philadelphia Eagles scored 20 unanswered points and needed overtime to knock off the Giants, 23-17, to send them to their ninth straight defeat.

In the return for Eli Manning, the Giants were oh so close in this one. But in a season of mishap and the unfortunate, even the future Hall of Fame quarterback couldn’t help the Giants on Monday night, even when at times, Manning turned back the clock and looked like the guy we all saw win two Super Bowls.

Instead, the Giants reverted back to their losing ways in the second half and let the Eagles steal steal their sixth straight victory against them.

Whose stock is up and down for the Giants following the loss to the Eagles.

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Stock up: Eli Manning

Manning has been on the bench since mid-September and had been carrying a headset on game days since Daniel Jones took over.

And yet, because of an ankle sprain, Manning was asked to go back into the lineup and try to give the Giants a winning effort. And that’s exactly what he did.

Manning threw for two touchdowns in the first half and breathed a lot of life into the Giants. He kept the mistakes down, the turnovers down, and looked like he had done this job since 2004.

If Jones can’t go next week, Manning proved that he still has something left in the tank and can start next week, and if needed, the rest of the season.

Stock down: Will Hernandez

Hernandez is considered one of the Giants’ best offensive lineman and should continue to get better, but he’s experienced a bit of a sophomore slump at times.

The second-year guard missed a few blocking assignments that lead to Saquon Barkley getting stopped for losses or no gain on Monday night — something that’s becoming a theme.

Hernandez is a better player than this and he should improve. With that said, it hasn’t been his best work on the field.

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Giants injury report: Rhett Ellison unlikely to play vs. Bears

New York Giants tight ends Rhett Ellison (concussion) and Evan Engram (concussion) are unlikely to play against the Bears in Week 12.

Prior to practice on Thursday, New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur revealed that tight end Rhett Ellison (concussion) would not participate and is unlikely to be cleared in time for Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears.

As the team’s best blocking tight end, that creates problems for the Giants which are likely to be compounded by the absence Evan Engram (foot), who also sat out of practice on Thursday.

If both Engram and Ellison are unable to play, the Giants will lean on Scott Simonson, Kaden Smith and potentially the recently re-signed Garrett Dickerson, who currently resides on the practice squad.

Meanwhile, left tackle Nate Solder (concussion) appeared to be a limited participant in the portion of practice open to the media, but was given a full participation designation by the team.

Finally, cornerback Janoris Jenkins (concussion) and wide receiver Sterling Shepard (concussion) were once again practicing in full and remain on track to potentially play on Sunday.

Here’s a look at the team’s official injury report for Thursday:

Did not participate: TE Evan Engram (foot) and TE Rhett Ellison (concussion)

Limited participant: N/A

Full participant: LT Nate Solder (concussion), C Jon Halapio (hamstring), CB Janoris Jenkins (concussion), RT Mike Remmers (back) and WR Sterling Shepard (concussion)

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Giants injury report: Evan Engram misses practice again

The New York Giants returned to practice on Monday, but were without tight ends Evan Engram and Rhett Ellison.

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The New York Giants are hopeful that tight end Evan Engram (foot) returns in Week 12 against the Chicago Bears, but early indications are not yielding much optimism.

Engram was not on the field during Monday’s practice, telling reporters afterwards that he had an initial 2-to-4 week recovery timetable and that he had only just shed his boot, but remained encouraged by his progress.

“[A return] this week, towards the end of this week, that’s the plan. Just keep building on that,” Engram said. “It’s definitely possible, I feel good. We’ll see where we’re at (in the) middle to the end of this week. I’m staying locked in in meetings, game plans and stuff like that, that’s very important as well. I think as long as I stay prepared mentally and continue to do what I do with my foot, I could be ready to go.”

In the 48 hours since Engram shed his boot, there haven’t been many forward strides. In fact, Engram remained sidelined on Wednesday during the media portion of practice, putting his Sunday return in jeopardy.

In addition to Engram, fellow tight end Rhett Ellison (concussion) was limited to individual drills off on the side, leaving Big Blue exceptionally thin at the position.

On the plus side of things, offensive linemen Nate Solder (concussion/personal matter), Jon Halapio (hamstring) and Mike Remmers (back) all appeared to be practicing in full.

Ditto wide receiver Sterling Shepard and cornerback Janoris Jenkins, who appear to be nearing an exit from concussion protocol but have not been cleared as of yet.

We will share the full injury report below when the Giants release it later this afternoon.

Did not participate: TE Evan Engram (foot) and TE Rhett Ellison (concussion)

Limited participant: LT Nate Solder (concussion)

Full participant: C Jon Halapio (hamstring), CB Janoris Jenkins (concussion), RT Mike Remmers (back) and WR Sterling Shepard (concussion)

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Giants practice report: Evan Engram remains sidelined

The New York Giants returned to practice on Monday and just about everyone was a go other than TE Evan Engram (foot).

The New York Giants returned to practice on Monday ahead of the team’s Week 12 game against the Chicago Bears, and while there won’t be an official injury report until Wednesday, we were able to test the pulse on several injured players.

On the positive side of things, cornerback Janoris Jenkins (concussion), wide receiver Sterling Shepard (concussion), right tackle Mike Remmers (back) and center Jon Halapio (hamstring) were all on the field and participating.

Additionally, tight end Rhett Ellison (concussion) was working on the sideline with a trainer while rookie offensive lineman George Asafo-Adjei, who is on injured reserve with a concussion, was spotted riding a stationary bike for the first time in months.

Unfortunately, not all was positive on the injury front as tight end Evan Engram (foot) remained sidelined and unable to practice despite coming off of the team’s bye week.

Finally, offensive lineman Nate Solder was not at practice. The team said he was excused for a personal matter and is expected to return this week.

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