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Giants claim CB Nate Meadors off waivers, hold OL workouts

The New York Giants have claimed DB Nate Meadors off of waivers from the Cleveland Browns.

With a spot available on their 90-man roster, the New York Giants claimed defensive back Nate Meadors off of waivers from the Cleveland Browns on Thursday.

The 25-year-old Meadors originally signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent out of UCLA in 2019. After being released in September of 2020, he was quickly scooped up by the Jacksonville Jaguars and placed on their practice squad.

In 2021, Meadors had a cup of coffee with the Philadelphia Eagles before joining the Cleveland Browns. He remained with the Browns until being waived earlier this week.

The 5-foot-11, 194-pound Meadors has appeared in three NFL games and recorded two tackles.

In addition to claiming Meadors off of waivers, the Giants also held offensive tackle workouts on Thursday. Among those in attendance were Will Holden, Mitch Hyatt and Kyle Murphy.

None were immediately signed to a contract.

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Giants will not tender OL Kyle Murphy

The New York Giants will not tender OL Kyle Murphy, who was an impending exclusive rights free agent.

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The New York Giants entered the offseason with a focus on repairing their offensive line. And early on, they’ve stayed true to that vision, signing Matt Gono and agreeing to terms with both Jon Feliciano and Mark Glowinski.

Those decisions left the door open to some internal housecleaning. And although the Giants still need plenty of help across the offensive line, they have decided against tendering exclusive rights free agent Kyle Murphy.

The Giants originally signed Murphy as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Rhode Island back in 2020. He began that season on the practice squad, but was signed to the active roster for the team’s final seven games. However, he was inactive for each of those games.

Murphy promised to see a larger role in 2021, but he suffered a serious ankle injury during a preseason game with the New York Jets. He was carted off the field and spent the remainder of the year on injured reserve.

Exclusive rights free agents are generally always tendered because they receive minimum-salary, non-guaranteed deals. In the case of Murphy however, general manager Joe Schoen & Co. simply didn’t see a fit.

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Saints release 4 players from their practice squad including former Navy QB Malcolm Perry

The Saints released four players from their practice squad, including former Navy QB-turned-WR Malcolm Perry:

The New Orleans Saints released four players from their practice squad following Week 16’s loss tot he Miami Dolphins, including former Naval Academy quarterback Malcolm Perry. He was inactive for that game but the other three practice squad players being let go did suit up. Here’s what you need to know about each departure:

Saints bring in 4 free agent linemen for tryouts

Saints bring in four free agent linemen for tryouts, including training camp right tackle Kyle Murphy

The New Orleans Saints auditioned four free agents for tryouts on Monday’s update to the daily NFL transactions wire, all of them linemen — two on offense and two on defense. It makes sense to restock the trenches given the injuries and losses New Orleans has sustained, having recently lost backup defensive tackle Josiah Bronson on waivers with starting offensive tackles Terron Armstead and Ryan Ramczyk missing multiple weeks with injuries.

While none of them have been signed just yet, here’s what you need to know about the four tryout players:

Giants place Kadarius Toney on Reserve/COVID-19 list

The New York Giants have placed rookie WR Kadarius Toney on the Reserve/COVID-19 list for the second time this season.

New York Giants rookie wide receiver Kadarius Toney has not played since November 22 and now there’s a chance he won’t play in Week 15, either.

The Giants have placed Toney on the Reserve/COVID-19 list for the second time this season. That means he will miss a minimum of 10 days if he’s unvaccinated. If he has been vaccinated, he will have to produce two negative tests at least 24 hours apart before he’s eligible to return.

Sports Illustrated reports that Toney’s test result came back while on the team plane. He was immediately isolated from his teammates and coaches while en route back to New Jersey from Los Angeles.

According to a source, the receiver, who returned with the rest of the team from Los Angeles on Monday, tested positive for the virus, the results of his test not being known until the team was en route back east.

Toney was immediately isolated from the rest of the team on the plane, the Giants taking the necessary precautions with the rest of their traveling party.

Toney, who is also nursing an oblique injury, has missed four games this season.

Meanwhile, offensive tackle Kyle Murphy was removed from the Reserve/COVID-19 list. However, he remains on injured reserve with an ankle issue.

Finally, return man Pharoh Cooper and cornerback Jarren Williams were each returned to the practice squad as a matter of procedure.

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Giants’ Logan Ryan clears COVID-19 protocols, returns to team

New York Giants safety Logan Ryan has cleared COVID-19 protocols and returned to the building, plus other minor roster moves.

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On the same day the New York Giants lost cornerback Darnay Holmes (ribs) for several weeks, they welcomed back safety Loga Ryan.

Ryan, who is fully vaccinated, missed the previous two games after testing positive for COVID-19. The Giants had been hopeful in each of the previous two weeks that Ryan would test out of protocols, but that never happened.

In Ryan’s absence, the Giants went 1-1 with a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and a win over the Philadelphia Eagles. He would have been particularly helpful against his former teammate, Tom Brady, but that’s not how the cookie crumbled.

Ryan announced his return in grand fashion.

Giants head coach Joe Judge also confirmed that Ryan had returned from protocols and was back in the building.

“He’s in the building today,” Judge said bluntly.

While the news was good for Ryan, it wasn’t nearly as positive for offensive lineman Kyle Murphy. Already on season-ending injured reserve with ankle injury, Murphy tested positive for the virus and was moved to the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

Finally, in procedural maneuvers, return man Pharoh Cooper and defensive back Steven Parker were returned to the practice squad. Both had been elevated for Sunday’s game against the Eagles.

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18 injured or absent Giants account for over $33 million in salary cap space

A look at 18 injured or absent members of the New York Giants and their respective cap hits totaling more than $33 million in space.

The New York Giants have under $3 million in available salary cap space, according to Spotrac. And part of the reason for that slim margin is due to an overwhelming number of injured or absent players.

Sixteen players currently reside on injured reserve and that does not take into account the number of players that have been waived with injury settlements. Additionally, the Giants have one player (running back Gary Brightwell) on the Reserve/COVID-19 list and one player (center Jonotthan Harrison) on the Practice Squad/Injured list.

Let’s not even talk about the players eating up a ton of dead cap space.

Below is a look at the 18 injured or absent Giants and how much cap space they account for.

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Giants place three players on injured reserve

The New York Giants have placed OL Kyle Murphy, LB T.J. Brunson and DB Joshua Kalu on injured reserve.

The New York Giants placed another player on injured reserve on Monday.

Backup interior offensive lineman Kyle Murphy, who injured his ankle in Saturday’s preseason loss to the Jets, is joining linebacker T.J. Brunson (knee) and defensive back Joshua Kalu (pec) who were placed on IR earlier in the day.

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The league has changed the rules regarding IR. Teams are now allowed to return as many players as they want from IR. Players sent to injured reserve (or the reserve/NFI – non-football injury – list) before the final roster cuts on 4:00 p.m. on September 1st will not be eligible to return during the 2021 season.

That will be the case for Murphy, Kalu and Brunson. All three are done for the year.

Those placed on IR after the 53-man rosters are finalized however, can be brought back. Players placed on IR must stay there for a minimum of three weeks, istead of six, which was the timeline last year.

Murphy, due to the thinning ranks along the offensive line, had a legitimate shot to secure a roster spot this summer. He was signed last April as a UDFA out of Rhode Island. He was cut in camp but was immediately re-signed to the practice squad.

Murphy was signed to the Giants’ active roster on November 13.

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David Moa, Carter Coughlin were highest-graded Giants vs. Jets

David Moa and Carter Coughlin earned the New York Giants’ highest PFF grades in a preseason Week 1 loss to the New York Jets.

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The New York Giants dropped their first preseason game of the year, 12-7, against the New York Jets on Saturday night at MetLife Stadium.

It was the first game hosting fans since December of 2019, but the Giants provided little to cheer about. There were more negatives than positives, but it’s important to note that the team’s starters saw very little action — some not at all.

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Pro Football Focus completed their grading breakdown on Sunday morning and there were some legitimate surprises.

Linebacker Reggie Ragland, who earned our Player of the Game, was the lowest-graded Giant with a 32.6. Although he did grade out fairly well in terms of tackling and run defense, his coverage grade of 32.1 really drug him down.

Veteran defensive tackle Danny Shelton, who had a drive-changing stuff on fourth down, also graded out at just 39.1.

Some of the team’s other low grades belong to defensive end Raymond Johnson (39.7), rookie cornerback Rodarius Williams (45.5), running back Alfred Morris (45.0) and running back Corey Clement (45.1).

The team’s highest grade belonged to defensive tackle David Moa, who earned a remarkable 92.0 on 41 snaps. Linebacker Carter Coughlin checked in just behind him with a 91.8.

Also earning a 90+ was linebacker T.J. Brunson (90.4).

On the offensive side of the ball, left tackle Andrew Thomas led the way with a 76.0, followed by right tackle Matt Peart with a 73.2.

Meanwhile, wide receiver David Sills earned a 73.0 and offensive lineman Kyle Murphy a 72.2.

Other noteworthy grades include quarterback Mike Glennon (72.2), guard Will Hernandez (60.1) and edge rusher Azeez Ojulari (56.6).

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Giants’ Joe Judge: String of injuries is ‘unfortunate’

New York Giants head coach Joe Judge says his team’s recent string of injuries, particularly along the O-line, is “unfortunate.”

The New York Giants held out the majority of their starters in Saturday’s 12-7 loss to the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in an effort to protect them from unnecessary injury. Being the first preseason game of the year in a new era where the strategy has changed due to the shortened run up to the season, they appeared to be doing the right thing.

The game was meaningless in the grand scheme of things and with rosters due to be reduced to 85 players this week, the team actually needed to get a longer look at some their backups.

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There were some injuries during the game to report, however. Tight end Cole Hikutuni left the game with a hip injury and offensive lineman Kyle Murphy was carted off with an ankle injury and did not return. Linebacker T.J. Brunson also got banged up during the game and had to be attained to by the medical team.

“Hopefully Kyle and some of the other guys that left the game, hopefully it’s not too serious and we can get these guys back out there,” head coach Joe Judge said after the game. “They’re all working really hard for us and doing a good job. You hate to see a guy like Kyle or a guy like TJ or Cole have to leave the game with some kind of an injury. It’s unfortunate. Sometimes that’s the nature of the game. You don’t wanna see any player on either team get hurt. You always want every team to come out completely healthy, so we’ll find out what that is. And, again, we’re hoping for the best and we’ll get these guys as well as we can as fast we can.”

Rookie wide receiver Kadarius Toney was ruled out before the game with an unspecified injury. He was snot seen on the field during warmups.

“Any injured player who was not going to be able to play in the game tonight, we didn’t put on the sideline,” Judge said. “Everyone who was on the sideline would have been healthy enough to participate in the game. The only exception would be Saquon (Barkley) and if it’s a captain, there’s a different deal. Sometimes, we’ll let them on the field.”

When pressed about Toney’s injury, Judge offered little detail.

“I’m not gonna disclose any person’s individual injury at this moment, but we hope to get him out there this week…he’s been dealing with it for a little bit. Something was aggravated in practice towards the tail end of this week, so he was unable to play tonight.”

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