Tag: Mike Remmers

Giants lost several players to injury in Week 16 victory over Redskins

The New York Giants lost several key players to injury during a Week 16 overtime victory over the Washington Redskins.

The New York Giants sustained a few injuries in their exciting 41-35 victory over the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field on Sunday.

Right tackle Mike Remmers sustained a concussion in the first half and did not return. He was replaced by Nick Gates.

Inside linebacker Alec Ogletree exited the game on the first defensive series with a back injury and also did not return.

Wide receiver Darius Slayton left the game with a knee injury in the first half but returned in the fourth quarter. He did not have a catch in the game.

Several other players were temporarily knocked out of the game but returned. Cornerback DeAndre Baker left the game with a knee. Cornerback Sam Beal was diagnosed with a neck injury.

Giants head coach Pat Shurmur did not elaborate on any of the injuries during his post-game press conference, but will likely provide additional detail during his Monday afternoon conference call.

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Giants defeat Redskins, 41-35: Instant analysis

Instant analysis of the New York Giants 41-35 victory over the Washington Redskins that may have cost the team a shot at Chase Young.

The New York Giants and Washington Redskins, two 3-11 teams playing on the under-card in the NFC East on Sunday, put on a wild and entertaining show. If you didn’t know any better, you would never have figured that this game was for last place.

Considering the loser had a lot to gain, both teams played to win — on offense anyway. The defenses were lax most of the game surrendering a combined 913 yards.

Rookie quarterbacks Daniel Jones of the Giants and the Redskins’ Dwayne Haskins traded scores twice in the first half before the Giants’ defense stepped in and made two consecutive stops while the offense scored on two of the next three possessions to take a 28-14 halftime lead.

The showdown only lasted a half, though. Haskins was carted off after suffering an ankle injury on the first series of the second half. Haskins was sandwiched by Giants linebackers Markus Golden and Lorenzo Carter.

However, Washington picked things up a bit under quarterback Case Keenum. They narrowed the score to 35-28 in the early fourth quarter and then in the final minutes threatened to tie it.

The Redskins took possession of the football at their own one yard-line with 6:28 remaining in the fourth quarter and drove the 99 yards to tie the score with 29 seconds remaining.

In overtime, the Giants won the toss and went 66 yards in 11 plays for the winning touchdown when Jones hit tight end Kaden Smith on a three-yard strike to end it.

Jones had a monster of game (28/42, 352 yards and 5 touchdowns), returning to action after missing two games with a high ankle sprain.

Saquon Barkley finally went off with 189 yards rushing and another 90 receiving. He had two Barkley-like plays in the first half, a 67-yard ramble for a TD…

…and a 33-yard reception for another score.

Notes

  • Right tackle Mike Remmers left the game in the second quarter with a concussion and was replaced by Nick Gates. Inside linebacker and defensive captain Alec Ogletree was taken out of the game with a back injury during the Giants’ first defensive series and did not return.
  • Rookie wide receiver Darius Slayton injured his knee in the first half but eventually came back into the game in the fourth quarter.
  • Markus Golden …. first Giants player since 2014 (Jason Pierre-Paul – 12.5) to record at least 10.0 sacks in a season and the first Giants linebacker with double-digit sacks since Lawrence Taylor had 10.5 in 1990.
  • Daniel Jones became only the third rookie quarterback to throw four or more touchdowns in three games. Fran Tarkenton (Minnesota, 1961) and Deshaun Watson (Houston, 2017) are the others.

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Hal Hunter: Mike Remmers is the ‘leader’ of the Giants’ offensive line

Hal Hunter believes Mike Remmers has overachieved this season and taken over as the leader of the New York Giants’ offensive line.

The New York Giants didn’t sign free agent offensive tackle Mike Remmers until May this year as they were waiting for their medical staff to give him a clean bill of health.

The 30-year-old Remmers underwent back surgery in April and was not going to be ready until training camp and, even then, the Giants were simply being hopeful. They inked Remmers for one season at $2.5 million, a ‘prove-it’ deal.

Remmers was ready for the season and has started every game this season at right tackle with the exception of the Week 10 loss to the Jets, which he missed due to his back again.

On Friday, offensive line coach Hal Hunter had nothing but praise for Remmers, who the Giants could seek to extend after this season.

“I think after missing all of that time and coming back from that back surgery and he missed all of spring, and then he didn’t practice. We had to hold him out a bunch at camp and everything. I think he’s practiced pretty solid, played pretty solid,” Hunter told reporters.

“I think last week his guy never touched the quarterback. It’s been a long time since he’s given up a sack. The thing that I like about Mike is he’s 303-304, he’s not a giant guy, but he plays with good leverage. What he is, he is so competitive and so tough and it’s so important for him, he just overachieves every time he’s in the game. He’s going to get his job done or die trying.

“I think he’s been fairly productive. He’s much more productive than we probably thought he was going to be because going into the season, we thought it was going to be Chad Wheeler. I don’t even know what zip code he’s in right now.

“But Mike Remmers came in and he’s been a really solid player for us. He’s a smart player, he’s intelligent, he’s got great natural leadership, too. He is the leader in the room.”

That’s a huge compliment for a guy who is only in his first season here and is on the same line with two other established veteran in left tackle Nate Solder and right guard Kevin Zeitler.

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Gimme Him: One player Giants would steal from Eagles

Who would the New York Giants steal from the Philadelphia Eagles? How about this offensive lineman who would immediately improve their team.

The New York Giants will square off with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday for the first time this season and the first of two meetings over the next four weeks.

That provides us at Giants Wire a unique opportunity to theoretically steal two players from Philly over the course of a month, and their roster is littered with talent that would immediately boost Big Blue’s play on the field.

We could dance around the obvious and list off a series of names worthy of consideration, but in their first meeting of 2019, one name immediately leaps off the page and is the only right choice for New York.

Enter tackle Lane Johnson.

Johnson is playing at an elite level this season, earning a Pro Football Focus grade of 87.0 through 13 weeks, while being tied for the league lead in sacks surrendered at his position (1). Johnson also has just five penalties on the year, which is tied for the 34th-least out of qualifying offensive tackles.

There’s a reason the Eagles just handed Johnson the largest tackle contract in the history of football, and a reason why he’d be an ideal fit in New York.

And that is not a reflection on Mike Remmers, who has played about as well as anyone could have expected. But adding Johnson to the fold would immediately boost the Giants’ offensive line, although they’d still need a replacement at left tackle.

What say you, Giants fans? Would you steal Lane Johnson for the Giants or go in a different direction?

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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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