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The New York Giants close out the 2023 preseason on Saturday against the New York Jets and these seven players are worth keeping an eye on.
The New York Giants close out their 2023 preseason schedule this Saturday night against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey with roster spots — and some starting roles — still at stake.
Here are seven players to watch in the exhibition finale.
The New York Giants won their Week 2 preseason game against the Panthers. Here are the snap counts on offense, defense and special teams.
The New York Giants made their 2023 preseason debut at MetLife Stadium on Friday night a picked up a 21-19 victory over the Carolina Panthers.
It was a crisp showing from the first-team offense, led by the dynamic combination of quarterback Daniel Jones and tight end Darren Waller. There was also solid play from the starting offensive line, which seems to have significantly improved their pass protection.
There’s a lot to break down and a lot to go over but before we look ahead, let’s look back. Here are the snap counts that contributed to the Giants’ victory.
Offensive snaps: 65
Defensive snaps: 63
Special teams snaps: 21
After missing the first week of the preseason, second-year right tackle Evan Neal was on the field for 34 offensive snaps — second-most on the team. The Giants obviously wanted to get a good look at him and have Neal knock some of the rust off.
Veteran running back James Robinson took just four snaps and doesn’t seem like a player destined to stick around.
Rookies continue to get plenty of playing time to boost their game experience ahead of the regular season, while fringe players like Oshane Ximines and Carter Coughlin also continue to get extended looks.
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The New York Giants have released their unofficial depth chart ahead of the Carolina Panthers preseason game and here are five takeaways.
The New York Giants have released their second unofficial depth chart, this time in advance of their Week 2 preseason game against the Carolina Panthers.
The depth chart was released prior to several of the team’s Tuesday transactions and includes no changes from a week ago. Everything remains exactly the same.
That doesn’t mean there aren’t a few notable takeaways, however. Here are five.
Whose stock is up and whose is down following the New York Giants’ loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 1 of the preseason?
The New York Giants opened the 2023 preseason on Friday night at Ford Field and fell to the Detroit Lions by a score of 21-16.
The game was a tale of two halves as the defense played above board over the first two quarters before deep reserves faltered late. There was more consistency on offense but that wasn’t necessarily a good thing as the O-Line struggled from the kickoff to the final whistle. The lacking depth there is a genuine concern.
But not all was bad. In fact, there was quite a bit of good, especially as it relates to the team’s 2023 NFL draft class.
Whose stock is up and whose is down after the preseason-opening loss? Let’s take a look.
News, notes and quotes from the final day of joint practices between the New York Giants, who rebounded nicely, and the Detroit Lions.
After a rough day on Tuesday, the New York Giants took the field for the second and final joint practice with the Detroit Lions on Wednesday. They’ll enjoy an off day on Thursday before their preseason opener on Friday night.
Prior to practice, head coach Brian Daboll refused to acknowledge the struggles of his team the day prior, instead calling the joint practices “productive” multiple times.
“It’s practice so we are out here competing. I thought it was productive. We will go out here and try to have another one today,” Daboll said. “I’m not worried about chatter; I just want to go out there and have a good practice. Our guys were ready to go, I thought we had a good productive practice, and we will try to have one today.”
Lions head coach Dan Campbell said the joint practices should serve the team well enough to leave their starters out on Friday but Daboll wouldn’t commits to the same. It remains unclear who will and will not play.
“It’s just kind of like a Friday in the regular season. We’ll talk about that as a coaching staff tonight, tomorrow and come up with our decisions,” Daboll said.
Back on the field, all eyes were on quarterback Daniel Jones and the offense, who were looking to rebound from an ugly performance.
Here are some notes, takeaways, and video highlights from the final joint practice between the Giants and Lions:
If the Panthers are still keeping tabs on free-agent pass rushers, here are nine notable players who are still left on the open market.
With the second-most salary cap space in the league and a brewing belief that help is on the way, the Carolina Panthers may soon come to terms with a new pass rusher. So, here are nine of the most notable names still left in free agency.
With Leonard Floyd now off the market, here’s an updated look at the league’s most notable free-agent pass rushers.
On Monday morning, outside linebacker Leonard Floyd and the Buffalo Bills came to terms on a one-year deal—much to the dismay of Carolina Panthers fans. But the market isn’t closed yet, folks.
Here are 10 remaining free-agent pass rushers the Panthers could sign.
Top 11 pass rushers who remain unsigned heading into June
For all the Carolina Panthers have done this offseason, they still have a lack of firepower off the edge. And although the likes of Yetur Gross-Matos and Marquis Haynes Sr. might grow into their newer roles over the summer, Brian Burns remains without a certifiable pass-rushing partner in the middle of the defense.
So, if the Panthers are still keeping tabs on that market, here’s what the top of it currently looks like . . .
The New York Giants are re-signing edge rusher Oshane Ximines, their 2019 third-round pick, to a one-year deal.
The New York Giants are reportedly bringing back outside linebacker Oshane Ximines, an unrestricted free agent, on a one-year deal. The deal is pending a physical.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was the first to share the news.
#Giants edge Oshane Ximines is returning to the team on a 1-year deal, source said. He played in 15 games and had 2 sacks last season.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 3, 2023
Ximines was a third-round pick (No. 95 overall) in 2019 out of Old Dominion, the first player in school history to be selected in the NFL draft.
The 6-foot-4, 254-pound Ximines played in 45 total games over his first four seasons with the Giants, amassing 67 total tackles (34 solo) with 6.5 sacks and nine tackles for a loss. Ximines also had 22 quarterback hits, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and six passes defensed.
In 2022, Ximines played in 15 games, starting four, and recorded 24 tackles (15 solo, three for a loss), with two sacks, eight quarterback hits, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery along with two passes defensed.
Ximines had the game-sealing sack of Aaron Rodgers in the Giants’ victory over the Green Bay Packers in London last year.
2022: HBD @OshaneXimines who turns 26. Part of the celebrated @obj trade for #NYGiants, Ximines was picked in the 3rd round of the 2019 draft as an edge out of ODU. His sack/fumble on Aaron Rodgers prevented a Hail Mary attempt in NYG 27-22 win over GB in London #TogetherBlue pic.twitter.com/XRW9UAiXpJ
— BigBlueVCR (@BigBlueVCR) December 8, 2022
Although Ximines has largely been underwhelming with the Giants, he did play better football under Wink Martindale last season.
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Since 2017, the New York Giants have drafted 19 players who had practiced during Senior Bowl week or played in the Senior Bowl itself.
The NFL draft run-up begins this week with the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. The New York Giants have always had a presence at the game and have drafted many a player who has participated in the game over the years.
Here are some players the Giants met and scouted at the game and then drafted going back to 2017.
