Tag: Rhett Ellison

Giants’ Evan Engram, Daniel Jones among four out vs. Eagles

The New York Giants have ruled out four players against the Philadelphia Eagles, including TE Evan Engram and QB Daniel Jones.

The New York Giants had hoped to get their full compliment of offensive play-makers back on Monday night against the Philadelphia Eagles, but that will not happen.

Despite optimism that he was close to returning, tight end Evan Engram (foot) was unable to practice on Saturday after participating each day earlier this week, indicating there was some sort of setback, and was subsequently ruled out.

In addition to Engram, rookie quarterback Daniel Jones (ankle) had his status become official as he was also ruled out.

Joining Engram and Jones on the sideline will be rookie cornerback Corey Ballentine (concussion) and tight end Rhett Ellison (concussion), who have also each been ruled out.

Finally, safety Jabrill Peppers (back) and defensive lineman Chris Peace (knee) have each been placed on season-ending injured reserve.

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Giants injury report: Daniel Jones sheds boot, still not practicing

New York Giants QB Daniel Jones shed his walking boot on Friday, but was still held out of practice and is unlikely to play in Week 14.

The New York Giants were back at it on Friday afternoon, taking the field for another practice ahead of their Monday night showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Very little changed from Thursday, although rookie quarterback Daniel Jones did appear to take a step forward, shedding his boot before riding on the stationary bike during the portion of practice open to the media.

However, despite the progress, head coach Pat Shurmur once again reiterated that it’s “very likely” Eli Manning starts in place of Jones.

Meanwhile, Shurmur dismissed the ankle injury of left tackle Nate Solder as mere “maintenance,” which is good news considering the team didn’t even acknowledge the injury until Wednesday, previously saying Solder had missed practice over a personal matter.

Shurmur also finally acknowledged that safety Jabrill Peppers (back) could end up on injured reserve after suffering a vertebrae fracture a couple weeks ago.

On the other end of things, wide receiver Golden Tate (concussion) and tight end Evan Engram (foot) continued their progress and are on pace to play against the Eagles.

Below is the official injury report released by the Giants:

Full participant: WR Golden Tate (concussion), LT Nate Solder (ankle)

Limited participant: TE Evan Engram (foot)

Non-participant: QB Daniel Jones (ankle), Rhett Ellison (concussion), S Jabrill Peppers (back), DE Chris Peace (knee), CB Corey Ballentine (concussion)

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Giants injury report: Evan Engram, Golden Tate return to practice

New York Giants TE Evan Engram (foot) and WR Golden Tate (concussion) returned to practice on Thursday.

The New York Giants were back on the practice field on Thursday, but there was one noticeable, albeit unsurprising absence: rookie quarterback Daniel Jones (ankle).

Despite conspiracy theories that he’s not that badly injured, Jones was unable to practice with his teammates on Thursday, instead riding a stationary bike in a boot while trainers looked on during the portion if practice open to the media.

In addition to Jones, safety Jabrill Peppers (back) was not spotted at practice and tight end Rhett Ellison (concussion) was not participating.

On the other side of the injury front, Thursday saw the return of tight end Evan Engram (foot), wide receiver Golden Tate (concussion), cornerback Corey Ballentine (concussion) and left tackle Nate Solder (ankle).

All five of those players appeared to be practicing in full and with the sole exception of Ellison, appear poised to make their return on Monday night against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Below is the official injury report released by the Giants:

Full participant: WR Golden Tate (concussion)

Limited participant: TE Evan Engram (foot), LT Nate Solder (ankle), CB Corey Ballentine (concussion)

Non-participant: QB Daniel Jones (ankle), Rhett Ellison (concussion), S Jabrill Peppers (back) and DE Chris Peace (knee)

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Giants’ Evan Engram, Golden Tate, two others out vs. Packers

New York Giants TE Evan Engram (foot) and WR Golden Tate (concussion) are among four players out against the Green Bay Packers.

The New York Giants will be without at least four players when they take on the Green Bay Packers this Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

Despite suiting up and stretching during the portion of practice open to the media, neither Evan Engram (foot) nor Rhett Ellison (concussion) did enough to receive the green light. Both tight ends have officially been ruled out.

Additionally, the Giants also ruled out wide receiver Golden Tate, who is dealing with a concussion, and safety Jabrill Peppers, who suffered a fracture of his spinal vertebrae in a Week 12 loss to the Chicago Bears.

Curiously, the Giants did not rule out long-snapper Zak DeOssie (back/wrist) despite reports that he will soon be placed on injured reserve.

Giants head coach Pat Shurmur refused to confirm or refute reports that DeOssie would be shut down for the year, noting that his injuries are nothing new and that he did some work earlier in the week. However, DeOssie was absent on Friday as he underwent further testing and evaluation.

No other Giants players received an injury designation.

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Giants injury report: Evan Engram, Rhett Ellison did not practice on Thursday

New York Giants tight ends Evan Engram (foot) and Rhett Ellison (concussion) were among five players not practicing on Thanksgiving.

The New York Giants held a short practice on Thursday morning before dismissing their players for Thanksgiving Day festivities, which may have been the best news of the day because things weren’t as positive on the injury front.

In addition to safety Jabrill Peppers (back) and wide receiver Golden Tate (concussion) remaining sidelined, tight ends Evan Engram (foot) and Rhett Ellison (concussion) were still not participating in practice.

“He’s still on the report, so we’ll just see. We’ll just have to see,” head coach Pat Shurmur said of Engram on Wednesday. “I mean he’s making progress. But we’ll see if we have enough time with regard to this game.”

With only a Friday practice (and Saturday walkthrough) remaining, it seems unlikely that either Engram or Ellison will be cleared in time to play against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Ditto Tate and Peppers.

The Giants also added long-snapper Zak DeOssie to the injury report with knee and wrist injuries that will reportedly end his season.

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Could Kaden Smith be a long-term answer at TE for Giants?

Could Kaden Smith be a long-term answer at the tight end position for the New York Giants?

The New York Giants came into this season with a long line of contenders at the tight end position. They ended up letting a few of them go and 12 weeks into the season, the Giants have found themselves in the odd position of scrambling for bodies.

With Evan Engram (foot) and Rhett Ellison (concussion) still not practicing, the Giants will once again turn to Scott Simonson, who was injured in preseason and signed back to the roster on November 12, and rookie Kaden Smith, picked up on waivers in mid-September.

Smith, a sixth-round pick out of Stanford in this year’s NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, was scooped up on waivers by the Giants after the Niners waived him in Week 3 of the season. San Fran was likely planning for Smith to clear waivers and re-sign him to the practice squad but the Giants had him on their radar.

Against the Bears last week in Chicago, Smith was targeted six times, catching five for 17 yards and scored his first NFL touchdown.

“I thought his first outing was pretty good,” head coach Pat Shurmur said on Wednesday. “We liked him from the get-go. He was a guy we liked last year in the draft. The 49ers picked him up, and then when he was available, we wanted to make him a part of our team. He has good instincts, he’s tough. It wasn’t too big for him.

“Anytime you put a rookie in there for the first time, you wonder. You have all these things you think about a young man. Then you put him in there, you wonder if it’s going to be too big for him and it wasn’t. You walk away from that and say, ‘He did a lot of really good things. There are some things he could do better. But his involvement in the game, he handled it really well so you can build on that.”

Maybe the Giants will build on that. Ellison is under contract for one more season at a cap hit of $7.188 million and Engram is scheduled to have his fifth-year option extended to him next spring.

The Giants may end up parting ways with both. Ellison is not worth that cap hit and Engram has been hurt so often one wonders if the Giants want to stay in business with him.

That’s where Smith and Simonson come in. Naturally, they are cheaper versions of Ellison and neither is on the level of a healthy Engram, but the Giants will take a good, long look at both so if they have to make those hard decisions, they’ll at least have a body of work to draw on.

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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’ Evan Engram, Rhett Ellison out vs. Bears

New York Giants tight ends Evan Engram and Rhett Ellison are out for Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears.

The New York Giants have clung to the hope that tight end Evan Engram (foot) would make his return against the Chicago Bears in Week 12, but those dreams were dashed on Friday.

Although Engram did not suffer a setback, he simply wasn’t able to get the required clearance and will be an injured inactive on Sunday alongside fellow tight end Rhett Ellison, who was also ruled out with a concussion.

In the absence of Engram and Ellison, the Giants will rely on Scott Simonson, Kaden Smith and possibly Garrett Dickerson, who currently resides on the practice squad.

“[Simonson] came back in really good shape, physical shape. Mentally, he’s done a nice job getting caught up to speed in terms of what we’re doing now. It really helps having a guy that has been here kind of knowing what we do and how we do things. It was good to have him come back,” tight ends coach Lunda Wells told reporters on Friday.

In some much-needed good news, wide receiver Sterling Shepard, left tackle Nate Solder and cornerback Janoris Jenkins did not receive an injury designation, which means all three are likely to clear concussion protocol on Friday night or at some point early on Saturday prior to traveling to Chicago.

All three will meet with the independent neurologist before being cleared.

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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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