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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 must trim their roster to 53 men by 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday and these nine players simply aren’t going to make the cut.
The New York Giants will wrap up the preseason this Saturday night against the New York Jets and then trim their roster down to the required 53 players on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. ET.
There are many obvious locks to make the 53-man roster and there are a fair share who are certain to be sent on their way. It’s the limited men in the middle who face uncertain and uneasy futures.
Those of us at Giants Wire have already broken down many of the guarantees to make the cut, but now we’re going to look at those who aren’t.
Here are nine Giants who will almost certainly receive their walking papers on Tuesday.
The 2023 NFL preseason is entering its final days and these 11 New York Giants players need to finish strong or risk losing a roster spot.
The New York Giants must trim their roster down to 53 players by 4:00 p.m. ET on August 29, so the upcoming preseason game against the New York Jets might be the last time some of these players don a Giants uniform.
There are at least 11 players who need to finish the preseason on an uptick so that they can either a) secure a roster spot or b) a place on the Giants’ 16-man practice squad.
Let’s take a look.
The New York Giants play the Carolina Panthers this Friday in Week 2 of the preseason and these 5 players have the most to gain (or lose).
The New York Giants will host the Carolina Panthers in Week 2 of their 2023 preseason schedule on Friday night at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
It’s entirely possible the Giants play some of their starters before wrapping up the preseason next week against the New York Jets, but it’s unclear which players will appear or how many reps they will receive.
With that uncertainty in mind, here are five players with the most to gain in the game.
The New York Giants fell to the Detroit Lions, 21-16, on Friday night in their preseason opener and here are 7 quick takeaways.
The New York Giants opened their 2023 NFL preseason schedule with a 21-16 loss to the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Friday night.
Here are seven quick takeaways from the game.
New York Giants quarterbacks Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor offered Tommy DeVito calming, sage advice before his first NFL appearance.
New Jersey native and Don Bosco Prep star, Tommy DeVito, made his first NFL appearance on Friday night for the New York Giants. And while that came in a 21-16 loss to the Detroit Lions, DeVito has no reason to hang his head.
The undrafted rookie free agent made his case to stick this season, completing 15 of 24 passes for 155 yards, one touchdown, and one hail-mary interception with time winding down in the fourth quarter.
It wasn’t a game-breaking performance for DeVito by any stretch, but he played with a lot of poise and produced despite being under constant pressure.
“I thought he did a nice job. He operated well,” head coach Brian Daboll said after the game. “He had a play, obviously we threw the interception there at the end, but it was fourth-and-15, and he hit a play like that in camp early on. Where it was fourth-and-15, and he threw checkdown for five yards. And obviously he threw it up to try to give him a chance. They made a play on it. But I thought he operated well. Made some good decisions. Used his legs. He was under some pressure sometimes there. Took care of the ball on some of those sacks. So definitely a performance to work off of.”
“Now look, it’s basic stuff you’re seeing in the preseason. There’s no gameplan and there’s not a lot of coverages but he went where he was supposed to go with the ball most of the time. He did a good job for his first time.”
DeVito exceeded expectations. That’s not an easy thing to do when your family is in the stands and you’re going up against NFL-quality players for the very first time. He actually credits Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor for helping him quell the nerves.
“(They told me) just to enjoy it,” DeVito said. “D.J. told me he was nervous the first time going out for his first preseason game. Obviously, Tyrod’s had a million of them, so he’s sort of helped me with certain situations like, ‘Be weary in case the headset cuts off.’ Because I’ve never really had a headset on before, it’s not something I’ve really thought about. So little things like that that they’ve helped me with coming into the game, really just taking a deep breath and enjoy it. That’s what I tried to do.”
DeVito was obviously upset that his final pass was picked off and the team left the field with a loss, but the blame can hardly be placed on his shoulders. He did as well as he could have given the circumstances.
“I think it turned out well at times. There were a lot of things to clean up, a couple throws that I missed that will haunt me tonight, that I’ll be sitting up thinking about. But I think it’s just a step in the right direction and I look forward to getting up tomorrow and watching the film,” he said.
“I mean, honestly I don’t know what the future holds, but for me (it’s) just showing improvement day-by-day and week-by-week and obviously game-by-game. It was the first preseason game so when I look at the film tomorrow, the next preseason game, I want to be able to take that leap and really just see what I did wrong and what little things I can clean up, ball placement on some things even if it might’ve been completions, it could’ve been better and gotten a couple more yards. At the end of training camp, show the growth that I’ve made from the time that I walked in the door.”
DeVito, who was given one of the game balls, may have helped solidify his uncertain future a bit. Jones and Taylor are obvious locks to make the 53-man roster and it’s unlikely the Giants carry three quarterbacks, but the 25-year-old made an early case for a practice squad spot. And if that’s not in the cards, he put solid play on film for all 31 other teams who were watching.
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The New York Giants couldn’t capitalize on two INTs as poor O-Line play crippled the offense in a 21-16 preseason-opening loss to the Lions.
The New York Giants opened their 2023 preseason schedule with a late fourth-quarter loss against the Lions in Detroit on Friday night.
As expected, most of the key starters for both teams did not play.
Quarterback Tyrod Taylor, safety Jason Pinnock, and kicker Graham Gano were the Giants’ captains for the game.
Here’s a quick recap of the defeat.
The New York Giants fell to the Lions, 21-16, on Friday and here’s a look at our winners and losers (and those in between) from the game.
Editor’s note: Upon reviewing the game, we changed the entry for Deonte Banks, adding detail on what was a bang-bang play and difficult to read in real-time. Giants Wire writers disagreed (and still disagree) on what transpired.
The New York Giants opened the 2023 preseason on Friday night against the Detroit Lions and neither team played their key starters. There were a few spot starters on both sides but predominantly, the game featured depth players.
Accordingly, it was a rather ugly performance for each team. There was more bad than good, and neither coach is going to be particularly happy on Saturday morning.
Here are some winners, losers, and in-betweens from Fright night’s Giants’ victory/defeat.
With the New York Giants carry a third quarterback on their 53-man roster after NFL owners approved an emergency QB rule?
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On Monday, NFL owners approved a rule that will allow teams to designate an emergency quarterback on the day of a game.
The decision comes after an NFC Championship Game debacle last year when the San Francisco 49ers lost both of their quarterbacks to injury and were forced to completely change their game plan, putting running back Christian McCaffrey under center.
There is a catch to the rule, however.
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The emergency quarterback has to be on the 53-man roster and can not be a practice squad call-up. Accordingly, any team who believes they may have to designate an emergency quarterback will have to carry three on their active roster.
The rule is similar to one the NFL implemented from 1991 through 2010.
So, that begs the question: Will the New York Giants now carry three quarterbacks on their 53-man roster?
Although unlikely, it is something general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll will have to consider. Daniel Jones may have appeared in 16 games a season ago, but he missed 11 games over his first three seasons.
Jones’ backup, Tyrod Taylor, also has a lengthy injury history. In fact, both Jones and Taylor were injured in the same game last season — a Week 4 victory over the Chicago Bears.
With Jones and Taylor on the sideline, the Giants were forced to put running back Saquon Barkley under center. He ran the wildcat before DJ was eventually able to return. However, if the Giants had an emergency quarterback at the time, it’s unlikely that Jones would have been sent back out onto the field.
Jones was later evaluated for an ankle injury while Taylor was put into concussion protocol, where he remained for 10 days.
If the Giants do opt to carry three quarterbacks on their 53-man roster, the only other QB currently under contract is rookie Tommy DeVito.
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New Jersey native and local legend, Tommy DeVito, is battling things out for the New York Giants’ third-string quarterback job.
When people hear the name Tommy DeVito, they immediately say, ‘Where did I hear that name before?’ and, of course, they are reminded that was Joe Pesci’s character’s name in the film, GoodFellas.
New York Giant fans now know that name belongs to the rookie quarterback they signed out of Illinois after this year’s NFL draft. He is the same Tommy DeVito that starred at local high school powerhouse Don Bosco Prep and spent four years at Syracuse before ending his college career at Illinois in 2022.
DeVito is attempting to secure the Giants’ third-string quarterback job (if there is one to be had) behind Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor. He participated in the Giants’ rookie minicamp this weekend along with two other quarterbacks — former Los Angeles Ram backup Bryce Perkins and Clemson’s Hunter Johnson.
The difference is the Giants have DeVito’s name on a contract while the other two are here on a tryout basis.
Although DeVito, a native of Cedar Grove (which he describes as “15 minutes away, maybe less, down Route 3, so it’s like I’m playing in my own backyard”), has the inside track, he’s a long way from where he needs to be if he’s going to be anywhere near the Giants’ roster.
“[DeVito] spun the ball pretty good, was productive,” head coach Brian Daboll said, via the New York Post. “Was good in the meetings that we had with him. I know he’s a local legend around here, but he’s got a long way to go, a lot to learn. Good young man to work with.”
That has practice squad written all over it, which isn’t a bad thing. The Giants usually went with two quarterbacks all of last season as third-stringer Davis Webb was either parked on the practice squad or inactive until starting the meaningless final game of the season versus Philadelphia.
This opportunity is a dream come true for the local legend. When he entered the Giants locker room for the first time, he gravitated to one part, specifically — where the quarterbacks dress.
“First place I went to was to go see where Daniel Jones’ locker is,” DeVito said. “That was kind of cool. And then right next to mine is where I saw a little plaque above where Eli [Manning’s] locker was. That was cool to see, I’ve never seen that before. It was surreal, kind of just soaking in every day.”
With any hope, this won’t be the last time he’ll be soaking in the sights in East Rutherford. The Giants have been on the lookout for a young quarterback to develop. DeVito just could be that guy.
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