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7 days ago
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Giants news, 8/13: Giants-Jets practice review, Abdul Carter, Malik Nabers, more headlines
Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Giants-Jets joint practice, Day 1: Malik Nabers, Andrew Thomas still sidelined Giants' offense has rough day in first joint practice vs. Jets Giants-Jets joint practices: Day 1 live updates What to watch for in joint practices with the Jets Other Giant observations Giants veteran right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor played with All-Pro Maxx Crosby as teammates with the Raiders, going against him regularly in practice, just as he has Carter since camp began. 'He has traits that you can't teach,' Eluemunor said of Carter. 'Certain things that – everyone has talent because you're in the NFL, everyone has hard work and determination – but there's a little thing that God just blessed you with that he has that I can count on one hand that guys in the NFL have. That's not to put any unrealistic expectations on his shoulders, but the sky is the limit for that kid – even higher than the sky.' Pick No. 3: New York Giants: EDGE Abdul Carter Overall Rookie Grade: 82.2. Carter wasted no time showing off his potentially elite pass-rush ability. He rushed Mitchell Trubisky three times and generated a hurry on all three occasions. Two of those three pressures came against standout left tackle Dion Dawkins, while the third came as an inside rusher. Expect Carter to be used in several alignments throughout the season as the Giants deploy all of their best pass rushers. Dart attacked the single-receiver side on three-by-one formations, hit some screens that became explosive plays and showed off his athleticism on scrambles, which Giants fans should be excited about. We'll see if the Giants decide to add more to his plate in the preseason, but they seem intent on sticking with the plans regardless of the flash plays he makes this preseason. 1. Jaxson Dart (New York Giants). Dart had the most impressive outing of any rookie quarterback in my mind because he was going up against some of the Buffalo starters and performed well in that settling. The Ole Miss product came in after Russell Wilson got the start and played the opening drive. In all, Dart was in the driver's seat for three scoring drives on his four first-half possessions. Dart looked comfortable in the pocket, made tight window throws, and when the pressure started to get home, he showed off his mobility with 24 yards on the ground. His best play of the day was by far his 28-yard touchdown pass to Lil'Jordan Humphrey. On top of hitting his receiver in stride, Dart completed the pass despite a defender crashing towards him and taking a hit. Jordan Bly is a NY Giants WR. His dad, the great Dre Bly, is a Jets DBs coach. An interesting subplot to joint practices is how those matchups go. No freebies to make the other look good is a guarantee. 'Competition is what our family is all about.' To preview how much has changed this offseason, Jets and Giants reporters, Zack Rosenblatt and Charlotte Carroll, got together for a little back-and-forth to break down their respective teams. Enhancements in place for the start of the NFL season include four new cornerstone video boards, a brand-new audio system, an updated distributed antenna system (DAS) that will increase 5G cellular capacity and coverage, and the installation of two sensory pods. Around the league Brian Schottenheimer on Cowboys' backup QB race: 'We need to find out about Joe Milton' | Dallas Cowboys contract mistakes with Parsons, Prescott, Lamb | Eagles Training Camp Practice Notes: The Landon Dickerson backup plan | Bleeding Green Nation Washington Commanders Training Camp: Burgundy and Gold scrimmage | Hogs Haven Tyrod Taylor had knee procedure, Jets hope he's ready for Week 1 | Pro Football Talk Packers' Jordan Love to have thumb surgery, expected to return in 1 week | The Athletic Bills' James Cook ends hold-in amid contract standoff | BBV mailbag Have a Giants-related question? E-mail it to bigblueview@ and it might be featured in our weekly mailbag. BBV YouTube You can find and subscribe to Big Blue View YouTube from the show's home page BBV on X: Follow @BigBlueView | Ed Valentine: @Valentine_Ed | Threads: @ | Bluesky: @edvalentineBBV on Facebook: Click here to like the Big Blue View Facebook pageBBV on YouTube: Subscribe to the Big Blue View YouTube channelBBV on Instagram: Click here to follow our Instagram page
New York Post
19-07-2025
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- New York Post
Giants will soon find out which 2025 reality will truly be theirs
Welcome to the multiverse. Out there amid the outside universe, the Giants are a bad team headed into another bad season, owning a bad roster, a lame-duck head coach and general manager, set for another three- or four-win season, another last-place finish and an autumn and winter of irrelevance. In a parallel universe, the Giants in their own dimension are an up-and coming team, possessing a group of youngsters brimming with talent, increased stability and potential at quarterback, and the makings of a downright potent defense. The quantum mechanics of all this do not exist at the subatomic level, but in the here and now, there are two opposite views of what the Giants are and what they are capable of becoming. Outside, the Giants are just another sorry outfit gearing up for training camp. Inside, the Giants will open camp with enough new faces to create heightened expectations. Clues as to which of these alternate universes is more grounded in reality start coming into clearer focus Wednesday, when the Giants hit the field for their first camp practice. 'I think just people are just sick and tired of not being good,'' right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor said. This disgust comes after only one season with the Giants for Eluemunor — one terrible season. The Giants in their 100th year of operation were historically inept, losing a franchise-record 10 consecutive games en route to a 3-14 finish. Yet there was no massive upheaval. 5 New York Giants lineman Jermaine Eluemunor speaking to the media after practice at the New York Giants training facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post GM Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll were retained, as was most of the starting offense and a good chunk of the first-team defense. Most notably, there was an overhaul of the quarterback position — with the signings of veterans Russell Wilson (the starter) and Jameis Winston (the backup), and a trade to get back into the first round of the draft to select Jaxson Dart (the future). This camp will be a continuation and intensification of the work initiated in the spring to acclimate these quarterbacks to Daboll's offense. Wilson has already made a strong impression on his new teammates — his natural leadership traits are still there — and the Giants are optimistic he can be an upgrade over Daniel Jones. 'I've always viewed it as you're always trying to be the best version of you, and then you're always giving back to everybody else,'' Wilson said. 'I think that it's not just about one teammate, it's about all the teammates. It's about everybody in the building.'' 5 New York Giants linebacker Abdul Carter (51) greets quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) during Rookie Camp. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST The building is inhabited by some new players who should reshape what the Giants are all about. Rookie edge rusher Abdul Carter, selected with the No. 3 pick, is expected to be a Day 1 force. Schoen also signed two starting defensive backs, cornerback Paulson Adebo and safety Jevon Holland. Get ready for early camp reports that the defense is ahead of the offense. The stakes are high this summer for Daboll. The Giants did not look ready to play in their 2024 opener, losing in desultory fashion to the Vikings, 28-6, at MetLife Stadium. A year earlier, the Giants also kicked off their season at home and were demolished, 40-0, by the Cowboys. Whatever Daboll did the past two training camps did not get his team out of the gate prepared to compete at a satisfactory level. Figure this time around, it will be more intense. 'When training camp hits, I don't have much tolerance for mistakes during training camp,'' Daboll said. 'The season is getting close, so we have to be prepared mentally, and we have to be prepared physically.'' 5 New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll speaking to GM Joe Schoen during practice at the team's training facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post 5 New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton catching a pass during practice. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Wide receiver Darius Slayton, a product of the 2019 draft class, enters his seventh year in the NFL — he and nose tackle Dexter Lawrence are the longest-tenured Giants players. He admitted all the losing got to him, but he decided to accept a three-year offer to return. 'Obviously, I came back, I was confident in the direction that we were going to go in,'' Slayton said. 'Once we make the acquisitions, obviously a lot of people mostly focus on the quarterback position. Once we acquire the guys we have now, that obviously just raised the confidence level of, alright, we have a chance to be a really, really good offense.'' Is that true? This is an offense that has ranked at or near the bottom of the league for several seasons. Can Wilson, now on his fourth team in the past five years, make that much of a difference? This summer will give everyone a sneak preview. 5 New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson throwing a pass during practice at the team's training facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post The entire product has to be better because it cannot get much worse, right? 'I mean, going 3-14 is terrible,'' Eluemunor said. Terrible is how the outside universe continues to view the Giants. Within their own realm of the multiverse, the Giants think otherwise.
Yahoo
21-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Eluemunor Gives Update on Giants' Leadership
Eluemunor Gives Update on Giants' Leadership originally appeared on Athlon Sports. New York Giants right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor, for most of his career, has been tasked with protecting an assortment of below-average quarterbacks. Advertisement He's hoping that Jaxson Dart bucks that trend and blossoms into a franchise quarterback. Before he gets that chance, The Giants will send out Russell Wilson and (possibly) Jameis Winston. Both project to be potential upgrades over Daniel Jones and the cast of characters New York started in 2024, even if neither offers the type of quarterback they need to return to the playoffs. Eluemunor undoubtedly appreciates the talent upgrade behind him, but the Giants' newfound leadership stood out even more. 'I would say the leadership, and it's not a knock on anyone, but Russ and Jameis, just bringing a different kind of energy to the building and especially Russ just being out there,' Eluemunor said on Wednesday. 'To me it was, I've been around a lot of great players, but Russ is just different where this is his life. Advertisement 'He lives and breathes this, and he knows everything and everyone's responsibility out there and just how quickly he was able to pick up this offense and kind of make it his own and hone into something. He's a really comfortable and it was really cool to see.' Wilson is here to win games, but he's also here to be a steady hand in the locker room. He's willingly signed up to mentor Dart, and that's a responsibility neither he nor Winston have shied away from. Between the two, they have over two decades of experience, including two trips to the Super Bowl, a No. 1 overall pick, and plenty of adversity. It's a room that has seen everything. Further, Winston is more of a mentor than his playstyle or past might suggest. He's well-respected as a football mind, an open book for Dart to reference, and similarly aggressive on the field. Advertisement 'Like I said, having Russ and Jameis has been huge for us,' Eluemunor emphasized. 'And even guys that weren't practicing, they're still in the huddle or they're still around the team or they're still buying in in meetings, trying to make sure that they're gaining all the knowledge they need to so when they come back out there, they know what to do and there's no fall off.' Wilson, even on a one-year deal, doesn't have the same lame-duck dynamics of a season ago. The Giants are expected to be better than last season before ushering Dart onto a more competitive team. It's far too early to tell just how much of an improvement New York will witness under center, but the returns to this point have been promising. 'So, I think that I'm not going to make any predictions,' Eluemunor concluded. 'But I like this team a lot.' Advertisement Related: NFC East Positional Rankings: Do Giants' Quarterbacks Matter? Related: Giants Schedule Reveals Potential Dart Debuts This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 21, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
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Jermaine Eluemunor Previews Evan Neal's Position Change
Jermaine Eluemunor Previews Evan Neal's Position Change originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Giants signed Jermaine Eluemunor to replace right tackle Evan Neal in 2024. He did so successfully, but in the process, he became a leader in the Giants locker room. Further, he became a mentor to Neal. Advertisement Now, Neal is embarking on a new journey. Pushed out of a starting job, Neal is hoping to save his career by moving to guard. Finally healthy, New York has granted him that opportunity in the offseason. While he isn't necessarily challenging for a starting spot any time soon, his transition seems to be going well. On Wednesday, Eluemunor previewed Neal's position change. 'I think that he's truly bought into it, and it's been cool for me to just watch the tape and just, he's a humongous dude,' Eluemunor told reporters. '… Obviously him going from tackle to guard is a big transition. And I've done it myself a couple times in my career, so to see him buying into it and to see how serious he's taking it is really cool to see. Advertisement 'And I think that he can be a really good player. I was telling him, I was like, if you lock in and you truly buy into this, you can be a really good guard just from seeing how he's done in the spring. I'm excited to see him in the summer and putting pads on.' The writing has been on the wall for the second first-round pick of the Giants' 2022 NFL Draft. But inside, there's reason to believe he could find more success. Rather than facing off against uber-athletic edge rushers and having to operate in space, Neal can rely more on his anchor to win between the tackles. Even so, the speed of the game is a bit different at guard. Perhaps that will allow Neal's aggressiveness to shine. That timing, Eluemunor says, will be paramount. 'I'd say the speed,' Eluemunor said. 'Everything at guard is bang, bang. At tackle, it's more patience and you have to be willing – you have to know when to strike at tackle essentially. At guard, those big guys like Dexter (Lawrence) they are on you within a millisecond and you got to be able to figure out what you need to do and how you can defeat them when you are blocking and ultimately win the block within a matter of seconds because if not, then they're going to be on the quarterback.' Advertisement Neal has been much better in the run game than pass protection as a pro, and kicking inside should emphasize that strength. If he can win with the same skills that made him a top-10 pick, there's room for him to make up ground on a rookie contract that's underwater. He already has Eluemunor's seal of approval. 'The sky is the limit for him, he's a talented kid and I think that he can be a really good player.' This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.
USA Today
18-06-2025
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- USA Today
Jermaine Eluemunor: New York Giants' O-line 'sick and tired of not being good'
Jermaine Eluemunor: New York Giants' O-line 'sick and tired of not being good' New York Giants right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor is entering his second and final year of his two-year contract that was signed in 2024. After a tough start to his career, Eluemunor seems to have found his groove over the last few seasons. He started all 17 games for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2022, then 14 out of 17 games in 2023. For the Giants last year, he appeared in 11 games. As a veteran on the offensive line, Eluemunor is a leader, and often what he says is echoed by others along the line. So when he mentioned how competitive it's been, he was asked what the root of that competition is. "I think people are just sick and tired of not being good, and it all starts in the trenches. The O-line and D-line are where games are really won," he told reporters on Wednesday. "We can talk about the receiver room or DBs, and quarterback is a really important position, but games are really decided in the trenches, and so it was intense, especially with the players that we have on O-line and D-line, but at the end of the day, everyone got better from it." They're tired of not being good and sick of losing, which is a good thing because the desire to improve is the only way improvement ever happens. That frustration has been building, and Eluemunor says you can see the result in this year's OTA attendance. "I mean, going 3-14 is terrible," he said. "That feeling that you get after you win the game and truly seeing everything you put in the week and all the work you've been putting in, paying off, there's no feeling like it and it's addictive and that's what you want, week in and week out and that's what we want to get and that's what the team wants to become. So, I think that you saw the attendance. I don't think anyone missed OTAs. Everyone was out there." Everyone was in attendance for OTAs and minicamp this year, and that definitely bodes well for the offensive line. Eluemunor also credits Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston for the change in attitude along the line. "Even guys that weren't practicing, they're still in the huddle or they're still around the team or they're still buying in in meetings, trying to make sure that they're gaining all the knowledge they need to so when they come back out there, they know what to do and there's no fall off," he said. "So, I think that I'm not going to make any predictions, but I like this team a lot." If Giants' fans weren't already squirming with a little excitement at Wilson being under center this fall, they should feel it now. When the line not only supports the quarterback but also believes in him, the whole offensive dynamic changes. The Giants aren't going to look the same in 2025, and that's positive.
