October 16, 2024
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The Giants could be without LT Andrew Thomas for the rest of the season.
The Philadelphia Eagles listed nine players on their initial injury report ahead of their Week 7 matchup against the New York Giants. The Giants listed 10 players on their initial injury report, which includes some of their best players.
Here's the Eagles-Giants injury report, with analysis...
| Player | Injury | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Status |
| LT Jordan Mailata | Hamstring | DNP | |||
| TE Dallas Goedert | Hamstring | DNP | |||
| DT Milton Williams | Ankle | DNP | |||
| CB Darius Slay | Knee | Limited | |||
| EDGE Jalyx Hunt | Ankle | Limited | |||
| LB Oren Burks | Groin | Limited | |||
| S Sydney Brown | Knee | Full | |||
| WR Ainias Smith | Ankle | Full | |||
| TE Albert Okwuegbunam | Abdomen | Full |
Wednesday notes:
• Nick Sirianni said during his Monday Zoom call that Mailata would miss "a couple" weeks. My interpretation was that he did not specifically mean two weeks, but rather he would be out at least two weeks. Mailata did not look good when he was helped off the field against the Browns, and subsequently carted to the locker room. Fred Johnson got first-team reps in practice on Wednesday, as opposed to moving Mekhi Becton to LT.
• Goedert only played three snaps against the Browns, left with a hamstring injury, and did not return. Grant Calcaterra is likely to start on Sunday against the Giants.
• Slay should be good to go for Sunday.
• S Sydney Brown (PUP): After missing all of training camp and the first four games of the season after tearing an ACL in January against the Giants, Brown's 21-day window to return was opened last week.
• WR Britain Covey (IR): Covey has been the team's primary punt returner since 2022. He was arguably the best punt returner in the NFL last season. As a receiver, Covey hasn't gotten many opportunities in the regular offense, but he started to get a little bit of a role this season. In the first three games, he had 7 catches for 34 yards. He previously only had 4 catches in the first two years of his NFL career.
• S James Bradberry (IR): The Eagles kept Bradberry on their active roster for no good reason at 53-man cutdowns, and then the next day he suffered a "lower body" injury that will keep him out 6-8 weeks.
• WR Ainias Smith (IR): After a shaky camp that finished mildly promisingly, Smith conveniently suffered an ankle injury that allowed the Eagles to IR him while also being able to keep him on their roster. His 21-day window for return was opened last week.
• TE Albert Okwuegbunam (IR): The Eagles burned an IR-DFR designation on Okwuegbunam prior to 53-man cutdowns. The Eagles opened his 21-day practice window for return on Wednesday.
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| Player | Injury | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Status |
| LT Andrew Thomas | Foot | DNP | |||
| DT Dexter Lawrence | Hip | DNP | |||
| EDGE Brian Burns | Groin | DNP | |||
| P Jamie Gillan | Left hamstring | DNP | |||
| WR Malik Nabers | Concussion | Limited | |||
| WR Wan'Dale Robinson | Ankle | Limited | |||
| WR Darius Slayton | Groin | Limited | |||
| RB Devin Singletary | Groin | Limited | |||
| WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton | Shoulder | Limited | |||
| LB Ty Summers | Hamstring | Limited |
Wednesday notes:
• The Giants' offensive line looks like this, when healthy:
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Andrew Thomas | Jon Runyan | John Michael Schmitz | Greg Van Roten | Jermaine Eluemunor |
Thomas is by far the Giants' best offensive lineman. His season is reportedly over with a Lisfranc injury.
The Giants have four backup linemen on their 53-man roster — Evan Neal, Joshua Ezeudu, Aaron Stinnie, and Jake Kubas.
Neal played LG at Alabama in 2019, RT in 2020, and LT in 2021, before the Giants made him the No. 6 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. He has been a major bust so far. It was reported a couple weeks ago by Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News that Neal has been exclusively working at RT.
#Giants O Line coach Carmen Bricillo said the team is still only working Evan Neal at right tackle. Not at guard. Bricillo’s only explanation was that it’s Neal’s natural position, in the Giants’ minds. In referencing that it’s still early, he also said it’s only been “2 weeks.”…
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) October 4, 2024
If the Giants don't want Neal on the field, they could also plug in Joshua Ezeudu at LT. Ezeudu filled in for an injured Thomas last season (6 games, 5 starts), and he was awful, giving up 5 sacks on just 181 pass block snaps, per PFF. He also committed 6 penalties.
• The Lawrence and Burns injuries are interesting, and obviously worth monitoring. Lawrence's injury is new. Burns was limited all last week with his groin injury, but he at least practiced. A DNP on Wednesday is noteworthy.
• The Giants' top three receivers — Nabers, Slayton, and Robinson — were all limited. The most important of the three is Nabers. Brian Daboll said that he is optimistic about Nabers' chances of playing on Sunday.
• EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux: Thibodeaux had 11.5 sacks in 2023, and he was playing well to start the 2024 season. He was placed on IR last week with a wrist injury, and will not play against the Eagles.
• K Graham Gano: Gano went on IR after Week 2 with a hamstring injury. He is eligible to come off of IR and rejoin the 53-man roster this week. In his absence, Greg Joseph was 8/11 on his field goal attempts. Joseph missed two field goals from distances of 47 and 45 against the Bengals last Sunday.
• PR Gunner Olszewski: Olszewski returned 23 punts last season for 273 yards (11.9 YPR) and a TD.
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