The New York Giants will face off in opposition to their MetLife Stadium co-tenants, the New York Jets, this Saturday night time of their annual preseason assembly.
The sport will shut out the preseason for each groups, however earlier than that, they may partake in a joint follow out on the Jets’ facility in Florham Park on Wednesday.
Each NFL staff should cut back their rosters to 53 gamers from the present 90 by subsequent Tuesday. There’s nonetheless a load of questions up and down the roster that stay unanswered.
Giants head coach Brian Daboll and his employees can have some robust cuts and he hasn’t dominated out some starters enjoying on this Saturday’s sport, together with quarterback Daniel Jones.
Jones performed his first sport since tearing his ACL final November. He might have some extra fine-tuning to shake off the rust earlier than the season opener on September 8 in opposition to Minnesota.
“First sport again after somewhat little bit of a layoff,” Daboll informed reporters on Sunday. “Scrambled for a primary down. Did some good issues, however clearly all of us can do higher. It’s his first sport again and also you’re attempting to prepare for a sport that’s not far off.”
There are ongoing roster battles and a few accidents which have opened up alternatives alongside the offensive line and within the secondary. These jobs will seemingly be settled out on the sector this week in opposition to the Jets.
The working again state of affairs can also be nonetheless in flux, though it seems to be like Devin Singletary and Eric Grey have nailed down the highest two spots.
As for the Jets, quarterback Aaron Rodgers will play within the joint follow and will probably make an look on this sport. He hasn’t performed since injuring his Achilles in Week 1 final yr.
Jets head coach Robert Saleh hasn’t dominated it out however intimated that any choice relating to Rodgers would come with the entrance workplace.
“[Aaron’s] going to be included within the conversations together with the coordinators and [general manager Joe Douglas], and we’re going to make one of the best choice for the staff,” Saleh mentioned earlier than this week’s sport, by way of CBS Sports activities.
“You by no means know,” Rodgers informed CBS New York through the Jets sport this previous Saturday in opposition to Carolina. “I’m unsure. I imply, I really feel like Saleh already dominated me out a couple of weeks in the past, but when I urge him, possibly I’ll get to be on the market.”
It’s uncertain the Jets would danger exposing Rodgers to damage in opposition to the Giants however the Jets have questions they want answered, too. Needless to say Rodgers performed in final yr’s preseason sport in opposition to the Giants and had a tiff with former linebacker Jihad Ward.
