Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence (illness) was held out of practice on Thursday for a second consecutive day by the New York Giants. The biggest injury issues for the Giants heading into Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints might be at safety.
Tyler Nubin, who did not practice on Wednesday due to a groin injury, was expected to “do something” at practice on Thursday, according to head coach Brian Daboll. Daboll said he was “hopeful” that Nubin would be ready for Sunday.
Dane Belton (shoulder)
and Jevon Holland (neck) were limited in practice on Wednesday.
Defensive coordinator Shane Bowen said the situation at safety is “pretty fluid right now.”
“Getting a lot of guys reps out here right now,” Bowen said. “It’s a myriad of things with Dane, with him being banged up, with Nubin. I think it’s probably gonna be day by day for a lot of these guys. It might take until Sunday morning to figure out who is going to be up.”
Bowen pointed to reserve safety Beau Brade, practice squad safety Raheem Layne, and even practice squad cornerback/emergency safety Nic Jones as players who could factor in on Sunday.
“As a coaching staff we’ve got to have contingency plans for all that stuff,” Bowen said.
Tyrone Tracy (shoulder) also did not practice. Greg Van Roten, who had a rest day on Wednesday, returned to practice.
