After a rash of injuries at the inside linebacker position, the New York Giants have reportedly signed veteran inside linebacker Neville Hewitt to their practice squad.
The Giants lost starting inside linebacker Micah McFadden to a foot injury in Week 1. He is on IR and is expected to miss much of the season. Backup linebacker special teamer Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles missed Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys with a calf injury. He might be headed to IR. Darius Muasau, starting in place of McFadden in Week 2,
suffered a concussion.
The Giants finished the game with special teamer Chris Board (14 snaps) and practice squad call-up Swayze Bozeman (5 snaps) filling the spot next to Bobby Okereke.
Hewitt, 32, is in his 11th NFL season. He spent three years with the Miami Dolphins, three with the New York Jets and the last four with the Houston Texans.
Hewitt has played in 146 regular-season games with 48 starts. He has played more than 3,500 defensive snaps and 2,600 special teams snaps in his career. Last season, he played in 17 games with four starts for Houston, totaling 341 defensive snaps and 329 on special teams.
The Giants also had a visit from undrafted free agent wide receiver/special teamer Dalen Cambre, who impressed with the team during the spring and summer but did not make the roster. As of Tuesday afternoon, a signing to the practice squad was expected but had not yet been announced.
