Giants beginning quarterback Daniel Jones has a sprained left ankle with no fractures and backup QB Tyrod Taylor is within the concussion protocol, head coach Brian Daboll mentioned Monday on Zoom.
Daboll mentioned Jones is “feeling a bit of bit higher” however couldn’t say if both quarterback will likely be prepared for Sunday’s recreation at London’s Tottenham Stadium in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers.
The Giants will “in all probability work out just a few quarterbacks” in case Jones and Taylor can’t play Sunday, Daboll mentioned.
The top coach mentioned “I don’t assume we’re at that time” the place he would entertain the “contingency plan” of taking part in follow squad QB Davis Webb.
“Whether or not we signal [one of the workout quarterbacks] or not, I believe that’s depending on a few of these guys right here,” Daboll mentioned.
Monday’s full exercise record shouldn't be but recognized.
GM Joe Schoen did signal free agent linebacker A.J. Klein to the follow squad. Klein is a former Dave Gettleman Panthers draft decide (2013) who performed for Schoen and Daboll with the Buffalo Payments in 2020-21.
The Giants labored out Miami Dolphins guard Solomon Kindley, based on a supply. And free agent former Giants security Landon Collins additionally got here for a go to.
The Giants (3-1) have off Tuesday. They’ll follow Wednesday and Thursday in New Jersey then fly to London after Thursday’s afternoon follow.
Then they’ll follow throughout the pond Friday at 8:15 a.m. Japanese Time to organize for Sunday’s 9:30 a.m. E.T. kickoff in opposition to the Packers (3-1).
Daboll mentioned there are two components that may decide if Jones performs: his well being and his skill to execute that week’s recreation plan.
“The very first thing we have to do is make sure that he’s as wholesome as he could be,” Daboll mentioned. “And if he can do the issues we want him to do for that recreation plan, then we’ll speak about it. If he can’t, then he can’t.”
Jones was annoyed about being faraway from Sunday’s win over the Chicago Bears regardless of being wholesome sufficient to return in as soon as Taylor received damage.
He mentioned he believed “a part of the choice” was that his ankle damage had left him unable to execute the sport plan that had succeeded to that time — a run-heavy scheme with back-to-the-defense play actions that rolled Jones out into open house for 2 TDs.
Jones was injured partly due to his incapacity to see stress coming in that scheme. It required Jones to promote a faux handoff laborious along with his again to the protection, which meant he couldn’t see the bottom of the play till he whipped round.
So by the point he noticed Bears security Jaquan Brisker bearing down on that fateful third quarter play, Jones had nowhere to go. And Brisker sacked Jones with an ungainly sort out that bent his ankle.
“You need to make a superb faux and there’s sort of a second the place you flip round and also you’ve received to make a learn shortly to run it or throw it,” Jones mentioned. “A number of instances there’s grass and also you’ve received to take what they provide you. I believed it was a superb scheme and the coaches did a superb job seeing it and calling it.”
Daboll’s precise reply, when requested if Jones had a sprained ankle and no fractures, was: “Yeah, no, he’s nice in that regard. He’s received an ankle. It’s sprained.”
He wouldn't expose if Jones had a excessive ankle sprain.
“Yeah, I’m not gonna get into the specifics of it,” the coach mentioned.
Jones mentioned postgame Sunday that he'll “do the whole lot I can to play” on Sunday. And nobody doubts that.
The query is whether or not the Giants’ medical employees and Daboll will let him.
GOLLADAY LIKELY TO MISS LONDON
Daboll mentioned of receiver Kenny Golladay’s knee damage: “We’ll see the way it goes in direction of the top of the week. I’d say it doesn’t look promising.” The Giants accomplished three whole passes to vast receivers in opposition to the Bears.
They're terribly shorthanded at that place, with Collin Johnson (torn Achilles) and Sterling Shepard (torn ACL) out for the yr. Kadarius Toney (hamstring) and Wan’Dale Robinson (knee) are additionally on the shelf. Daboll mentioned Toney and Robinson are “making progress.”
Nook Aaron Robinson (knee) and defensive lineman Henry Mondeaux (ankle) are “in all probability not” accessible for Week 5, Daboll mentioned, although Mondeaux’s damage shouldn't be season-ending. Additionally up within the air for London are security Julian Love (concussion protocol; “we’ll see how that goes”) and edge Azeez Ojulari (calf; “we’ll see the place he’s at Wednesday when he will get again”).
Daboll did say proper guard Mark Glowinski (ankle), proper sort out Evan Neal (neck) and edges Kayvon Thibodeaux (again spasms) and Jihad Ward (undisclosed) “must be OK.”
Defensive lineman Leonard Williams (knee) mentioned final week that he’ll want a full padded follow below his belt earlier than returning. He’s missed the final two video games.
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