Will Alvin Kamara even have to interrupt any tackles Sunday, going through a depleted Giants defensive entrance?
It is shaping as much as be an all-hands-on-deck emergency in opposition to the Saints.
On the inside of the defensive position, star deal with Dexter Lawrence has already been placed on injured reserve with a sprained left elbow and won’t play once more this season.
On Wednesday, one other starter at defensive position, Rakeem Nunez-Roches, didn’t follow with a neck damage.
Additionally on the road, DJ Davidson (shoulder) and Jordon Riley (knee) have been restricted.
That left the Giants with rookie Elijah Chatman and two follow squad assistants — Casey Rogers and Elijah Garcia — taking the majority of the snaps in follow.
Rookie Corey Durden performed for the primary time since being signed off the Rams’ follow squad.
It additionally does not assist that inside linebacker Bobby Okereke is out with a again downside and hasn’t practiced.
Okereke has began all 12 video games this season and isn’t off the sphere. He leads the staff with 93 tackles.
If he’s unavailable, Ty Summers, Matthew Adams or rookie Darius Moussau will begin.
An alternative choice is Dyontae Johnson, whose follow window opened Wednesday. He needs to be accessible to play if wanted.
Kamara will take intention at this injury-riddled defensive entrance. He’s seventh within the NFL in speeding with 894 yards.
The Giants are twenty ninth within the league in speeding protection, giving up 145.8 speeding yards per sport.
The scenario is simply as dire on the offensive line, with left deal with Jermaine Eluemunor (quad) and proper deal with Evan Neal (hip) unable to follow.
Veteran Chris Hubbard began on Thanksgiving at left deal with in opposition to the Cowboys.
If Eluemunor and Neal are unavailable, the beginning duo will likely be Hubbard and Josh Ezeudu, which can doubtless make life tough for Drew Lock in his second Giants begin at quarterback.
Cornerback Deonte Banks (rib) additionally didn’t follow.
Head coach Brian Daboll mentioned any gamers who have been unable to follow needs to be thought-about “week-to-week”, an ominous prediction provided that “day-to-day” is extra -soon based on the participant forecast which can be prepared in a couple of days.
“I believe all of them have an opportunity, however I believe it is too early to say how optimistic I’m about that,” Daboll mentioned.
Rookie Theo Johnson suffered a season-ending Lisfranc foot damage late within the Thanksgiving loss to the Cowboys and had surgical procedure Tuesday.
He completed his first NFL season with 29 receptions for 331 yards and one landing.
“It should be some time right here, which is simply too dangerous,” Daboll mentioned. “He was actually doing a great job. An ideal younger man. I labored extraordinarily onerous. I really feel horrible for him. Exhausting. I imply he did in the direction of the tip of the sport, stored taking part in by it. He actually did not know something was improper till after the sport they checked out him.”
