It was a busy day in East Rutherford.
Before Taylor Swift descends upon MetLife Stadium for the holiday weekend, the Giants held their third of 10 OTA practices across the parking lot at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. Coach Brian Daboll and players also met with the media.
Here are highlights from OTA No. 3:
View photos from OTA practice No. 3 at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.
DB Adoree' Jackson (22), DB Cor'dale Flott (28), DB Zyon Gilbert (38)
WR Jalin Hyatt (84)
WR Sterling Shepard (3)
DB Adoree' Jackson (22)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (18), WR Darius Slayton (86), WR Jeff Smith II (19)
OL Evan Neal (73), OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
RB Gary Brightwell (23), RB Eric Gray (20), RB Jashaun Corbin (25), RB Matt Breida (31)
DB Gervarrius Owens (31)
DB Tre Hawkins III (37), DB Gervarrius Owens (31)
LB Micah McFadden (41)
LB Carter Coughlin (52)
WR Sterling Shepard (3)
DB Alex Cook (23)
DB Germon Green (34)
DB Cor'dale Flott (28)
DB Alex Cook (23)
DB Zyon Gilbert (38)
DB Cor'dale Flott (28)
DB Deonte Banks (36)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
Brian Daboll Head Coach
P Jamie Gillan (6), K Graham Gano (9)
DB Bobby McCain (21)
TE Lawrence Cager (83)
RB Jashaun Corbin (25), QB Tyrod Taylor (2), TE Lawrence Cager (83), WR Collin Johnson (15)
WR Collin Johnson (15)
DB Cor'dale Flott (28)
DB Cor'dale Flott (28)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
DB Adoree' Jackson (22)
LB Troy Brown (46)
LB Troy Brown (46)
LB Troy Brown (46)
WR Darius Slayton (86)
LB Dyontae Johnson (54)
LB Micah McFadden (41), LB Troy Brown (46), LB Dyontae Johnson (54)
WR Jalin Hyatt (84)
LB Micah McFadden (41), LB Troy Brown (46), LB Dyontae Johnson (54)
WR Parris Campbell (0)
WR Jalin Hyatt (84)
WR Jeff Smith II (19), WR Parris Campbell (0)
P Jamie Gillan (6), K Graham Gano (9)
WR Parris Campbell (0), WR Isaiah Hodgins (18), WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton (6), WR Jalin Hyatt (84), WR Jamison Crowder (80), WR Jalin Hyatt (84), WR Collin Johnson (15), WR Darius Slayton (86)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
TE Daniel Bellinger (82), G Shane Lemieux (66), OL Devery Hamilton (62), OL Mark Glowinski (64), LS Casey Kreiter (59), OL Jack Anderson (77), LB Jarrad Davis (57), OL J.C. Hassenaauer (63), TE Tommy Sweeney (89), K Graham Gano (9)
DB Rodarius Williams (25)
DB Cor'dale Flott (28)
TE Lawrence Cager (83)
DB Adoree' Jackson (22)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
RB Matt Breida (31)
OLB Tomon Fox (49)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
LB Jihad Ward (55)
OLB Habakkuk Baldonado (45)
OLB Habakkuk Baldonado (45)
LB Oshane Ximines (53)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
LB Azeez Ojulari (51)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
LB Jihad Ward (55)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
OLB Habakkuk Baldonado (45)
OLB Habakkuk Baldonado (45)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
DB Adoree' Jackson (22), DB Cor'dale Flott (28), DB Zyon Gilbert (38)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
OL John Michael Schmitz Jr (61), QB Daniel Jones (8)
TE Tommy Sweeney (89)
WR Jeff Smith II (19)
WR Sterling Shepard (3)
TOUCHDOWNS
🔹 Daniel Jones was a major reason why Darius Slayton re-signed with the Giants instead of going elsewhere this offseason. The 2019 draft classmates showed their chemistry again on Thursday and found the end zone once. They also connected on a few deep passes that could have gone the distance.
"Ultimately, I think the best football decision for me was being back here with Daniel and continuing to grow with him in [coordinator Mike] Kafka's offense," Slayton said in March.
Slayton added, "It would've been kind of crazy to leave after somewhat building all these bricks, and as soon as we get the thing build, just jump off the top. Would've been kind of crazy. But I definitely wanted to stick around and be at the top and take in the view myself. I think just some of the guys we've been able to sign and go get, it's a testament to what we've been able to build here and what Kaf and Dabs and those guys have been able to bring to us."
TAKEAWAYS
🔹 The offense was clean in the turnover department for the second consecutive practice. The lone takeaway so far was a tip drill in the end zone during OTA No. 1. Rookie safety Gervarrius Owens deflected a pass up in the air, and outside linebacker Tomon Fox caught it.
TOP PLAYS
🔹 Before the Giants began 7-on-7 drills, coach Brian Daboll checked which way the wind was blowing … and it was blowing out there today. It didn't matter for Jones, who right off the bat threw a deep pass to tight end Darren Waller into the face of the wind. The franchise quarterback showed his arm strength more than once on a blustery day in East Rutherford, and Waller was frequently on the other end as they continue to establish a rapport on and off the field.
"I've been very impressed with Daniel," Waller said. "Arm talent, intelligence, funny guy. He's got a lot of personality that you really get to see once you get to know him some more. It's been fun, man. Getting extra throwing sessions in, workout in the weight room. A lot of jokes. Just having lunch together. You can tell guys are really close around here, and he kind of leads that energy."
"I think it feels like you hear about most guys or you see them in the program and they're listed at 6-6-, and they're really like 6-4" or 6-5. He's a true 6-6," Jones said of Waller. "He's a true 250, 260, and can fly, can run, can run all the routes. He's just an impressive athlete. He's just been locked in. You can tell it's important to him. He's put a lot of effort into learning the stuff and getting caught up. It's been fun working with him.
"He can do a lot. He's obviously a tough matchup for people, for defenses, with a guy who can run like that with that kind of size, and how you play him in man and how you account for him in zone coverages. He definitely gives something for a defense to worry about or to game plan for, and we can move him around and put him in different spots. Just a super versatile player."
🔹 Second-year cornerback Cor'Dale Flott and Owens, the seventh and final selection of the 2023 draft class, put the defense on the board with two pass deflections.
🔹 Wide receiver Parris Campbell racked up a handful of receptions as the former Colt continues to acclimate to the system.
REMAINING PRACTICES
🔹 May 30-31, June 2, June 5-6, June 8-9, June 13-15 (minicamp)
View photos of OTA practice No. 2 at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.
WR Parris Campbell (0)
DB Gervarrius Owens (31)
DB Bobby McCain (21)
WR Sterling Shepard (3)
WR Kalil Pimpleton (81)
DB Cor'dale Flott (28)
DB Rodarius Williams (25)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
WR Jeff Smith II (19)
WR David Sills V (13)
TE Darren Waller (12)
TE Daniel Bellinger (82)
TE Darren Waller (12)
WR Jeff Smith II (19)
DB Germon Green (34)
DB Germon Green (34)
DB Germon Green (34)
TE Darren Waller (12)
DB Alex Cook (23)
TE Darren Waller (12)
DB Gervarrius Owens (31)
DB Bobby McCain (21)
WR David Sills V (13)
LB Jihad Ward (55)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
DB Nick McCloud (44)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
DB Cor'dale Flott (28)
WR Kalil Pimpleton (81)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
WR Parris Campbell (0)
WR Jaydon Mickens (88)
WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton (6)
WR Jalin Hyatt (84)
WR Jeff Smith II (19)
TE Darren Waller (12)
WR Jamison Crowder (80)
QB Tommy DeVito (5)
QB Tommy DeVito (5-O)
QB Tyrod Taylor (2)
QB Tyrod Taylor (2)
WR Parris Campbell (0)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
QB Daniel Jones (8)
RB Jashaun Corbin (25)
RB Jashaun Corbin (25)
RB Jashaun Corbin (25)
WR Collin Johnson (15)
WR Parris Campbell (0)
WR Jalin Hyatt (84)
WR Parris Campbell (0)
WR Jalin Hyatt (84)
WR Jeff Smith II (19)
WR David Sills V (13)
WR Jeff Smith II (19)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
WR Jalin Hyatt (84)
DB Tre Hawkins III (37)
DB Darnay Holmes (30)
DB Armini Oruwariye (20)
WR Darius Slayton (86)
DB Armini Oruwariye (20)
WR Jalin Hyatt (84)
WR Sterling Shepard (3), WR Parris Campbell (0)
WR Jamison Crowder (80)
WR Parris Campbell (0)
QB Tyrod Taylor (2)
DB Cor'dale Flott (28)
TE Lawrence Cager (83)
OLB Habakkuk Baldonado (45)
LB Carter Coughlin (52)
LB Cam Brown (47)
LB Jihad Ward (55)
TE Lawrence Cager (83)
LB Oshane Ximines (53)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
WR Parris Campbell (0)
DB Bobby McCain (21)
S Xavier McKinney (29), DB Darnay Holmes (30)
WR Jeff Smith II (19)
DB Nick McCloud (44)
TE Lawrence Cager (83)
LB Bobby Okereke (58)
LB Bobby Okereke (58)
LB Bobby Okereke (58)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
LB Dyontae Johnson (54)
DB Leonard Johnson (35)
DB Alex Cook (23)
WR Jaydon Mickens (88)
WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton (6)
WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton (6)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
