EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Jermaine Eluemunor yesterday received the same painful lesson he now shares with many NFL offensive linemen: it's a bad idea to collide with Dexter Lawrence.
"Not fun. Not fun at all," Eluemunor said today. "It's not the most fun thing I've had to deal with.
"I was trying to cut off, and Dex thought he was being trapped so he obviously lowered his shoulder and it just so happened that he lowered his shoulder into my rib cage. So, it wasn't the most fun pain I've had to deal with but I'm out here today, so that's what really matters."
Eluemunor, the free agent acquisition who was taking the first-team reps at right tackle, was inadvertently hit by Lawrence, the Giants' two-time Pro Bowl nose tackle, in the team's initial training camp practice. Though he remained on the ground for several minutes and left the workout, tests revealed Eluemunor has bruised ribs.
"It's a big man hit," Eluemunor said. "It's like you get hit by a truck.
"Definitely my ribs. Could not breathe too well. But, like I said, when you're going against a big man like that, you're going to take a hit or two, and you just got to get back up and keep going."
Today, Eluemunor did some individual work and was on the field but did not participate in team drills.
"In my, what, eight-year career, I haven't missed a day of training camp," Eluemunor said. "So, I was going to come out here either way and try and do as much as I could.
"It's just really bad bruising, so nothing that should keep me out for too long. Hopefully, I can get back out there real soon."
In his press conference prior to practice, coach Brian Daboll confirmed that's a likely timeline.
"Nothing serious," Daboll said. "It's two men kind of colliding there accidentally. He's going to do individual today, we'll see where he's at after. If he can do more, he'll do more. If not, we'll keep him out of team, but nothing serious.
"Did tests, looked at him. He's okay. He was back in meetings yesterday. He's a tough, tough man. He's going to go out there. He wants to do some individual stuff."
Eluemunor was playing right tackle because Evan Neal is on the active/physically unable to perform list as he rehabilitates an ankle injury he suffered last year. In practice today, Josh Ezeudu again took the first-team reps at right tackle and Aaron Stinnie played left guard, where Eluemunor lined up all spring.
View photos from Thursday's practice at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.
DL Dexter Lawrence II (97)
QB Daniel Jones (8), WR Malik Nabers (9)
Mike Kafka Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator, WR Malik Nabers (9), QB Daniel Jones (8)
RB Devin Singletary (26), DL Dexter Lawrence II (97)
WR Allen Robinson II (5)
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WR Jalin Hyatt (13)
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OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5), T Andrew Thomas (78)
TE Daniel Bellinger (82)
OL Marcus McKethan (60), G Austin Schlottmann (65), C Jimmy Morrissey (67), T Matt Nelson (68)
WR Isaiah McKenzie (87)
WR Darius Slayton (86)
TE Chris Manhertz (85)
WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
WR Darius Slayton (86)
WR Malik Nabers (9)
TE Chris Manhertz (85)
TE Lawrence Cager (83)
WR Malik Nabers (9)
WR Darius Slayton (86)
RB Tyrone Tracy (29)
S/ILB Isaiah Simmons (19)
QB Daniel Jones (8), RB Devin Singletary (26)
QB Drew Lock (2)
QB Daniel Jones (8)
S/ILB Isaiah Simmons (19)
WR John Jiles (0)
S Tyler Nubin (31)
S/ILB Isaiah Simmons (19)
S/ILB Isaiah Simmons (19)
Markus Kuhn, Jessie Armstead Special Assistant to the General Manager
S/ILB Isaiah Simmons (19)
QB Tommy DeVito (15)
RB Tyrone Tracy (29)
Joe Schoen Senior Vice President and General Manager, Brandon Brown Assistant General Manager
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WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
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TE Lawrence Cager (83)
TE Lawrence Cager (83)
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DL D.J. Davidson (98)
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TE Daniel Bellinger (82), TE Lawrence Cager (83)
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Dennis Hickey Assistant Director of Player Personnel
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WR Gunner Olszewski (80), (9) WR Malik Nabers (9)
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OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
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Ronnie Barnes Senior Vice President, Medical Services/Head Athletic Trainer, Phil Simms
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WR Miles Boykin (81)
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CB Nick McCloud (44), WR Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
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WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
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WR Jalin Hyatt (13)
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RB Tyrone Tracy (29)
WR Jalin Hyatt (13)
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WR Isaiah McKenzie (87)
RB Devin Singletary (26)
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QB Daniel Jones (8)
QB Tommy DeVito (15)
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Brian Daboll Head Coach, S Jason Pinnock (27)
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T Andrew Thomas (78)
T Andrew Thomas (78)
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QB Daniel Jones (8)
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Cade Knox Offensive Assistant/Game Manager
CB Deonte Banks (3)
CB Deonte Banks (3)
DL Dexter Lawrence II (97)
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Mike Adams Assistant Secondary Coach
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CB Nick McCloud (44)
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WR Dennis Houston (88), TE Tyree Jackson (84)
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ILB Bobby Okereke (58)
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CB Deonte Banks (3)
CB Deonte Banks (3)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5), TE Lawrence Cager (83)
*One change in this camp is the Giants will do more 11-on-11 work and fewer 7-on-7 drills. Quarterback Daniel Jones did not participate in team drills in the spring because he was strengthening his surgically repaired knee. He did so for the first time in practice yesterday and again today.
"We'll continue to do 11-on-11," Daboll said. "We didn't do 7-on-7. We're not going to do much of that. We're going to do more 11-on-11 so you can feel the pocket. Move. Procedure was good. Did a lot of movement and things like that. Didn't have any pre-snap penalties. Made good decisions. It's good to get him out there and feel some of the rush. Dexter was in the middle of the pocket a couple of times, and he's got to move and use his legs and I thought he did well."
Daboll wants more 11-on-11 to accelerate Jones' comeback, "instead of just standing back there without a rush. He did a bunch of 7-on-7 in OTAs, so we'll do more team."
*Daboll was asked if the offensive line is doing anything differently under new coach Carmen Bricillo.
"You're talking about schematically?" Daboll said. "We've made adjustments throughout the offseason. There's only so much you can do up front. A lot of people have the same protections and things like that, but you try to mix it up, and those guys have done a good job with the techniques, some of the individual techniques that Carm and (assistant line coach) James (Ferentz) have brought with them. It'll be a work in progress just like all the positions are."
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