The offense won Day 1 of training camp, and Saquon Barkley let Xavier McKinney hear about it.
"We just get a little competitive," the safety said about his back-and-forth with the running back. "He said they won the day. It's just one day, it's the first day of training camp, so I wouldn't get too excited (laughs)."
That was Wednesday. On Thursday, it was split evenly.
Here are the highlights from a back-and-forth practice at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center:
View photos from Thursday's training camp practice at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.
RB Saquon Barkley (26)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
RB Saquon Barkley (26)
QB Daniel Jones (8)
QB Daniel Jones (8)
WR Jeff Smith (19)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
WR Collin Johnson (15)
CB Nick McCloud (44)
WR Collin Johnson (15)
WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton (6), CB Tre Hawkins III (37)
LS Casey Kreiter (59)
TE Darren Waller (12)
LS Casey Kreiter (59)
LS Casey Kreiter (59)
S Jason Pinnock (27)
WR Parris Campbell (0)
WR Darius Slayton (86)
WR Darius Slayton (86)
WR Parris Campbell (0)
WR Parris Campbell (0)
G Ben Bredeson (68)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
WR Jeff Smith (19)
P Jamie Gillan (6), K Graham Gano (9)
WR Jalin Hyatt (84), CB Gemon Green (34)
WR Jeff Smith (19)
CB Adoree' Jackson (22), WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
QB Tyrod Taylor (2)
CB Adoree' Jackson (22), WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
WR Jaydon Mickens (88)
WR Cole Beasley (9)
QB Tyrod Taylor (2)
TE Lawrence Cager (83)
QB Daniel Jones (8)
QB Daniel Jones (8)
WR Darius Slayton (86)
WR David Sills V (13)
WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton (6)
WR Kalil Pimpleton (81)
WR Darius Slayton (86)
WR Kalil Pimpleton (81)
WR Cole Beasley (9)
WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton (6)
WR Jalin Hyatt (84)
WR Jeff Smith (19)
WR Jeff Smith (19)
WR David Sills V (13)
WR Darius Slayton (86)
WR Darius Slayton (86)
WR Parris Campbell (0)
WR Darius Slayton (86)
WR Jeff Smith (19)
RB Saquon Barkley (26)
T Andrew Thomas (78), T Matt Peart (74)
RB Saquon Barkley (26)
T Matt Peart (74), T Andrew Thomas (78)
WR Isaiah Hodgins (18)
WR Jalin Hyatt (84)
T Andrew Thomas (78)
RB Saquon Barkley (26)
RB Saquon Barkley (26)
RB Saquon Barkley (26)
RB Saquon Barkley (26)
RB Matt Breida (31)
RB Saquon Barkley (26)
TE Darren Waller (12)
WR Parris Campbell (0)
QB Daniel Jones (8)
T Andrew Thomas (78),
WR Parris Campbell (0)
WR Parris Campbell (0)
TE Daniel Bellinger (82), T Andrew Thomas (78),
QB Daniel Jones (8)
S Bobby McCain (21)
ILB Carter Coughlin (52)
S Jason Pinnock (27)
ILB Micah McFadden (41)
S Bobby McCain (21)
ILB Micah McFadden (41)
CB Tre Hawkins III (37)
DL Ryder Anderson (90)
S Jason Pinnock (27)
S Dane Belton (24)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
CB Deonte Banks (36)
TE Ryan Jones (49), TE Darren Waller (12)
TE Lawrence Cager (83)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
CB Deonte Banks (36)
WR David Sills V (13), TE Tommy Sweeney (89)
TE Lawrence Cager (83)
QB Tommy DeVito (5)
TE Darren Waller (12)
S Xavier McKinney (29)
K Graham Gano (9)
TE Darren Waller (12)
WR Cole Beasley (9)
WR Cole Beasley (9)
G Tyre Phillips (79)
RB Jashaun Corbin (25)
RB Jashaun Corbin (25)
RB Jashaun Corbin (25)
WR Parris Campbell (0), CB Deonte Banks (36)
WR Jaydon Mickens (88)
WR Kalil Pimpleton (81)
WR Kalil Pimpleton (81)
WR Collin Johnson (15)
WR Parris Campbell (0)
WR Collin Johnson (15)
WR Collin Johnson (15)
WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton (6), CB Tre Hawkins III (37)
WR Jaydon Mickens (88)
CB Gemon Green (34), CB Tre Hawkins III (37)
TE Darren Waller (12)
TE Darren Waller (12)
G Ben Bredeson (68)
TOUCHDOWNS
🔹 The competition began with 1-on-1 drills, where Daniel Jones hit tight end Darren Waller and wide receivers Collin Johnson (twice) and Parris Campbell for touchdowns.
🔹 Then it was Tyrod Taylor's turn, and the backup quarterback found wide receivers Kalil Pimpleton (twice), Jaydon Mickens, and Jeff Smith in the end zone.
TAKEAWAYS
🔹 McKinney got his revenge and scooped a pass just before it hit the turf, taking it the other direction up the sideline. Coach Brian Daboll waved him on.
🔹 Zyon Gilbert, however, made the play of the day. On an island, the cornerback tipped a pass to himself and secured an interception with one had as he fell backward. Gilbert spent time on and off the practice squad and active roster as an undrafted rookie from Florida Atlantic last season, appearing in three games with one start.
🔹 Rookie cornerback Tre Hawkins III, a sixth-round pick out of Old Dominion, intercepted a pass in the back of the end zone during 1-on-1 drills.
🔹 Fellow cornerback Amani Oruwariye secured the fourth interception for the defense near the end of practice.
TOP PLAYS
🔹 Cornerback Nick McCloud, who played the sixth-most snaps among Giants defensive backs and started eight games in 2022, had great coverage during a 1-on-1 drill in which he prevented the quarterback from even attempting a pass.
🔹 Cornerback Darnay Holmes wrapped up the 1-on-1 period by forcing a throwaway.
🔹 After the Giants spent the first day exclusively in the red zone, Daboll moved them farther back on Thursday, leading to some big gains from the promising connection of Jones to tight end Darren Waller. Johnson was also a frequent target during 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 periods in addition to 1-on-1 work.
🔹 Cornerback Adoree' Jackson broke up a pass during team drills.
🔹 Jones threaded the needle to tight end Daniel Bellinger on a nice completion. Taylor also threw a perfect ball to Lawrence Cager, another tight end, dropping it perfectly between the second and third levels of the defense.
