The Giants were back on the practice field in shells Tuesday at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.

The team will travel to Florham Park tomorrow for a joint practice session with the New York Jets.

Assistant general manager Brandon Brown and head coach Brian Daboll met with the media before practice, while running back Tyrone Tracy spoke to reporters after the session.

Here are five things we learned Tuesday.

1. Tracy: 'I feel really good'

The Giants had a scary moment take place at practice last week when rookie running back Tyrone Tracy fell to the ground with an ankle injury. The team's medical staff put an air cast on Tracy, carted him off and immediately brought him to the Hospital for Special Surgery for a more comprehensive evaluation. Despite the scary scene, the rookie back escaped from the incident with very limited damage done to his ankle. In fact, Tracy was back on the practice field participating in individual drills just a few days after the injury.

"It was definitely something scary," Tracy told the media Tuesday. "The best thing that happened was, you know, I only had very little damage to my ankle. I'm really just happy to be back out here on the football field. Like I said, it was very scary. The medical staff did a great job of making sure that I'm recovering. And I'm in their daily making sure that I'm doing my treatments and making sure that I'm doing everything I can to come back 100 percent healthy."

Tracy returned to the facility only a few hours after going down with the injury and sat in meetings that same afternoon. Suffice it to say, the running back room was excited to see him back in the building with only a minor injury.

"They were pretty hyped for me when I was coming in," Tracy said. "A lot of the folks around the building started calling me Paul Pierce. They said I pulled a Paul Pierce. But it's all good. I know there is very genuine love around the building and I'm happy to be here for real."

It was the best case scenario for Tracy, as an injury that looked like it could have ended his rookie season turned out to only sideline him for a couple of days. The 24-year-old was once again on the practice field Tuesday and even got a few reps during team drills.

"I feel really good," said Tracy. "Today was kind of like a test to see how good I was. I didn't get really many reps. But they wanted to see me move, wanted to see how well I was moving. And me personally, I think I did fairly well."

2. Daboll has "a lot of confidence" in O-line

One of the biggest positives to come out of Saturday's game against the Texans was the performance of the offensive line. Left tackle Andrew Thomas, left guard Aaron Stinnie, centers John Michael Schmitz and Austin Schlottmann, right guard Greg Van Roten and right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor surrendered a total of zero pressures against the Texans' pass rush. Daboll praised the veteran group for their performance and development this summer.

"That's probably one of our more veteran groups now on our team," Daboll said. "So, with those four players, and I'd say five include Stinnie, you have people that have played a lot of football, some at different spots, some together at other teams as well, and A.T. who's been here and done it at a high level for the years he's been in this league. So, I would say those four players that are communicating well with one another. I have a lot of confidence in that group. Their experience, their communication, their style of play, they've been good additions to our football team.

While the players undoubtedly deserve a ton of the credit, you cannot talk about the early success of the O-line without mentioning the unit's coaches. Offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo and assistant offensive line coach James Ferentz have done a great job so far working with the veteran group, something the head coach made sure to point out Tuesday.

"Carm's a good coach," said Daboll. "We have crossed paths with him, not working, but with a lot of people that I've worked with. He's done a nice job with them. I think they respect him. He's coached two of them and got a good way about him. He's got good leadership traits, good communication skills, good at the fundamentals, and I've thrown him in there every time. James Ferentz has been a good addition as well, who has played in this system for quite some time and played center, he can see it through their eyes. They've worked well together."

3. Brown: Chatman's effort is visible every day

Undrafted rookie defensive lineman Elijah Chatman has made a strong case for himself this summer. Chatman is not your stereotypical defensive tackle, as the 23-year-old is listed at 6-feet, 278 pounds. But don't let his size fool you. Nicknamed "Baby Bison" at SMU, Chatman has flashed at practice over the last few weeks and recorded a team-high five total pressures in the preseason opener against the Lions.

The undrafted rookie continued his strong play against the Texans when he chased down Texans running back J.J. Taylor 45 yards down the field. According to assistant general manager Brandon Brown, Chatman's athleticism was one of the factors that sparked the team's interest in the lineman.

"When you look at Elijah, you go through the spring process, and you have your workout warriors from pro-day," Brown said. "Well, Elijah was a 31-vert(ical) guy, a 4'8 40 (yard dash) guy, a 32 bench rep guy, a 9'4 (nine feet, four inches) broad jump guy. All those explosive metrics give him an opportunity for being an outlier, and even though he's 5'11, he's got almost 33-inch arms. So, there are redeeming traits where you take the intangibles of how he's built, how he's wired, and figure out what he can do best.

"The coaches are motivated, especially (Defensive Line Coach) Dre (Andre Patterson) and (Assistant Defensive Line Coach) Brian Cox, and that's why I affectionately call Dre, Dr. Dre because there's probably nobody that he thinks he can't fix. We love that mindset. It was a group effort from scouting, analytics, and coaching. We're glad Elijah is here."

As for the impressive play against the Texans, Brown was not surprised at all by Chatman's hustle.

"The effort and the want to, we see that every day," said the assistant GM. "And there's a cool transition when you start seeing teammates root for guys. When you start seeing (defensive lineman) Dex (Dexter Lawrence) rooting for Elijah, taking him to the side, giving him some pointers because it's like, 'Hey, I could be playing with this guy.' or 'There's something here that I like that I want to help develop.' So, it's been really cool to see."

4. Injury updates

Coach Brian Daboll updated the injury status of numerous players ahead of Tuesday's practice.

Rookie running backs Tyrone Tracy and Dante Miller both returned to practice, getting on the field for team drills. Quarterback Drew Lock was also back on the practice field, getting a few reps during team period. Rookie cornerback Dru Phillips and second-year safety Gervarrius Owens were both limited.

Center John Michael Schmitz and offensive tackle Evan Neal were back at practice last week, but both lineman saw increased reps during Tuesday's team drills, according to Daboll.

Daboll said guard Jon Runyan Jr. and cornerback Cor'Dale Flott are both "close" to returning.

The head coach also called linebackers Micah McFadden, Matthew Adams and Dyontae Johnson "week-to-week," along with wide receiver Gunner Olszewski and tight end Lawrence Cager.

5. Roster updates

The Giants made a series of roster moves Monday as they prepare for this weekend's preseason finale against the Jets.

The Giants signed defensive tackle Kyler Baugh, linebacker Trey Kiser, and defensive back Clayton Isbell. In corresponding moves, defensive lineman Ryder Anderson and wide receiver Dennis Houston were waived/injured while offensive tackle Yodny Cajuste was placed on injured reserve.

Baugh signed with the New Orleans Saints after going undrafted in April. He played 10 snaps in the Saints' first preseason game before being waived last week.

The 6-foot-2, 305-pound defensive lineman began his collegiate career at Houston Baptist, where he spent three seasons (2019-21) before transferring to Minnesota, where he was teammates with Giants rookie safety Tyler Nubin. Baugh played in 26 games over his two seasons with the Golden Gophers and finished with 77 tackles, four sacks, seven tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and four passes defensed.

He was selected All-Big Ten honorable mention by the media both years at Minnesota.

Kiser spent time with the Jacksonville Jaguars this offseason before being released a few weeks ago.

The 6-foot, 224-pound linebacker spent three seasons at South Alabama, where he played on both defense and special teams. During his senior season, he played in all 13 games with 12 starts and registered 68 total tackles (29 solo), 2.5 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss. Kiser earned All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention recognition after the season.

He began his collegiate career at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Junior College, where he was the program's only first-team all-Southwest Junior College Football Conference selection as a freshman after posting 55 total tackles, including seven tackles for loss.

Isbell signed with the Carolina Panthers after going undrafted in April. His collegiate career began at Illinois State, where he played for three seasons and was named second-team All-MVFC as a redshirt junior in 2021. He then transferred to Utah for the 2022 campaign, where he played in 14 games with one start.

Due to the COVID-19 rules, Isbell gained an extra year of eligibility, which he spent at Coastal Carolina. In 13 games as a super senior, Isbell registered 89 tackles, three interceptions and eight pass breakups, which led to third-team All-Sun Belt honors.