Follow the latest updates from the Quest Diagnostics Training Center as the team gears up for Week 5 against the Commanders.

Saturday, October 10

4:50 p.m. -- The Giants made the following roster moves ahead of their Week 5 matchup against the Commanders.

Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation)

• WR Dalen Cambre
• OLB Trace Ford

Reserve/Injured

• DL Chauncey Golston

4:00 p.m. -- The Commanders announced that DE Deatrich Wise Jr. (quad) was activated from Reserve/PUP and removed from the injury report. Meanwhile, CB Trey Amos (ankle) and RB Jeremy McNichols (quad), who were both listed as questionable on the final injury report, were downgraded to out.

Friday, October 9

4 p.m. -- The Giants ruled out DL Chauncey Golston (neck) and S Jason Pinnock (concussion) for Sunday's game against the Commanders. No other players carry an injury designation after everyone else previously listed on the injury report was upgraded to full at Friday's practice.

12:38 p.m. -- Speaking to the media, Commanders head coach Dan Quinn confirmed QB Jayden Daniels will start on Sunday. Quinn also announced that WR Stefon Diggs has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury.

Thursday, October 8

4:00 p.m. -- The Giants released their second injury report of the week. WR Malik Nabers (knee) and OT Andrew Thomas (groin) were both upgraded to limited. Additionally, RB Najee Harris (not injury related - personal) was back on the field and practiced fully. There were no other changes from Wednesday's injury report.

11:19 a.m. -- LB Arvell Reese was announced as the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week after he led the Giants with nine solo tackles, three passes defensed, one tackle for loss and his first career interception. Reese helped the Giants to a 36-24 victory over the Cardinals as they improved to 3-1 on the season and remained unbeaten at MetLife Stadium.

Reese's competition in the fan-decided award for Week 4 was Steelers safety Robert Spears-Jennings, Dolphins linebacker Jacob Rodriguez and Titans wide receiver Carnell Tate, his former Ohio State teammate. After the regular season, four players will be nominated for Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year honors.

"One thing you look for is called 'no-hesitation tackling,'" coach John Harbaugh recalled this week about scouting Reese in the draft. "In other words, guys who get there quick and don't give the ball carrier much chance to make him miss, they aren't really too hesitant. But you've got to be good to do that because if you're going that way and the ball carrier is coming the other way, you can miss when you do that too. So, he's got that unique kind of just talent to get there quickly and still hit his target. And you see it. He's doing it now. He's doing a great job."

Reese leads the entire league, not just rookies, with 26 solo defensive tackles through four weeks.

The No. 5 overall pick became the fifth Giants rookie with at least three passes defensed and an interception in a game, and the only one since 1994 with nine tackles, three passes defensed and an interception in a single performance.

He did it on Sunday with Lawrence Taylor in attendance as the Giants celebrated the 40^th anniversary of the 1986 championship season.

"Oh man, that means a lot," Reese said after the game. "With a guy like that in the building, him setting the standard for how that position is supposed to be played back in the day, it definitely means a lot to play a decent game like that."

Wednesday, October 7

5:21 p.m. -- The New York Giants made several roster moves Wednesday ahead of their Week 5 matchup against the Commanders. QB Jake Haener was signed to the active roster from the practice squad, while WR Braxton Berrios was placed on injured reserve due to the foot injury he suffered in Sunday's win over the Cardinals. The Giants also signed WR Dontae Fleming to the practice squad.

4 p.m. -- The Giants released their first injury report of the week.

Did Not Participate in Practice:

• DL Chauncey Golston (Neck)
• RB Najee Harris (Not Injury Related/Personal)
• WR Malik Nabers (Knee)
• S Jason Pinnock (Concussion)
• LT Andrew Thomas (Groin)

Limited:

• TE Isaiah Likely (Knee/Groin)
• TE Chris Manhertz (Shoulder)
• RB Cam Skattebo (Shoulder)

Full:

• CB Deonte Banks (Calf)
• C Bryan Hudson (Ankle)

Noon -- Following his 98-yard interception return for a touchdown that sealed a 36-24 victory over the Cardinals, CB Deonte Banks was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week. This is Banks' first time winning one of the league's weekly awards. The fourth-year pro and former first-round draft choice is the first Giant to be named NFC Defensive Player of the Week since LB Bobby Okereke for the 2025 season finale. Before him, the most recent Giant had been OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux in Week 15 of 2022.

Banks' 98-yard interception return is the league's second-longest touchdown with no time left on the clock since the 1970 merger, according to Stats Perform. S Brock Marion had a 100-yard interception return to end a game on Jan. 6, 2002, but his Dolphins were already leading the Bills by 20 points.

Banks' walk-off capped a career day that included four passes defensed, the most among all players in Week 4 and tied for the most in a single game this season.

Banks, who missed the previous two weeks with a calf injury, is the first player to produce at least four passes defensed and an interception return for a touchdown in a game since Broncos CB Ja'Quan McMillian in 2024.

Monday, October 5

5:59 p.m. -- Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said the goal is for QB Jayden Daniels to have a full week of practice and start on Sunday against the Giants. The former No. 2 draft choice and 2024 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year missed the previous two games with a left elbow injury.

As for WR Terry McLaurin, who was held out of Sunday's game against the Colts with a hamstring, Quinn said they are still evaluating the situation. "I'll give you a better update for him for Wednesday," Quinn said. "You know, it was a difficult call, but one that was the right call on Sunday. But I'll give you a better update once we go through him working off to the side with the trainers."

3:30 p.m. -- There is a "possibility" that J.J. McCarthy will be the backup quarterback to Jameis Winston in Week 5 at Washington. "We'll see how it goes during the week," coach John Harbaugh said Monday afternoon, "but that's definitely on the table."

The former top-10 draft choice was acquired a week ago in a trade with the Vikings following the injury to Jaxson Dart. The Giants dressed three quarterbacks in the Week 4 victory over the Cardinals, including McCarthy and Jake Haener, who was elevated from the practice squad.

Three Giants players left Sunday with injuries and did not return: WR Braxton Berrios (foot), S Jason Pinnock (concussion) and DL Chauncey Golston (neck). Berrios is "not on IR at this point" as of Monday afternoon.

Harbaugh added, "We'll probably know more (at the) end of the day today, tomorrow, to see where exactly where he's at. He had an ankle, foot, got twisted up there on one of those – I think it was one of the punt returns. So, we just have to see where he's at once we get through the day here."

The Giants have a "very good problem" at center, where Bryan Hudson made his first career start in place of John Michael Schmitz. Before Sunday, the same five offensive linemen had played every snap together this season. Schmitz had missed Friday's practice due to a personal reason.

"Yeah, JMS had missed a couple days of practice, and Huddy had been doing so well," Harbaugh said after the game. "We kind of felt like he's got the reps. He's made the calls, and we were kind of thinking about starting to work him in a little bit here and there, even some extra line stuff, if possible. And it just made sense. I mean, JMS, he'd been up, his wife had the baby. He didn't have a lot of rest. It just made sense, and I think it paid off. It's not a long-term thing. I mean, we just have two centers we really like."

What does that mean for this week?

"We'll see," Harbaugh said on Monday. "We haven't really talked about it yet today. So, we haven't had that personnel meeting yet, but I'll say Huddy played really well, and we were excited about him going in. So, maybe create some options for us, but JMS was playing really well too."

Sunday, October 4

4:13 p.m. -- On fourth-and-goal with the Giants clinging to a six-point lead, CB Deonte Banks intercepted QB Jacoby Brissett and returned it 98 yards for a touchdown as time expired for a 36-24 victory over the Cardinals. The Giants improved to 3-1 on the season while remaining undefeated at MetLife Stadium, where S Jevón Holland sealed the victory a week ago with an interception in the closing seconds.

The Giants sit atop the NFC East through four weeks after the Eagles (2-2) lost 24-20 to the Rams. The Cowboys, whom the Giants defeated in the season opener, improved to 2-2 with a 34-30 win over the Texans. Next up is a divisional road game against the Washington Commanders (1-3).

12:44 p.m. ET (5:44 p.m. BST) -- The Commanders fell to 1-3 with a 30-13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in London. QB Marcus Mariota, already starting in place of Jayden Daniels (left elbow) for the second consecutive week, suffered a knee injury in the game and was replaced by rookie Athan Kaliakmanis.