Follow the latest updates from the Quest Diagnostics Training Center as the Giants (3-1-1) prepare for their Week 6 home game against the New Orleans Saints (1-4).
Wednesday, October 14
5:06 p.m. -- The Giants signed OL Josh Gesky to the practice squad and released DL C.J. Ravenell.
4:05 p.m. -- The Giants released their first injury report of the week. OT Jermaine Eluemunor (calf), CB Colton Hood (concussion) and S Tyler Nubin (neck) did not participate after suffering injuries in Sunday's game. OT Andrew Thomas (groin) also did not practice on Wednesday, along with OLB Abdul Carter (calf).
Tuesday, October 13
4 p.m. -- The Giants signed LB Malik Harrison to the active roster and added veteran OLB Dawuane Smoot to the practice squad.
Harrison joined the Giants' practice squad 10 days before the season opener and proceeded to be elevated for each of their first three games. He played 56 snaps on special teams (84.8 percent of the team's total) and recorded two tackles in addition to a fumble recovery on the opening kickoff of the Giants' Week 3 victory over the Titans.
Overall, the 6-foot-3, 245-pound Harrison has played in 90 games (43 starts) with the Ravens (2020-24), Steelers (2025) and Giants (2026). A third-round pick by Baltimore in 2020, the Ohio State product has totaled 181 tackles, nine tackles for loss, four quarterback hits, two sacks, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery. He also owns 36 special teams tackles.
Smoot, 6-3 and 275 pounds, has played in 127 regular-season games (21 starts). Eight of his nine NFL seasons were spent across two stints with the Jaguars (2017-23, 2025). Smoot also played for the Bills in 2024.
His career numbers include 167 total tackles, 27 sacks, 73 quarterback hits, 35 tackles for loss, six passes defensed, seven forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. His 25.5 sacks with the Jaguars rank 10th in franchise history.
Smoot also has five quarterback hits in seven postseason appearances, including two conference championship games.
Smoot was selected by Jacksonville in the third round (No. 68 overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was a team captain at the University of Illinois, finishing tied for sixth in program history with 38.5 tackles for loss and eighth with 16.5 sacks. Smoot overlapped for two seasons (2014-15) with Jihad Ward, another outside linebacker who rejoined the Giants on Oct. 10.
Monday October 12
3:30 p.m. -- Speaking again to reporters the day after the tie, John Harbaugh said the Giants may have unlocked something with the offense in the second half. Led by QB Jameis Winston, they erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter and scored two touchdowns in the final eight minutes of regulation.
"We've been talking about some of the tempo stuff," the head coach said. "We've been working on that. It's been part of our system from day one, really. It's something we built in from the beginning. And it was good to get to it. We've been talking about getting to it. We got to it maybe because we had to. Maybe you're right. Maybe game flow forced us to do it, but it was a good thing in that sense. So yeah, it opened up the offense. It was good to see, and it probably needs to be part of what we're doing going forward."
RT Jermaine Eluemunor (calf), CB Colton Hood (concussion) and S Tyler Nubin (neck) left Sunday's game with injuries. "The three main guys are going to be day-to-day this week," Harbaugh said. "They'll have a chance for the game. We'll just have to see how it goes throughout the course of the week."
Bryan Hudson made his second consecutive start – the first two of his career – in place of John Michael Schmitz at center. Harbaugh said Hudson will again be the starter in Week 6 against New Orleans.
"He played well," Harbaugh said. "He played well. He played well in the game the week before and he played well in this past game. Things he can do better, but things he did really well and that's what we based it on."
Harbaugh added, "JMS will still be in the plans."
Sunday, October 11
4:49 p.m. -- The New York Giants and Washington Commanders played to a 27-27 draw at Northwest Stadium. It was the third time the Giants and Commanders have played a game that ended in a tie. That is tied with the Packers and Vikings for the most since the NFL added overtime in 1974. In total, it marked the 35th tie in Giants history.
The Giants sit atop the NFC East through five weeks and would have stayed there regardless of Sunday's outcome. Earlier in the day, the two-time defending division champion Eagles lost a wild one of their own in London, where they had taken a one-point lead with eight seconds left only to see Jacksonville return the ensuing kickoff 53 yards and kick a 57-yard field goal for a 19-17 win. Philadelphia, along with Dallas on Thursday night, fell to 2-3 on the season. The Giants, on the other hand, improved to 3-1-1 while the Commanders dropped to 1-3-1.
Up next is a home game against the New Orleans Saints, who fell to 1-4 with a 23-13 loss to the undefeated Minnesota Vikings. After that, the Giants travel to Houston for their last game before the bye week.
Other notes from Week 5:
QB Jameis Winston, making his third consecutive start in place of the injured Jaxson Dart, became the first Giant since 1950 to account for at least 300 passing yards, three touchdown passes and 25 rushing yards in the same game.
WR Malik Nabers and TE Isaiah Likely each had 11 receptions, at least 90 receiving yards, and a receiving touchdown. According to NFL Research, they are just the sixth teammate duo to each accomplish those numbers in a game in NFL history, but just the second wide receiver/tight end duo to do so. The only other was Justin Jefferson and T.J. Hockenson in Week 16, 2022 for the Vikings.
CB Dru Phillips became the fifth Giants defensive back since 1982 (when sacks became an official statistic) to record at least two sacks in a game. The others were Bill Currier (1982 vs. St. Louis), Jason Sehorn (1996 vs. Minnesota), Tito Wooten (1998 vs. Philadelphia) and Jason Pinnock (2024 at Washington).
Over the last 30 seasons, LB Arvell Reese is the only Giant to reach 40+ tackles in the first five games of his NFL career.
The inactives were RB Devin Singletary, OL J.C. Davis, DL Bobby Jamison-Travis, S Jason Pinnock (concussion), CB Nikko Reed and QB Jake Haener (3rd QB). DL Chauncey Golston (neck) was placed on injured reserve.
3:53 p.m. -- The Saints fell to the Vikings, 23-13, at the Caesars Superdome. It was their third consecutive loss (all at home), dropping them to 1-4 on the season. The Saints' lone victory came in Week 2 at Baltimore. Legendary Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, will be the color analyst for Fox's Week 6 broadcast of Giants vs. Saints.
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OL Josh Gesky - Practice Squad (October 14)
DL C.J. Ravenell - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (October 14)
LB Malik Harrison - Free Agent Signing from NYG Practice Squad (October 13)
OLB Dawuane Smoot - Practice Squad Veteran (October 13)
WR Dalen Cambre - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (October 10)
OLB Trace Ford - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (October 10)
DL Chauncey Golston - Reserve/Injured (October 10)
QB Jake Haener - Free Agent Signing from NYG PS (October 7)
WR Braxton Berrios - Reserve/Injured (October 7)
WR Dontae Fleming - Practice Squad (October 7)
QB Jake Haener - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (October 3)
OLB Trace Ford - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (October 3)
OL Kendrick Green - Practice Squad Veteran (October 2)
OL Darian Kinnard - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (October 2)
OLB Jihad Ward - Free Agent Signing from MIN Practice Squad (October 1)
DL Josh Tupou - Practice Squad Veteran (October 1)
DL Josh Tupou - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (September 30)
QB Jake Haener - Practice Squad Exception (September 30)
WR Braxton Berrios - Free Agent Signing from NYG Practice Squad (September 29)
WR Charlie Jones - Free Agent Signing from NYG Practice Squad (September 29)
OLB Brian Burns - Reserve/Injured (September 29)
WR Odell Beckham Jr. - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (September 29)
DL PJ Mustipher - Practice Squad Exception (September 29)
QB J.J. McCarthy - Acquired (from MIN) for 2027 Fifth Round Pick (September 28)
QB Jake Haener - Waived, No Recall (September 28)
QB Jake Haener - Free Agent Signing from NYG Practice Squad (September 26)
WR Braxton Berrios - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (September 26)
LB Malik Harrison - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (September 26)
QB Jaxson Dart - Reserve/Injured (September 24)
DL C.J. Ravenell - Practice Squad Exception (September 22)
OL Ryan Schernecke - Practice Squad (September 22)
OL Kingsley Eguakun - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (September 22)
DB Elijah Jones - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (September 22)
WR Braxton Berrios - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (September 21)
LB Malik Harrison - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (September 21)
CB Nikko Reed - Free Agent Signing (from LAC PS) (September 18)
CB Paulson Adebo - Reserve/Injured (September 18)
CB Jaden Robinson - Practice Squad (September 17)
OL Ryan Schernecke - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (September 17)
DL Josh Tupou - Free Agent Signing from NYG PS (September 16)
WR Dalen Cambre - Practice Squad (September 16)
RB Phil Mafah - Practice Squad (September 14)
WR Dalen Cambre - Waived, No Recall (September 14)
WR Dalen Cambre - Free Agent Signing (from NYG PS) (September 12)
WR Braxton Berrios - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (September 12)
LB Malik Harrison - Activated, from Practice Squad (Standard Elevation) (September 12)
WR Darius Slayton - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (September 7)
G Jon Runyan Jr. - Signed, 2-year contract extension (September 7)
QB Jameis Winston - Signed, 2-year contract extension (September 7)
LB Malik Harrison - Practice Squad Veteran (September 3)
DL Ben Barten - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (September 3)
OL Geno VanDeMark - Practice Squad (September 2)
DB JT Woods - Terminated (by Club) from Practice Squad (September 2)
OL Kingsley Eguakun - Practice Squad (September 1)
WR Charlie Jones - Practice Squad Veteran (September 1)
OL Darian Kinnard - Practice Squad Veteran (September 1)
DB Elijah Jones - Practice Squad Exception (September 1)
DL Ben Barten, WR Dalen Cambre, FB Grant Finley, OLB Trace Ford, DB Raheem Layne, LB Chandler Martin, OL Ryan Schernecke - Practice Squad (August 31)
WR Braxton Berrios, WR Jalin Hyatt, DL Josh Tupou - Practice Squad Veteran (August 31)
QB Jake Haener, DB J.T. Woods - Practice Squad Exception (August 31)
OL Jarrod Gray - International Practice Player Signing (August 31)
CB Korie Black - Reserve/Injured / Designated for Return (August 30)
CB Art Green, K Ben Sauls - Waived, Injury Settlement (August 30)
DL Anquin Barnes Jr., DL Ben Barten, S Beau Brade, WR Dalen Cambre, FB Grant Finley, OLB Trace Ford, WR Xavier Gipson, RB Eric Gray, OL Jarrod Gray, QB Jake Haener, WR Jalin Hyatt, OL Jake Kubas, LB Chandler Martin, LB Darius Muasau, OLB Caleb Murphy, DL Zacch Pickens, OL Ryan Schernecke, S J.T. Woods - Waived, No Recall (August 30)
QB Brandon Allen, WR Braxton Berrios, TE Tanner Conner, DL Marlon Davidson, OLB Khalid Kareem, S Raheem Layne, OL Evan Neal, OL Lucas Patrick, DL Josh Tupou - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (August 30)
RB Damon Bankston, LB Anfernee Orji, WR Kobe Prentice - Waived, No Recall (August 29)
CB Ugo Amadi, TE Josiah Deguara, DL Leki Fotu, WR Isaiah Hodgins, OL Brenden Jaimes - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (August 29)
WR Calvin Austin III - Reserve/Injured (August 27)
OL Joshua Ezeudu - Traded (to KC) for 2028 Seventh Round Pick (August 26)
TE Josiah Deguara - Free Agent Signing (August 26)
WR Kobe Prentice - Free Agent Signing (August 26)
WR Ryan Miller - Waived, No Recall (August 24)
DL Ben Barten - Claimed (off waivers from NYJ) (August 19)
OL Daniel Faalele - Traded (to JAX) for 2027 Sixth Round Pick (August 18)
RB Najee Harris - Free Agent Signing (August 18)
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster - Terminated, Vested Veteran (August 18)
QB Jake Haener - Free Agent Signing (August 17)
LB Chandler Martin - Free Agent Signing (August 17)
RB Dante Miller - Waived/Injured (August 17)
DB Sam Webb - Reserve/Retired (August 16)
DB Ugo Amadi - Free Agent Signing (August 13)
DB Sam Webb - Free Agent Signing (August 13)
CB David Long Jr. - Terminated, Vested Veteran (August 13)
CB DJ James - Waived/Injured (August 13)
S JT Woods - Free Agent Signing (August 10)
DL Sam Roberts - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (August 10)
OL Brenden Jaimes - Free Agent Signing (August 8)
CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse - Waived/Injured (August 7)
FB Grant Finley - Free Agent Signing (August 6)
TE Tyler Moore - Waived, No Recall (August 6)
DB David Long Jr. - Free Agent Signing (August 5)
DB D.J. James - Free Agent Signing (August 5)
DL Roy Robertson-Harris - Reserve/Injured (August 5)
WR Beaux Collins - Waived/Injured (August 5)
LB Anfernee Orji - Free Agent Signing (July 30)
DL Ben Barten - Waived, No Recall (July 30)
TE Thomas Fidone II - Passed Physical (July 28)
DL Sam Roberts - Passed Physical (July 28)
DL Marlon Davidson - Free Agent Signing (July 28)
TE Tyler Moore - Free Agent Signing (July 28)
DL C.J. Ravenell - Waived, Non-Football Injury (July 25)
LB Cam Jones - Waived, No Recall (July 25)
DL C.J. Ravenell - Claimed (off waivers from TEN) (July 7)
CB Rico Payton - Waived/Injured (July 7)
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster - Free Agent Signing (June 2)
K Jason Sanders - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (June 2)
WR Odell Beckham Jr. - Free Agent Signing (June 1)
WR Braxton Berrios - Free Agent Signing (June 1)
OL Jarrod Gray - Free Agent Signing: Exempt/International Player (June 1)
WR Gunner Olszewski - Reserve/Injured (June 1)
LS Zach Triner - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (June 1)
LB Arvell Reese - Selection List Signing (May 29)
OL Francis Mauigoa - Selection List Signing (May 27)
DL Josh Tupou - Free Agent Signing (May 27)
T Reid Holskey - Waived, No Recall (May 27)
OLB Khalid Kareem - Free Agent Signing (May 14)
CB Thaddeus Dixon - Reserve/Injured (May 14)
CB Colton Hood - Selection List Signing (May 12)
RB Damon Bankston - Free Agent Signing (May 8)
WR Malachi Fields - Selection List Signing (May 7)
DL Bobby Jamison-Travis - Selection List Signing (May 7)
OL J.C. Davis - Selection List Signing (May 7)
LB Jack Kelly - Selection List Signing (May 7)
DT Anquin Barnes, DL Ben Barten, CB Thaddeus Dixon, LS Ben Mann, OL Ryan Schernecke, K Dominic Zvada - Free Agent Signing (May 7)
LB Swayze Bozeman - Waived, No Recall (May 7)
DL Elijah Chatman - Waived, No Recall (May 7)
WR Courtney Jackson - Waived, No Recall (May 7)
DL Marlon Tuipulotu - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (May 7)
DL DJ Reader - Free Agent Signing (May 6)
DL Zacch Pickens - Claimed off Waivers from KC (May 5)
DL Leki Fotu - Free Agent Signing (April 30)
DL Shelby Harris - Free Agent Signing (April 30)
LB DeMarvin Leal - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (April 25)
LB Jack Kelly - Selected in the 6th Round of 2026 NFL Draft (No. 193 overall) (April 25)
OL J.C. Davis - Selected in the 6th Round of 2026 NFL Draft (No. 192 overall) (April 25)
DL Bobby Jamison-Travis - Selected in the 6th Round of 2026 NFL Draft (No. 186 overall) (April 25)
WR Malachi Fields - Selected in the 3rd Round of 2026 NFL Draft (No. 74 overall) (April 24)
CB Colton Hood - Selected in the 2nd Round of 2026 NFL Draft (No. 37 overall) (April 24)
OL Francis Mauigoa - Selected in the 1st Round of 2026 NFL Draft (No. 10 overall) (April 23)
LB Arvell Reese - Selected in the 1st Round of 2026 NFL Draft (No. 5 overall) (April 23)
DL Dexter Lawrence - Traded (to CIN) for 2026 First Round Pick (No. 10 overall) (April 19)
QB Brandon Allen - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (April 13)
OL Daniel Faalele - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (April 9)
WR Ryan Miller - Exclusive Rights Signing (April 7)
OL Lucas Patrick - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (April 6)
WR Da'Quan Felton, DB Patrick McMorris, DB T.J. Moore, DB Myles Purchase - Waived, No Recall (April 6)
K Graham Gano - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (March 30)
LB Cam Jones - Free Agent Signing (March 25)
LS Zach Triner - Free Agent Signing (March 24)
DL Sam Roberts - Free Agent Signing (March 23)
DB Elijah Campbell - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 20)
OL Joshua Ezeudu - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 18)
WR Darnell Mooney - Free Agent Signing (March 17)
S Jason Pinnock - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 16)
WR Calvin Austin III - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 14)
LB Zaire Barnes - Free Agent Signing (March 14)
P Jordan Stout - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 13)
CB Greg Newsome II - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 13)
OL Aaron Stinnie - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 12)
S Ar'Darius Washington - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 12)
CB Art Green - Re-signed (March 12)
TE Isaiah Likely - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 12)
FB Patrick Ricard - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 12)
LB Tremaine Edmunds - Free Agent Signing (March 12)
T Jermaine Eluemunor - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 12)
K Jason Sanders - Free Agent Signing (March 11)
Chris Board - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (March 11)
P Jamie Gillan - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (March 11)
OL Evan Neal - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 11)
WR Isaiah Hodgins - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 11)
LB Micah McFadden - Unrestricted Free Agent Signing (March 11)
OLB Caleb Murphy - Re-signed (March 10)
S Anthony Johnson - Waived, No Recall (March 10)
WR Gunner Olszewski - Re-signed (March 6)
T James Hudson III - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (March 6)
LB Bobby Okereke - Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contracts (March 4)
WR Courtney Jackson - Free Agent Signing (February 13)
LB DeMarvin Leal - Reserve/Future (January 22)
DT Marlon Tuipulotu - Reserve/Future (January 13)
G Jake Kubas - Reserve/Future (January 7)
LB Swayze Bozeman - Reserve/Future (January 5)
TE Tanner Conner - Reserve/Future (January 5)
OLB Trace Ford - Reserve/Future (January 5)
T Reid Holskey - Reserve/Future (January 5)
S Patrick McMorris - Reserve/Future (January 5)
CB Myles Purchase - Reserve/Future (January 5)
