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Malik Nabers has a toe, Evan Neal is a guard, Jameis Winston is ... well, Jameis, and more from practice
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Head coach Brian Daboll said on Wednesday that the New York Giants have “a detailed plan” for how they will divide practice reps among their four quarterbacks, most importantly veteran starter Russell Wilson and probable future starter Jaxson Dart.
“They’ll all get reps at various spots,” Daboll said before practice.
Connor Hughes of SNY did the math on what the plan looked like during Wednesday’s OTA, the first one media had access to, so that math-challenged media members like myself did not have to.
The Giants had promised that Dart, whom they traded up to select 25th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft, would get sprinkled in on occasion with the starters to see how he reacted. They did not waste time implementing that plan.
Dart’s three reps with the starters came in a goal line situation. They included a touchdown pass, a run for a score and an interception by Micah McFadden.
As he had done during rookie minicamp, Daboll spent as much time with Dart as he could.
Malik Nabers (toe) did not practice. Daboll indicated Nabers has not done any more this spring than catch the ball as the Giants navigate an injury the wide receiver has dealt with since college. [FULL INJURY STORY]
The Giants face the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and New England Patriots this preseason. As of now, no joint training camp practices are scheduled. That, though, doesn’t mean there won’t be any.
“Working through that now,” Daboll said. “Have more on that here in due time.”
The Bills already have joint practices scheduled with the Detroit Lions. With those in place, is debatable whether Buffalo would want to hold sessions with the Giants. The Giants face the Patriots during the regular season, so joint practices with New England seem unlikely. That would leave the Jets as a possibility.
Yes, the fourth-year offensive lineman was at guard on Wednesday. Neal, though, did little. He took a few reps at left guard with the second unit on air (without a defense). Neal did not appear to get any reps during team 7 on 7 or 11 on 11 periods.
“I know he’s excited about the opportunity he has,” Daboll said. “He’s a big man. He’s got length, he’s obviously a little bit taller than I’d say traditional guards, but he’s played it. He’s played a number of positions since he’s been at University of Alabama.
“He’s been working hard this last month and a half and look forward to getting him out there.”
Veteran guard Greg Van Roten detailed the challenge Neal is facing as he transitions from tackle to guard.
“Inside, things happen faster,” Van Roten said. “The guys are bigger and there’s a lot of moving parts. If a defense is static, it’s easy to play guard,...
