Tyrone Tracy will make his return for the Giants Thursday night after missing only two games with a partially dislocated shoulder. Tracy was not on the injury report released Wednesday by the team, meaning he will face the Eagles at MetLife Stadium.
The news was not as good for the Giants regarding wide receiver Darius Slayton. He played 55 of the 73 snaps on offense in last Sunday’s 26-14 loss to the Saints, forced off the field late with a strained hamstring.
With a condensed week and only four days until the next game, Slayton has been ruled out for Thursday.
Expect veteran Lil’Jordan Humphrey to be elevated from the practice squad as extra depth at the receiver position.
Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, set to make his third NFL start, will be working with a depleted receiver corps, as Slayton is out and No. 1 target Malik Nabers is on season-ending injured reserve with a torn ACL.
Dart will throw to Wan’Dale Robinson, rookie Beaux Collins, Jalin Hyatt and possibly Humphrey as wide receivers. Dart relied heavily on right ends Theo Johnson and Daniel Bellinger in New Orleans.
Tracy started two of the first three games before injuring his shoulder in the Week 3 loss to the Chiefs. He was off to a slow start, with only 68 yards on 22 rushing attempts. Rookie Cam Skattebo leads the team with 240 rushing yards but is averaging only 3.8 yards per attempt. He has two of the Giants’ three rushing touchdowns.
Tracy passed the tests given to him by the medical staff before he was removed from the injury report.
“Understanding that it’s something the doctors are looking at, got to make sure everybody’s comfortable with the situation and make sure I can go out there and execute my job at a high level,’’ Tracy said on Tuesday. “That’s really what it is. If I can’t go out there and produce and play the way I want to play then I shouldn’t be out there.’’
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
