Player Notes

10/25/2023As New York football aficionados go, Leonard Williams, based on where he hails from, does not seem to be the most qualified to speak about a uniquely New York/New Jersey event when the Giants and the Jets go at each other every four years.Williams grew up in Daytona Beach, Fla., went to college in Los Angeles at USC and gives off a distinct West Coast vibe, right down to wearing sandals or ...

10/25/2023There is still something going on inside the left side of Daniel Jones’ neck, and until that something is gone he will not take the field and play for the Giants this season.“I think there are still symptoms there,” Jones said Wednesday when asked what he was feeling.“There are certain symptoms that they’re looking for and testing for, from a pain level and based on how I feel,’’ Jones said. ...

10/26/2023The last time the Jets and Giants met in the regular season was just four years ago.That Nov. 10, 2019, meeting at MetLife Stadium does not seem that long ago until you actually look at the game and remember Jets fans left that 34-27 victory convinced they had a dynamic duo to build around with Jamal Adams on defense and Sam Darnold on offense.Adams was the star of the game, making a leaping ...

10/26/2023So, how was he feeling?What were Andrew Thomas’ emotions Wednesday afternoon after he participated in at least a small portion of practice for the first time in six weeks?Was he excited? Encouraged? Optimistic?“Honestly, just trying to stay level-headed, because if it feels great and my emotions are high then I’m gonna be feeling great and then if it’s not I’m gonna be down,’’ Thomas said. ...

10/26/2023Sterling Shepard is in his eighth year with the Giants, and Sunday he returned a punt for the first time in his career.Make that, he attempted to return a punt.It looked like a harrowing experience for him, and it sounds like it was, as well.“It was difficult, man,’’ Shepard said Wednesday after practice. “Punts ain’t an easy thing. My first time being back there, I definitely understood ...

10/26/2023Even for New York sports talk radio, this may take the cake.Giants legend Carl Banks was unceremoniously booted off the air during an appearance with WFAN host ​​Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata on Wednesday after getting into it over the play of linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux.The mid-morning hosts have been critical of Thibodeaux, and Banks took exception to the constant negativity he’s been ...

10/25/2023Brian Daboll said he told Saquon Barkley directly last week that the Giants won’t trade him.So Saquon will definitely be a Giant after next Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline?“Yeah,” Daboll said, unequivocally. “Someone told me that there were some rumors out there. So I walked up to him at [last week’s] walkthrough and said, ‘Yeah, that’s not happening. Let’s go to [the] walkthrough.’ That’s it.”So ...

10/25/2023Tyrod Taylor became the first Black quarterback to win a game for the Giants in the franchise’s 99-year history with last Sunday’s 14-7 victory over the Washington Commanders.Taylor accomplished the feat as only the second Black QB ever to start a game for the organization. The Giants were founded in 1925.“It means a lot,” Taylor, 34, said Wednesday. “I didn’t know that going into it. If ...

Kirk Cousins' passer rating was 107.2 against the 49ers, in a game that began with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman quipping on the ESPN broadcast about the quarterback's 2-10 Monday night record and ended with Justin Jefferson sneaking up behind Cousins to put a "SportsCenter" Top 10 chain around his neck after the Vikings' 22-17 victory.It was the third-best passer rating of Cousins' career on Monday night. ...

Mason Crosby has been staying ready for this moment.The longtime Green Bay Packers kicker has been kicking from high school football fields and even from boats over the last few months for another opportunity in the NFL.Crosby now has the chance to show he still has what it takes to be an NFL kicker. Crosby is one of several kickers getting a workout with the Rams today, according to Mike Garafolo ...