On Thursday morning, the New York Giants announced two roster moves before the mandatory portion of OTAs next month. They waived an injured running back and added a former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back who is a native of New York.
The New York Giants made a minor transaction on Thursday, signing defensive back Elijah Riley and waiving running back Gary Brightwell with an injury designation.
New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll confirmed that the team has opened the 21-day windows for offensive tackle Matt Peart (shoulder) and running back Gary Brightwell (hamstring), both of whom have been on injured reserve. Both players are now eligible to practice with the team, which has three weeks left in its season.
He suffered a hamstring injury during last weekend’s win over the Commanders and ended up sitting out practice this week.
New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley will be a game-time decision for Monday night's game against the visiting Seattle Seahawks, coach Brian Daboll says.
As the New York Giants prepare for their first preseason game of the year against the Detroit Lions on Friday, joint practices and depth assessments are underway.
Gary Brightwell was a backup running back/kickoff retuner a year ago. Can Corbin unseat him this year? The New York Giants 2023 training camp is still weeks away, but we’re using that time to look ahead at their roster and anticipate some of the roster battles we could see.
Brightwell did not do much in his first two seasons with the Giants The NFL Draft is always threatening to fringe roster players across the league. Gary Brightwell had a minor role as the New York Giants’ third running back in 2022, but a late-round draft pick may have him searching for a new home at the end of the summer.
The New York Giants concluded a wildly unexpected week of preparation in which the team was hit with organization-wide, multiple false-positive COVID-19 test results stemming from a lab issue.
The Giants running back room will have an all-new look this season, as general manager Dave Gettleman let veterans Wayne Gallman, Alfred Morris, and Devonta Freeman go via free agency and replaced them with veterans Corey Clement and Devontae Booker and rookie Gary Brightwell.
It takes a special kind of athlete to deliver on special teams. Smart, aggressive, fast, fearless--these are just some of the numerous qualities that make for a good special teams performer, according to New York Giants head coach (and former NFL special teams coordinator) Joe Judge.
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