Roster moves: Giants elevate two players from practice squad, release LB Curtis Bolton

Giants beef up special teams units for season opener

The New York Giants on Saturday elevated two players who are primarily special teamers from their practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings.

Carter Coughlin, who was released on Thursday and then re-signed to the practice squad on Friday, has been elevated. Coughlin, a linebacker, is in his fifth season with the Giants.

Ty Summers, also listed as a linebacker, was the other player elevated. Like Coughlin, Summers is really a special teamer and emergency linebacker.

A seventh-round pick by the Green Bay Packers in 2019, Summers in his sixth season in the NFL. He has played for the Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and New Orleans Saints.

Summers has played only 205 defensive snaps in his career, and has not been used as a defensive player since playing 29 snaps for the Packers in 2021. He played 303 special teams snaps for the Saints in 2023.

Bolton, in his fifth NFL season, is yet another linebacker/special teamer. In 28 NFL games, he has played just 16 defensive snaps, but has been on the field for 491 special teams snaps.

The Giants currently have single openings on both their 53-man roster and practice squad.