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Giants news, 7/8: Thomas Fidone praised by Travis Kelce, Russell Wilson, Jaxson Dart, more headlines

New York Giants headlines for July 8th

Good morning, New York Giants fans!

From Big Blue View

Other Giant observations

NFL Rookie Quarterback Stat Projections For 2025 | The Draft Neywork

I’m targeting Week 13 against the New England Patriots. I expect Wilson and the Giants to be competitive enough to hold off until late November before making the switch, allowing Dart to play against New England before entering New York’s Week 14 bye.

Based on recent trends in head coach Brian Daboll’s playcalling and current team personnel, we can project the Giants to throw roughly 32.50 times per game after averaging 32.62 passing attempts per game over the last two seasons. Looking at comparable players drafted outside the top 10 picks in the NFL draft, let’s assume a yards-per-attempt average of 6.95, a touchdown percentage of 4.36%, and an interception percentage of 2.45%.

Shea Tierney discuss how reps have been and will be distributed going forward

Coach Shea Tierney on the 2025 QB room ⤵️

The Drive : https://t.co/zbrsTcqMEY pic.twitter.com/FkjP9InRPu

— New York Giants (@Giants) July 7, 2025

25 Questions in 25 Days: How to deploy Abdul Carter, Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux | Giants.com

John Schmeelk: I imagine Burns and Thibodeaux still get most of the straight up edge snaps, with Carter getting a lot of work there as well, but also being featured as a stand-up rusher on third down. I would also expect Carter’s edge snaps to increase as the year goes along and he continues to improve where by the final week of the season, he is probably near even ground with Burns and Thibodeaux in terms of how often he lines up on the edge. Golston will be the true wild card and line up all over the front. Burns and Thibodeaux will get most of their time on the edge, though I haven’t even accounted for the snaps they push into the three- or five-technique, which would free up even more edge snaps.

Every NFL Team’s Most Promising Building Block Entering 2025 | Bleacher Report

Micah McFadden is far from a household name, though he’s worked his way into a full-time starting role. The New York Giants should give him a multiyear extension in the near future. McFadden makes stops all over the field. He led the Giants with 107 tackles last season. More importantly, the downhill linebacker has registered 26 tackles for loss in three seasons as an impactful run-stopper. McFadden must be more consistent in pass defense, but he has six pass breakups over the last two years.

As Bobby Okereke enters his age-29 term, the Giants can lock McFadden into a long-term deal. The fourth-year linebacker is the present and future centerpiece for Big Blue’s defense.

Baldy sees Abdul Carter as an “elite finisher”

.@Giants @PennStateFball @1NCRDB1 his ability to FINISH at the top of his rush is elite and should transfer to the NFL. Can’t wait to watch. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/5rlr3I6rkR

— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) July 6, 2025

Giants TE Theo Johnson eager to get back in groove after foot surgery | Pro Football Talk

Johnson is healthy now and said on the Giants Huddle podcast that he feels a “huge difference” in how prepared he is for the NFL game now. He also said he wants to try to pick up where he left off because he was finding his place in the offense ahead of the injury.

“I felt it coming on the more comfortable I got,” Johnson said. “Just feeling what it’s like to be in my groove, now having an idea like I’ve got this many games under my belt, this is what it’s gotta look like. Just as it was like I could really finish on a high note this year, the injury happened, which was super discouraging. But encouraging at the same time, because it was like, now I know I’m going to have a full offseason to kind of prepare and figure things out. I definitely felt like I was catching on at the right time. Unfortunately, the injury kind of put a hold on that.”

Plaxico Burress shares theory on Darren Waller’s New York Giants exit, ‘I really, honestly believe that’ | nflanalysis.net

“He came to the Giants and they had him back there playing fullback,” said Burress. “You’re a tight end! You’re not built psychologically or mentally as a tight end to be running up in the two and four hole, taking on middle linebackers and linemen. That’s not how we are built as players. I think it had more to do with a lot of things that he had going on outside of football, and I don’t really think he wanted to be here in New York playing for Brian Daboll. I really, honestly believe that.”