The New York Giants on Saturday placed offensive lineman Evan Neal, who has never played up to his status as the No. 7 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, on Injured Reserve with a hamstring injury. Neal had been active for just one game this season and had not played a snap.
This move could well end Neal’s career with the Giants.
In his place, the Giants signed placekicker Younghoe Koo to the 53-man roster. Koo made his Giants’ debut last week in place of Graham Gano, who is on IR with a herniated disc in his neck. Koo made two short field goals and two extra points in Week 10 against the Chicago Bears.
The Giants elevated two young, popular players from their practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers — defensive tackle Elijah Chatman and wide receiver/special teamer Dalen Cambre.
Chatman, an under-sized defensive tackle at 5-foot-10 and 285 pounds, made the 53-man roster last season as an undrafted free agent out of SMU. He played in all 17 games with three starts, getting one sack and three quarterback hits, to go along with 21 tackles, two for loss.
During training camp and the preseason, the Giants occasionally used Chatman as a fullback.
Cambre made a name for himself as a special teams player at Louisiana, being named a first-team All-American in 2024. Also an undrafted free agent, he has spent most of the season on the practice squad.
Defensive lineman Elijah Garcia, who had played four games with the Giants this season, signed with the Atlanta Falcons off the Giants’ practice squad.
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