Bobby Okereke leads long list of players who might not be available Sunday vs. Saints
The New York Giants have a lengthy injury list as they begin practicing for Sunday’s Week 14 game against the New Orleans Saints.
Not practicing
LT Jermaine Eluemunor (quad)
RT Evan Neal (hip)
CB Deonte Banks (rib)
DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches (neck)
LB Bobby Okereke (back)
Head coach Brian Daboll said all of those players are “week-to-week” and could miss Sunday’s game.
Eluemunor and Banks both missed the Thanksgiving Day game against the Dallas Cowboys with their injuries. Neal played through a hip injury. Nunez-Roches suffered a stinger against Dallas. With defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence now on IR, Nunez-Roches is the only veteran defensive tackle on the 53-man roster.
Okereke played every defensive snap for the Giants last season and is the defensive signal caller.
If Okereke is out, either Micah McFadden or Darius Muasua could get the green dot as the defensive signal caller.
If neither Eluemunor nor Neal can play, the starting offensive tackles would be Chris Hubbard and Joshua Ezeudu.
Limited in practice
QB Tommy DeVito (forearm)
WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton
DL D.J. Davidson (shoulder)
DL Jordon Riley
After missing the Thanksgiving Day game against Dallas with a right (throwing) forearm injury, Devito had said he thought he would have been able to play if the game had been on Sunday. Apparently, he is healing slower than anticipated
Surgery for Theo Johnson
Head coach Brian Daboll said that rookie tight end Theo Johnson has undergone surgery for a Lisfranc injury. The promising fourth-round pick was injured on Thanksgiving Day against the Dallas Cowboys.
Dyontae Johnson practicing
With Okereke uncertain for Sunday, the Giants are opening the 21-day practice window for linebacker Dyontae Johnson. The second-year player was impressive in training camp before suffering an ankle injury that landed him on IR when the 53-man roster was initially set.
Johnson has been seen around the locker room for the past few weeks. Best guess is he should be able to ramp up quickly and could be an option to be activated on Sunday.
