The injuries keep piling up
The New York Giants, continuing to shuffler their roster largely due to injuries as their miserable 2024 season winds down, made a series of roster moves on Tuesday. Most notably, the Giants placed cornerback Tre Hawkins on injured reserve and signed cornerback Greg Stroman off the practice squad to take his place on the 53-man roster.
Hawkins, in his first start of the season on Sunday, recorded the Giants’ first interception in 12 games and their only one by a defensive back this season. He reportedly suffered a fractured lumbar spine during the game.
Stroman, 28, has been elevated from the practice squad three times this season. He has also played for Washington and the Chicago Bears during a six-year career.
Practice squad shuffle
The Giants made several adjustments to their practice squad.
Center Jimmy Morrissey was placed on the practice squad/injured list.
Two veteran players were added to the practice squad.
Quarterback Tim Boyle, who was waived from the 53-man roster on Saturday, was resigned to the practice squad. Defensive lineman Ross Blacklock was also signed.
Blacklock was a second-round pick by the Houston Texans in 2020. He has also played for the Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans. Blacklock has not played this season.
The Giants also added two young cornerbacks to their practice squad.
Ekow Boye-Doe played in six games for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2023. A former undrafted free agent out of Kansas, Boye-Doe, 6-foot, 177-pounds, was waived by the Chiefs at the end of the preseason.
Azizi Hearn, 25, is a former undrafted free agent who spent part of 2023 on the New England Patriots’ practice squad and part of this season with the Carolina Panthers’ practice squad. He is 6-1, 204 pounds. Hearn played collegiately at Arizona, Wyoming and UCLA.
