The New York Giants were back at it on Friday afternoon, taking the field for another practice ahead of their Monday night showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Very little changed from Thursday, although rookie quarterback Daniel Jones did appear to take a step forward, shedding his boot before riding on the stationary bike during the portion of practice open to the media.
However, despite the progress, head coach Pat Shurmur once again reiterated that it’s “very likely” Eli Manning starts in place of Jones.
Meanwhile, Shurmur dismissed the ankle injury of left tackle Nate Solder as mere “maintenance,” which is good news considering the team didn’t even acknowledge the injury until Wednesday, previously saying Solder had missed practice over a personal matter.
Shurmur also finally acknowledged that safety Jabrill Peppers (back) could end up on injured reserve after suffering a vertebrae fracture a couple weeks ago.
On the other end of things, wide receiver Golden Tate (concussion) and tight end Evan Engram (foot) continued their progress and are on pace to play against the Eagles.
Below is the official injury report released by the Giants:
Full participant: WR Golden Tate (concussion), LT Nate Solder (ankle)
Limited participant: TE Evan Engram (foot)
Non-participant: QB Daniel Jones (ankle), Rhett Ellison (concussion), S Jabrill Peppers (back), DE Chris Peace (knee), CB Corey Ballentine (concussion)
