Marshall Newhouse Has Partial MCL Tear?

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MARSHALL NEWHOUSE HAS PARTIAL MCL TEAR?…
The New York Post is reporting that offensive lineman Marshall Newhouse partially tore the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his left knee during Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears. Newhouse told The Post that he hopes to be able to play with the injury.

Marshall Newhouse told me he partially tore MCL in left knee, but believes he could play on it. #giants

— Zach Braziller (@NYPost_Brazille) November 22, 2016

PRACTICE SQUAD MOVES…
NJ.com is reporting that the New York Giants have re-signed linebacker Deontae Skinner to the Practice Squad and terminated the Practice Squad contract of quarterback Logan Thomas.

Skinner was signed to the Practice Squad in September and October 2016 and then to the 53-man roster in October 2016 before being waived on Saturday. Skinner was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the New England Patriots after the 2014 NFL Draft. He has spent time with the Patriots (2014-2015) and Eagles (2015-2016), the latter waiving him on August 22. Skinner is a big, instinctive linebacker with decent agility but who lacks speed.

Thomas has been added to and released from the Practice Squad multiple times in 2016. Thomas was originally drafted in the 4th round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. The Dolphins claimed Thomas off of waivers from the Cardinals in September 2015 and the Giants claimed him off of waivers from the Dolphins in June 2016. Thomas has only played in two NFL games, completing one pass in nine attempts for an 81-yard touchdown.

THE PLAYERS SPEAK…
Transcripts and video clips of the media sessions with the following players are available in The Corner Forum and at Giants.com:

• QB Eli Manning (Video)
• WR Sterling Shepard (Video)
• LB Devon Kennard (Video)
• CB Eli Apple

ARTICLES…

• Are The Giants Sneaking Up On Us Again? by Chase Stuart of FiveThirtyEight.com
• Giants’ Rashad Jennings remains top dog at running back | Snap count analysis by Dan Duggan for NJ.com
• Odell Beckham Jr. needs more targets in Giants’ offense by Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com

WHAT’S UP NEXT…
The players return to practice on Wednesday in preparation for Sunday’s away game against the Cleveland Browns.