Dec 042019
 
Eli Manning, New York Giants (September 22, 2019)

Eli Manning – © USA TODAY Sports

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HIGH-ANKLE SPRAIN FOR DANIEL JONES; ELI MANNING LIKELY TO START…
The New York Giants revealed on Wednesday that quarterback Daniel Jones suffered a “moderate” high-ankle sprain in the game against the Green Bay Packers last Sunday. Jones is in a boot and is not likely to play for at least one game, possibly the remainder of the season. Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning will start in his place if necessary on Monday night against the Philadelphia Eagles.

“Daniel hasn’t been able to practice today,” said Head Coach Pat Shurmur. “If we had to play tomorrow, he couldn’t play. As the week goes on, it’ll be more and more evident that he’s not going to be ready to go. As we practice, Eli takes all the reps and then we move on… Eli looks good. He’s been ready to play all year. If in fact he does play this week, he will be ready to go.”

When asked if Jones is done for the season, Shurmur responded, “No. We take everything week to week.”

“It’s pretty disappointing, especially after thinking I was going to be able to play,” said Jones. “Meanwhile, I understand it, I guess, and hopefully it’ll heal up pretty quick…I think right now I’m going to take it day by day and see how it feels and do the best I can to heal as quickly as I can.”

Manning was benched after two games this season for Jones. Ironically, Manning career regular-season win-loss record is tied at 116-116. He also is 8-4 in the playoffs.

“I knew Daniel was dealing with an injury, I didn’t know the severity since he finished the game,” said Manning. “I talked to the coaches yesterday and they said he probably wasn’t going to practice today and they didn’t know the circumstances, so (they told me) just be ready to practice this week. We’ll see where it goes for Monday night.”

PRACTICE SQUAD MOVES…
The Miami Dolphins have signed offensive center/guard Evan Brown off of the Practice Squad of the New York Giants. The Giants have signed safety Rashaan Gaulden to the Practice Squad.

Brown spent most of 2019 on the Giants’ Practice Squad, although he was active for one game in November. The Giants originally signed Brown as an undrafted rookie free agent after the 2018 NFL Draft. While he made the team, Brown was never on the active, game-day roster in 2018.

The 24-year old, 6’1”, 200lb Gaulden was originally drafted in the 3rd round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers waived Gaulden in late November 2019. Before that, he played in 24 regular-season games with the Panthers, accruing 20 tackles and one pass defense.

HEAD COACH PAT SHURMUR…
The transcript of Pat Shurmur’s press conference on Wednesday is available in The Corner Forum while the video is available at Giants.com.

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:

WHAT’S UP NEXT…
The Giants practice again on Thursday with Head Coach Pat Shurmur and select players addressing the media.

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