Source: newyork.cbslocal.com --- Friday, January 01, 2016
By Curt Macysyn Relax Giants’ fans; there is one statistic where the team is at the top of the NFL this season: most players on injured reserved, where the G-men only trail the Baltimore Ravens by one player for this less than coveted top spot. Currently, Big Blue has 21 players on the list, while Baltimore leads the league with 22 players formally lost for the season due to injury. New York continues shuffle bodies on and off the roster as they get ready to take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Starting linebacker J.T. Thomas and long snapper Danny Aiken were placed on the injured reserve list on Thursday. To fill the openings on their roster, the Giants signed linebacker Nico Johnson from the practice squad and long-snapper Tyler Ott, who are eligible to make their Giants’ debuts Sunday at home vs. Philadelphia. Johnson has played with the Chiefs, Bengals and Redskins since being a fourth round draft pick (99th overall) for Cincinnati in the 2013 draft. Meanwhile, Ott is the first player in Giants’ history from Harvard. Staffing the linebacker and safety positions with healthy bodies will continue to be a focus this week as former starters at linebacker, Devon Kennard and Thomas, are now lost for the season. Jonathan Casillas has been picking up the slack, and he played 67 of 71 defensive snaps against the Minnesota Vikings with a grade of (-0.5), according to Pro Football Focus. Casillas was signed in the off season to ...
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