Giants Makes Two Final Roster Moves Ahead of Week 3 vs. Browns

For the New York Giants’ Week 3 game against the Cleveland Browns, head coach Brian Daboll has made his selections regarding the practice squad. Linebacker Ty Summers and cornerback Art Green will be promoted for the third Big Blue game of the 2024 season, according to NYG club writer Dan Salomone, who broke down the team’s final two roster movements on X.

Summers, who joined the Giants shortly after, has rapidly established himself as a key member of the special team. This will be his third standard elevation. This implies that, if New York hopes to have the veteran linebacker suit up for Week 4, they will need to add him to the active roster following Week 3.

After joining the NYG practice squad in late August, Summers has appeared in every game. Over the first two weeks, Pro Football Focus has credited him with a 68.9 special teams grade. As for Green, September 22 will be the 24-year-old’s first taste of regular season NFL action so long as he’s activated on gameday — and practice squad elevations typically are.

The undrafted prospect out of Houston spent the entire 2023 campaign with the Denver Broncos but did not appear in a game. He was also with Denver during training camp and the preseason this summer. According to Football Database, Green accumulated five total tackles and one pass defense over four preseason outings with the Broncos. He joined the Giants practice squad in late August.

Big Blue will be without cornerback Nick McCloud on Sunday, per NorthJersey.com beat reporter Art Stapleton, so Green would supply some extra CB depth against the Browns.

Giants’ Practice Squad Elevations Confirm Week 3 Kicker Decision Typically, these final roster moves fly a bit under the radar but after the Giants were heavily criticized for the way they handled their kicker situation last weekend, Week 3’s practice squad elevations gained some extra attention from media and fans.

“The Giants are elevating LB Ty Summers and CB Art Green vs. the Browns,” ESPN’s Jordan Raanan reiterated on social media. Adding: “This means recently acquired Greg Joseph will kick on Sunday with Jude McAtamney not being elevated. Joseph was signed off the [Detroit] Lions practice squad this week when Graham Gano went on IR.”

In case you missed it, Gano was dealing with a groin injury ahead of Week 2, but the Giants elected not to elevate McAtamney after speaking with the veteran kicker and feeling confident about his availability. Then, on the opening kickoff of the game, Gano pulled his hamstring — leaving NYG without a kicker.

Despite this being a new injury, reporters questioned whether or not the groin issue may have caused the hamstring injury after the defeat. To which Daboll responded: “I’m not a doctor.” “Anybody can get injured,” the Giants head coach went on. “Again, he was chasing a kickoff return, he pulled his hamstring. I’m not making excuses.”