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NY Giants’ joint practice with the Miami Dolphins went well as Abdul Carter vowed to become the greatest and rookie Malachi Fields made an impression, while John Harbaugh reshapes the Giants’ special-teams unit with new specialists and competition at kicker/long snapper, alongside broader notes about roster turnover and ongoing trade chatter around Kayvon Thibodeaux.
New York Giants open the John Harbaugh era with a preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings. The piece highlights Harbaugh’s training-camp routine and “wise words” rituals, Odell Beckham Jr.’s veteran leadership, and key roster battles: center depth with Schmitz sidelined leading to Bryan Hudson getting first-team reps, Evan Neal pushing for a backup-spot on the line, a kicker duel between Dominic Zvada and Ben Sauls, and rookies like Colton Hood eyeing Week 1 opportunities.
Rookie Arvell Reese has drawn rave reviews and looks like a game-changing presence at Giants training camp, while the club navigates early growing pains as Jaxson Dart adjusts to a new offense under John Harbaugh. The offense has sputtered in early practices, but veterans like Calvin Austin and Darius Slayton are stepping in as security blankets and big-play options, and Dexter Lawrence is making an instant impact in drills, signaling both optimism and questions as camp continues.
The New York Giants held a team meeting to address Jaxson Dart’s decision to introduce President Donald Trump at Rockland Community College, a move that drew public criticism from Abdul Carter and sparked broader fan backlash. Carter publicly pushed back but said there’s no locker-room issue, while veterans Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Jameis Winston spoke in the meeting; Jermaine Eluemunor later said the locker room was fine. With Friday’s OTA underway, the topic is likely to come up again as the team works to prevent locker-room fallout during offseason preparations.
The New York Giants signed veteran defensive tackle Leki Fotu to a one-year contract, adding him to the defensive line alongside Shelby Harris. Fotu is a 6-5, 317-pound 27-year-old with 66 career games and 26 starts, known as a run defender but not a true nose tackle. The Giants note that neither Fotu nor Harris is a nose tackle, have drafted a nose tackle in Bobby Jamison-Travis, and continue to pursue veteran nose tackle options such as D.J. Reader.
Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers criticized former coach John Harbaugh on a podcast for running pad-heavy practices (including Week 17 1-on-1s), saying that approach contributed to injuries. Data from 2025 doesn’t fully back the claim—Ravens were 27th in man games missed (148) vs. Giants’ 240. Giants edge defender Brian Burns signaled an intensely physical but smart training camp, hinting at a dramatic preseason.
There’s very little interest from other teams in meeting the Giants’ price for star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, who is under contract for two more years. The Giants reportedly want a first-round pick and additional assets, but Lawrence’s reduced production in 2025 weakens his leverage. If he rebounds in 2026, an extension could be revisited; otherwise the Giants could move on without him.
According to Ari Meirov, the Giants would require a first-round pick (and possibly more) to trade Dexter Lawrence as contract talks stalled; Lawrence, 28, has two years left on a $90 million extension, and while the Giants want him to honor the deal, the market for a player of his caliber could push the price higher, especially with recent trades like Quinnen Williams serving as a benchmark.
Big Blue View compiles the New York Giants' March 23 headlines, including Odell Beckham Jr.'s NFL comeback bid tied to the Fanatics Flag Football Classic, Cam Skattebo's apology for remarks about CTE and asthma, plus draft and roster analysis pieces and related Giants news.
Giants running back Cam Skattebo apologized on Instagram after calling CTE an 'excuse' and labeling asthma as 'fake,' saying it was a lapse in judgment and he didn’t mean to downplay head trauma or asthma.
As NFL free agency opens, Big Blue View bundles Giants headlines and links—from potential signings (Kelce? Dean? Linderbaum?), training-camp notes at The Greenbrier, cap-space moves (Hudson released), to a tracker of trades, cuts and mock drafts—providing the latest for Giants fans.
Kansas City rehired Eric Bieniemy as offensive coordinator, effectively ending Mike Kafka’s strongest path to the Giants’ OC job; Kafka has interviewed for OC openings with several teams, while Giants likely pivot to other candidates if Kafka isn’t retained.
John Harbaugh’s New Jersey meeting with the Giants did not settle the job, as he plans to hear pitches from the Titans and Falcons before deciding. The Giants could still be in play if he directs his agent to move forward, with Giants executives and Jaxson Dart meeting him on Steve Tisch’s plane as the search continues.