New York Giants Injury Update: Tommy DeVito Clears Concussion Protocol

Tommy DeVito will be the Giant's QB2 on Sunday, but several others are not expected to play against the Falcons.

Dec 15, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito (15) warms up before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at MetLife Stadium. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

The New York Giants have mixed news regarding injuries ahead of their Week 16 game against the Atlanta Falcons.

First, the bad news. Left guard Aaron Stinnie (concussion), inside linebacker Bobby Okereke (back), linebacker Patrick Johnson (knee), and cornerback Greg Stroman (shoulder/shin) have been declared out of Sunday’s game.

The Giants are expected to start undrafted rookie free agent Jake Kubas at left guard. It would be the former North Dakota lineman’s first NFL start.

Okereke is missing his third straight game, and it’s more than likely he won’t play again this season. As of now, no decision has been made to place him on IR. 

Still, with Dyontae Johnson believed to be ready to come off IR, the team could swap Okereke with Johnson on the active roster at some point to ensure they have inside linebacker depth.

The good news is that head coach Brian Daboll said quarterback Tommy DeVito has cleared the protocol and will be quarterback 2 behind starter Drew Lock on Sunday.      

Outside linebacker Brian Burns (ankle) is also good to go after missing two days of practice this week. The Giants managed his reps this week so that he could receive treatment. 

“I think he'll be fine. He had two days off, so hopefully, he's better today, and he's going in the right direction,” Daboll said before Friday’s practice.

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Giants Injury Report

Player	Pos	Injury	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Status
Bobby Okereke	ILB	Back	DNP	DNP	DNP	OUT
Brian Burns	OLB	Ankle	DNP	DNP	Limited	QUESTIONABLE
Aaron Stinnie	OG	Concussion	DNP	DNP	DNP	OUT
Patrick Johnson	OLB	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	OUT
Rakeem Nunez-Roches	IDL	Neck/Shoulder	Limited	Limited	Limited	--
Deonte Banks	CB	Rib	Limited	Limited	Limited	QUESTIONABLE
Tommy DeVito	QB	Concussion	Limited	Limited	Full	--
Drew Lock	QB	Heel/Left Elbow	Limited	Full	Full	--
Cory Durden	DT	Shoulder	Limited	Full	Full	--
Dyonte Johnson*	LB	Ankle	Full	Full	Full	QUESTIONABLE
Dane Belton	DB	Knee	Limited	Full	Full	--
Malik Nabers	WR	Knee/Foot	Limited	Full	Limited	--
Chris Manhertz	TE	Ankle	Limited	Full	Full	--
Dru Phillips	CB	Shoulder	Limited	Limited	Full	--
Cor'Dale Flott	CB	Quad/Finge	Limited	Limited	Limited	--
Art Green	CB	Shoulder	Limited	Limited	Full	--
Austin Schottmann*	C/G	Fibula	Full	Full	Full	QUESTIONABLE
John Michael Schmitz	C	Ankle	Limited	Limited	Full	--
Greg Stroman	CB	Shoulder/Shin	DNP	DNP	DNP	OUT
Tyrone Tracy, Jr	RB	Ankle	Limited	Limited	Limited	QUESTIONABLE
Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	Shoulder	--	Full	Full	--

*Designated to return from IR.

Bold denotes a new addition to the injury report or a new injury from the prior week's report.

Atlanta Falcons Injury Report

Player	Pos	Injury	Wed.*	Thurs.	Fri.	Status
Kaleb McGeary	OT	Elbow	Full	Full	Full	--
Darnell Mooney	wr	NIR - Rest	Limited	Limited	--	--
KhaDarel Hodge	wr	Ribs	Limited	DNP	Limited	Questionable
Ross Dwelley	TE	Ankle	Limited	Limited	Full	--
Charlie Woerner	TE	Quad/NIR - Rest	Limited	Limited	DNP	--
Zach Harrison	DL	NIR-Rest	Limited	Limited	--	--
Casey Washington	WR	Concussion	DNP	Limited	Limited	OUT
Demone Harris	DL	Illness/Neck	DNP	Full	Full	--
Lorenzo Carter	OLB	Groin	--	Limited	Limited	Questionable
Richie Grant	S	Illness	--	Limited	Full	--
Nate Landman	ILB	NIR-Rest	--	Limited	Full	--
Chris Lindstrom	OG	NIR-Rest	--	Limited	--	--
Ruke Orhorhoro	DL	NIR-Rest		Limited	--	--
Drake London	WR	Knee	--	--	Limited	--

*Atlanta did not practice Wednesday; the Wednesday injury report are all projections.

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