Giants Injury Report: Six Players Get Game Designations Ahead of Saints

Theo Johnson, Tyler Nubin and Colton Hood are out, while both starting tackles and Abdul Carter are questionable for Sunday’s Week 6 game.

New York Giants tight end Theo Johnson is dealing with a neck injury. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

The assigned game participation statuses to six players on Friday ahead of their Week 6 home game against the New Orleans Saints. That is the most injury designations the Giants have had this season.

Tight end Theo Johnson (neck), safety Tyler Nubin (neck) and cornerback Colton Hood (concussion) have all been declared out for the contest.

Johnson’s absence means Thomas Fidone II, who has been a healthy scratch through the first four games of the season before finally getting a suit last week, will see a larger role on offense this Sunday.

“Oh, he could help us. He could help us,” head coach John Harbaugh said of Fidone. “He’s had great practices, runs good routes, and played well on special teams last week. Thomas is ready to play, as he showed last week.”

Johnson’s status is also worth monitoring in future weeks, given that he went from a limited participant on Wednesday and Thursday to being kept out of practice on Friday.

The Giants are getting safety Jason Pinnock back for the week after he missed last week due to a concussion.

Pinnock appeared to have quietly passed Nubin on the depth chart for a starting job, but the concussion he suffered two weeks ago gave Nubin a mulligan last week.

Three key Giants are listed as questionable for Sunday: both starting offensive tackles, Jermaine Eluemunor (calf) and Andrew Thomas (groin), and starting outside linebacker Abdul Carter (calf).

All three were limited in practice Friday, an upgrade after they were held out Wednesday and Thursday. The feeling is that both tackles should be good to go for Sunday. If not, rookie J.C. Davis will get the nod at left tackle, where he played well in the preseason, and Marcus Mbow will start at right tackle.

Carter’s status is also worth monitoring. He’s been a big part of the defensive pass rush. With the Giants already missing Brian Burns for the rest of the season due to an ACL injury, not having Carter would be a huge blow to a pass rush that has started to click over the last couple of weeks.

Giants Practice Participation/Game Status Report

Player	Injury	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Status
OLB Abdul Carter	Calf	DNP	DNP	Limited	Questionable
RT Jermaine Eluemunor	Calf	DNP	DNP	Limited	Questionable
CB Colton Hood	Concussion	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
S Tyler Nubin	Neck	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
LT Andrew Thomas	Groin	DNP	DNP	Limited	Questionable
TE Theo Johnson	Neck	Limited	Limited	DNP	Out
WR Darnell Mooney	Neck	Limited	Full	Full	--
S Jason Pinnock	Concussion (non-contact)	Limited	Full	Full (cleared protocol)	--
DB Elijah Campbell	Thumb	Full	Full	Full	--
RB Najee Harris	Ribs	Full	Full	Full	--
TE Isaiah Likely	Foot	Full	Full	Full	--
WR Charlie Jones	Achilles		Full	Full	--
LB Malik Harrison	Groin		Limited	Full	--

Bold denotes a change in status.

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Saints Practice Participation/Game Status Report

Player	Injury	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Status
DT Vernon Broughton	Illness	Limited	Limited	Full	--
LB Kaden Elis	Calf	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
DT Davon Godchaux	IR-Rest		DNP	Full	--
LB Anfernee Jennings	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
RB Alvin Kamara	Back	Limited	Limited	Limited	Questionable
WR Chris Olave	Illness	DNP	DNP	Limited	Questionable
DT Nathan Shepherd	Illness	DNP	DNP	Limited	Questionable
QB Tyler Shough	Left Hand	Full	Full	Full	--
CB Lorenzo Styles	Knee		Limited	Limited	Questionable
LB Tyree Wilson	Ankle	Limited	Full	Full	--
LS Zach Wood*	Calf	Full	Full	Full	Questionable
DT Colby Wooden	Toe	Limited	Full	Full	--

* Reserve list; currently in 21-day practice window.

Bold denotes a change in status.

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