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Giants looking close to full strength for Week 4 against Cardinals

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Dunleavy, R. (2026, October 3). Giants looking close to full strength for Week 4 against Cardinals. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/02/sports/giants-looking-close-to-full-strength-for-week-4-against-cardinals/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-03 · by Ryan Dunleavy

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The New York Giants are nearing full strength ahead of their Week 4 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals. Left tackle Andrew Thomas practiced limited Friday after missing two days with a groin injury and is expected to play Sunday. Center John Michael Schmitz missed practice due to personal reasons but is also anticipated to return for the game. The team’s entire secondary, including safety Tyler Nubin and cornerback Deonte Banks, who were out last week with calf injuries, fully participated in Friday's practice.
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Andrew Thomas practiced in a limited capacity on Friday after sitting out the previous two days due to a groin injury. Center John Michael Schmitz, who was absent with personal reasons, is expected to rejoin the team by Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. The Giants did not list any player as questionable, doubtful, or out for their upcoming match, suggesting full recovery and participation from key players. Thomas hopes his presence will lead to a similar outcome to when the Giants won the Super Bowl in 2008. Additionally, defensive backs Tyler Nubin and Deonte Banks participated fully in practice after dealing with calf injuries, further bolstering the team's readiness for the game.

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Ryan Dunleavy
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🔮 Tanking would make sense — if the Colts hadn’t previously traded their first-round pick to the Jets.
🔮 If John Harbaugh were picking between two Michigan-bred quarterbacks this week, the Giants would start J.J. McCarthy over Tom Brady.
🔮 Edmunds will go from logging every defensive snap in the first six games to missing every snap in the final 11, The Post confirmed, after he was injured late in last week’s game against the Saints.
🔮 Maybe it’s time for the NFL to change its logo to include a player’s hand punching at the football that sits atop the shield.
🔮 “Maybe now 20 percent of that 30 that was gone is back,” Nagy said before Thursday’s practice.
🔮 McCarthy’s last pass — on fourth-and-1 from the 14-yard line with 12 seconds remaining — fell incomplete or else the Giants would’ve had a chance to win the game or send it to overtime despite trailing 34-10 when the quarterback change was made with 11:36 to go.
🔮 tRY IT NOW“I would love for us to be in that kind of a circumstance,” Harbaugh said.
🔮 If J.J. McCarthy was guaranteed to throw for 943 yards, rush for 104 yards and lead 12 scoring drives in his next start, then the Giants wouldn’t have a quarterback controversy on their hands.
🔮 “I’m feeling good,” Mauigoa said, indicating he will be on the field again soon.
🔮 Skattebo knew ahead of Sunday’s game that he was not going to start and that his playing time would be diminished as a result of four fumbles in the first five games, but he wasn’t expecting to be limited to six offensive snaps (all in the first half) and no touches in the 34-27 loss to the Saints.
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Thomas (groin) practiced in a limited capacity after sitting out the previous two days, while center John Michael Schmitz (personal reasons) was absent and replaced by Bryan Hudson during the media viewing period. Access the Giants like never before Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers. tRY IT NOWSchmitz is expected to rejoin teammates in time for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-03
🔮 Thomas (groin) practiced in a limited capacity after sitting out the previous two days, while center John Michael Schmitz (personal reasons) was absent and replaced by Bryan Hudson during the media viewing period. Access the Giants like never before Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers. tRY IT NOWSchmitz is expected to rejoin teammates in time for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals.
2026-10-03 · New York Post
Giants looking close to full strength for Week 4 against Cardinals · assertive framing

Claims (21 extracted, 1 hedged)

The Giants starting offensive line wasn’t whole at Friday’s practice but not because left tackle Andrew Thomas was missing again. asserted
Thomas → start → practice
Thomas (groin) practiced in a limited capacity after sitting out the previous two days, while center John Michael Schmitz (personal reasons) was absent and replaced by Bryan Hudson during the media viewing period. Access the Giants like never before Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers. tRY IT NOWSchmitz is expected to rejoin teammates in time for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals. asserted
Schmitz → practice → Cardinals
Thomas is planning to play too. asserted
Thomas → plan → ?
In fact, the Giants didn’t list a single player as questionable, doubtful or out on Friday’s injury report. asserted
Giants → list → report
Thomas could be headed for the old Plaxico Burress Plan of staying off his feet as much as needed to be ready for game days. uncertain
Thomas → head → days
“Was that the year that the Giants won it all?” Thomas asked The Post. asserted
Thomas → win → Post
“I hope the same thing happens.” asserted
thing → hope → ?
Safety Tyler Nubin (calf) and CB Deonte Banks (calf) were full practice participants for the first time this week after missing last game. asserted
Nubin → miss → game
The Giants have done something different with their three backup running backs each of the last three weeks: Najee Harris was inactive in Week 1, all three were active in Week 2 and Devin “Motor” Singletary was a healthy scratch in Week 3. Tyrone Tracy Jr. has remained active because of kick-return value, but WR Charlie Jones offers that now. asserted
Jones → do → that
Tracy, who fumbled in Week 1, progressed from not practicing Wednesday to limited Thursday to full Friday. asserted
who → fumble → Friday
How does Harbaugh decide who to declare as RB4 on a week-to-week basis? asserted
Harbaugh → decide → basis
“It’s probably based on what you feel like gives you the best chance [to win],” Harbaugh said. asserted
Harbaugh → base → chance
“Some of it’s probably the game plan, sure, the matchup. asserted
Some → ’ → it
The other part of it’s probably the development of Najee as he’s been here more now and is in better game shape. asserted
he → ’ → shape
He’s consistent. asserted
He → ’ → ?
And then Trace has done a good job. asserted
Trace → do → job
He’s been practicing really well. asserted
He → practice → ?
All those guys we’re happy with. asserted
we → ’re → ?
We like them when they’re on the field.” asserted
they → like → field
OG/C Kendrick Green, a 2021 third-round pick, was signed to the practice squad. asserted
Green → sign → squad
He played in one game for the Browns last season. asserted
He → play → Browns
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