Overview
- The Giants named J.J. McCarthy their Week 7 starter for Sunday’s game in Houston after his late 243-yard relief burst vs. the Saints convinced coaches to give him the job.
- New York acquired McCarthy from the Vikings for a 2027 fifth-round pick and immediately installed a tailored, simplified play package to speed his grasp of the offense.
- McCarthy, a former first-round pick who carries a reported four-game winning streak into the start, was chosen over Jameis Winston based on his Week 6 performance and practice reps.
- The Giants will be without safety Jevon Holland as he progresses through concussion protocol, leaving the secondary thinner against C.J. Stroud and a Texans receiving group boosted by Tank Dell’s return.
- The move follows rookie Jaxson Dart’s season-ending knee surgery and turns the next few games into a test that will show whether McCarthy is a short-term stopgap or a longer-term developmental option.