Overview
- A marathon Friday practice produced a likely concussion for center John Michael Schmitz and had running back Cam Skattebo and edge rusher Brian Burns exit with manageable issues, according to coach John Harbaugh.
- The team has run nine practices in 11 days with several consecutive full‑pad sessions, a pace Harbaugh says is deliberate to speed evaluation and build physical toughness.
- The first-team offense finished the session on a 14-play drive capped by Jaxson Dart’s 2-yard touchdown to Darius Slayton after players lobbied for one more play, and coaches described the passing game as showing clear progress.
- To cover short-term gaps the Giants signed veteran backup Brenden Jaimes and waived/injured cornerback Jarrick Bernard-Converse while Lucas Patrick, Bryan Hudson and others filled center and line reps in practice.
- Harbaugh remains committed to the hard-camp approach, but the compressed, high-contact schedule has exposed offensive-line depth risks and will force faster decisions on backups and Week‑1 availability.