The New York Giants ruled out punter Jamie Gillan for Sunday night’s videogame versus Cincinnati, signed veteran Matt Haack to take his location and put outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux on hurt reserve to make space on the lineup.
Thibodeaux was hurt in Seattle last weekend and had wrist surgicaltreatment on Wednesday. He will missouton the next 4 videogames. The 23-year-old had 2 sacks, 3 dealswith for loss and 7 quarterback strikes in the veryfirst 5 videogames.
The Giants prepared Thibodeaux with the No. 5 choice in2022 Though he just amountedto 4 sacks as a novice, Thibodeaux discovered methods to be disruptive, recording 13 QB strikes, 6 takeson for loss and 2 required fumbles. He completed 4th in AP Defensive Rookie of the Year ballot.
In his 2nd season, Thibodeaux broke out with a team-high 11.5 sacks, to go along with 16 QB strikes, 13 dealswith for loss and 3 required fumbles.
The Giants lead the NFL in sacks through 5 weeks. Thibodeaux is connected with pass-rusher Brian Burns for third-most sacks on the group this season, behind defensive Dexter Lawrence (6) and security Jason Pinnock (3).
Gillan was hurt in practice Friday and ruled out on Saturday, significance the Giants (2-3) had to indication a punter. Haack won a punting competitors and was signed to kick versus the Bengals (1-4).
New York likewise raised large receiver Isaiah Hodgins and running back Dante Miller from the practice team for Sunday’s videogame.
Earlier Saturday, the Giants devalued running back Devin Singletary (groin) and large receiver Bryce Ford-Wheaton (shoulder) to out. They hadactually been noted as doubtful on Friday’s injury report.
Haack invested his veryfirst 4 seasons with the Miami Dolphins after finalizing as an undrafted totallyfree representative in2017 He played for the Buffalo Bills in 2021, where he overlapped with existing Giants coach Brian Daboll and basic supervisor Joe Schoen. Haack played all 17 videogames for the Indianapolis Colts in 2022 before playing one videogame with the Cleveland Browns in 2023.
In 99 profession videogames, Haack hasactually punted the ball 432 times, averaging 44.5 backyards, with 160 punts inside the 20.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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