We are so back. Like, if we were any more back, we'd be front... which admittedly sounded a lot better in my head. But you get the point. Football is finally here. And what better way to celebrate than blasting "Take Me Home, Country Roads" on a loop for the entire trek from East Rutherford to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia?
Consider this the official start of the John Harbaugh era for your New York Football Giants. While he’s been masterminding roster construction for months, this training camp is the first time fans get to see the new head coach in action as he sculpts a 53-man roster out of the offseason's 90.
A new era brings massive questions. What will the defensive line look like? Who claims the starting cornerback spot opposite Paulson Adebo? How will a revamped wide receiver room shake out? Most importantly, how does Jaxson Dart look entering Year 2 under new offensive coordinator Matt Nagy? Like most of you, I cannot wait to watch these answers unfold.
Consider this your ultimate survival guide as we dive into everything Giants training camp 2026 has to offer. Lock in, bookmark this page, and let’s get to work:
- Giants training camp snapshot
- Top lessons learned from Giants training camp so far
- Injury updates
- Latest practice updates
- What Jaxson Dart is saying
- What John Harbaugh is saying
- This week's practice schedule
- Updated Giants 90-man roster
Last updated: Thursday, August 13 at 11:30 a.m.
Giants training camp snapshot
- Next open practice: N/A
- Open practices remaining: 0
- Next preseason game: Saturday, August 15, 1:00 p.m. ET (against Vikings)
Top lessons learned from Giants training camp so far
Takeaway 1: Odell Beckham Jr. looks ready to crash the 53-man roster
Just saying (writing) it out loud sounds weird, but after the day OBJ had on Wednesday, you cannot tell me that the 33-year-old doesn't belong on a roster. Sure, it's Day 1, and I'm known to get carried away, but he was looking electric coming in and out of breaks and performed well in drills. It's still too early to say he will definitely make the roster, but he proved he can still play football at a high level, and that gives him a fighting chance.
Read more on Odell Beckham's impressive first practice at Giants camp.
Takeaway 2: Abdul Carter's breakout is starting to feel very real
By now, you've likely heard about Carter's more down-than-up rookie season. After struggling with maturity and accountability early on, the 22-year-old finally snapped out of it and finished the season on an absolute tear, flashing the talent that made him the third overall pick in the 2025 Draft.
He's been poised for a breakout ever since, with training camp really being the first opportunity to show up. Well, after three "would-be" sacks and frustrating All-Pro left tackle Andrew Thomas all afternoon, it's safe to say his time is coming. He's looked really freaking good so far, leaving fans to believe the inevitable breakout is legit.
Read more about Abdul Carter kicking you-know-what at training camp
Injury updates
Wednesday, August 5
- Dru Phillips got banged up, injuring his knee
- Beau Brade, Brian Burns, and Malachi Fields all missed practice due to minor injuries
Thursday, August 6
- Burns suited up for practice, but only went through walkthrough periods
- Brade also returned to practice
- Jarrick Converse-Bernard missed practice with an ongoing knee issue
- Dru Phillips has a knee sprain, and he'll be sidelined for "a little bit"
Friday, August 7
- John Michael Schmitz suffered a concussion during a run play in an 11-on-11 period
- Skatt went down with what looked like a hamstring injury -- he was seen stretching his leg on the sideline and didn't return to practice
- Brian Burns got rolled up on during 2-on-2s. He seemed okay, but sat out the rest of practice as a precaution
- Anquin Barnes Jr. walked inside with a trainer and didn't return
- Lucas Patrick was also hobbled a bit today
Saturday, August 8
- Greg Newsome went down with a non-contact injury, but appears to have dodged the worst-case scenario
- JMS and Barnes weren't practicing today
- Lucas Patrick also wasn't suited up
- Skattebo and Burns were both back and participating after their injuries yesterday
- Dru Phillips -- working through a knee injury -- was working with the medical team on the sidelines
Monday, August 10
- Dart appeared to roll his ankle early in practice, but stayed out there and didn't miss any reps
- Carter didn't practice due to a hand injury
- JuJu Smith-Schuster also didn't suit up or participate today (missed a practice last week with knee swelling)
- Newsome and Phillips worked with trainers on the sideline
- Chauncey Golston left practice with what was described as a neck/head injury
- Rookie RG Francis Mauigoa got attention from trainers, checking his head/neck
- Jalin Hyatt appeared to injure his right ankle at the end of practice
Tuesday, August 11
- Hyatt missed practice again with his injured ankle
- Smith-Schuster also missed practice again with his ongoing knee troubles
- JMS is still in concussion protocol
- Patrick is still working through his own knee issues, so he missed practice again
- Paulson Adebo surprisingly missed practice with an unknown injury
- Carter and Golston were back in action, with Carter wearing tape on his left hand
- Mauigoa didn't participate in team periods after getting shaken up on Monday
Wednesday, August 12
- Malik Nabers did less than he has in the past couple of days
- Hyatt and JMS still weren't at practice
- Recently signed DJ James also wasn't spotted at practice -- not great for the cornerback room that's getting thinner
- Smith-Schuster, Patrick, and Adebo worked with trainers on the side
- Newsome and Phillips also worked on the side
Latest practice updates
Wednesday, July 29
- Nabers has been doing individual drills, including running and cutting and looked great in full-speed drills
- Skatt is putting the "back" in "backflip" -- the 24-year-old is full-go for camp
- Jaxson Dart finished 11-on-11 drills going 11-of-16
- Odell Beckham Jr. looked good
- Rookie wide receiver Malachi Fields continues to make plays
- Braxton Berrios caught a long TD pass from Jameis Winston -- don't sleep on him making the 53-man roster
- Ben Sauls goes 4-of-5 on field goals (missed from 43)
- Dominic Zvada was 3-of-5 (missed from 34 and 43)
Read more about Leek's big day back.
Thursday, July 30
- Abdul Carter had three "would-be" sacks
- Undrafted rookie kicker Dominic Zvada bounced back in a big way, drilling a 57-yard game-winning field goal
- Giants' pass rush looked dominant
- Theo Johnson dropped his second pass in as many days
Read more about Dominic Zvada's 57-yard field goal
Friday, July 31
- Jaxson Dart struggled, especially in late-game simulated situations (Two two-minute drills to end practice. The first drive quickly ended with a three-and-out, cut short by a false start penalty as time expired on a running clock. He threw an interception to Darius Alexander on the second)
- Malik Nabers didn't practice today after going full speed the past two days, but it was part of his recovery process -- so nothing to fear there
- Abdul Carter had another sack
- Rookie linebacker Arvell Reese makes his first noteworthy play, using his massive wingspan to break up a pass intended for OBJ
- Cam Skattebo is 99.9% of the way back
Saturday, August 1
- The staff used a rope alignment system to teach players kickoff return lanes (a drill I have never seen before)
- Dominic Zvada continued to put on a clinic -- drilling 13-of-14 field goals with multiple kicks from 50-plus yards
- Dart is looking good throwing the ball down the field
- The defensive front dominated once again, leading to multiple broken plays in the backfield
Monday, August 3
- Penalties on penalties on penalties -- in the torrential downpour that was Monday's practice, the Giants had no less than 14 penalties on the sloppiest training camp practice we've seen under Harbaugh
- Rookie linebacker Arvell Reese had another strong practice, beating Andrew Thomas for a sack
- Defense won the day again. Micah McFadden and Jevón Holland both had interceptions
- Francis Mauigoa took advantage of the pads coming on, looking good and getting a shout out from just about everyone
Tuesday, August 4
- Jaxson Dart drew a 15-yard penalty for throwing the football at Greg Newsome after scoring a rushing touchdown
- Offense struggled once again -- BUT the starters finally scored their first touchdown of the summer
- Paulson Adebo and Jason Pinnock -- aye(!) welcome, back mate -- had interceptions on the day
- Odell Beckham Jr. saw an increased time with the first team
- Penalties got the best of the team again today -- six total (five pre-snap) just sloppy work
Wednesday, August 5
- Jaxson Dart looked better than he had in previous days
- Jameis Winston is a red-zone machine, throwing six touchdowns, including two to Jalin Hyatt
- Dominic Zvada went a perfect 10-of-10 in his field goals
- Deonte Banks and Greg Newsome saw more time with the first team than Paulson Adebo
- Dalen Cambre is making it impossible for Harbaugh and Co. to miss him
Read more about Dalen Cambre lighting it up at training camp
Thursday, August 6
- No padded practice today
- Tyler Nubin got too close for comfort on a pass to Malik Nabers, knocking him to the ground (Leek didn't get hurt -- welcome back)
- Xavier Gipson and Nic Jones got in a scuffle
- Over two hours of mental practice today
Friday, August 7
- Giants signed Brenden Jaimes with JMS likely in concussion protocol and Lucas Patrick looking hobbled
- Today was Jaxson Dart's best day of camp -- he completed 13 straight passes to finish the day
- Isaiah Likely is here, he's there, he's every ---- where, clearly becoming Dart's favorite target (had four catches today)
- Darnell Mooney also had his best practice today
- Deonte Banks continued getting in work with the first team
- Jason Pinnock split first-team reps with Tyler Nubin for the first time during training camp
- Ben Sauls and Dominic Zvada each went 6-of-7 on field goals. Sauls' longest was 55 yards with a miss from 44, and Zvada's longest was 50 with a miss from 55
Saturday, August 8
- Final practice in West Virginia
- Damon Bankston stole the show, scoring three red-zone touchdowns
- Nubin and Pinnock rotated first-team reps again
- Banks saw more first-team reps at corner
- Colton Hood got some first-team action too, and Paulson Adebo got reps later after Newsome left
Monday, August 10
- Big Blue has released Sam Roberts and signed JT Woods
- Patrick Ricard got the best of Arvell Reese in a collision during 9-on-7s
- Hood, Adebo, and Banks had a three-way rotation on the first team between the two outside corner spots
- Rookie OL JC Davis got all of the second-team reps at left tackle while Marcus Mbow kicked over to the right side
- Aaron Stinnie and Daniel Faalele alternated at left guard with Jake Kubas stepping in at center
- Darius Slayton got Hood to bite on a double-move, cruising to the end zone with a 50-yard TD grab
Tuesday, August 11
- Reese continues to impress at camp, coming away with an interception off Dart in 7-on-7 drills
- Faalele stepped in at RG with Sisi sitting out team drills
- Hudson got all first-team reps at center with JMS and Patrick sitting out with concussion and knee issues, respectively
- Ar'Darius Washington got most of the first-team reps at safety opposite Holland
- Nubin and Pinnock shared some first-team reps, too
- Thomas Fidone II is making a real strong case to lock down a roster spot with another strong day
Wednesday, August 12
- Korie Black saw first-team reps as Big Blue's cornerback room is getting thinner by the day
- Zvada drilled a 62-yard field goal after Skatt led the charge for him to do it, convincing the coaching staff to let him
- The Giants hosted Terrion Arnold, who is currently facing eight felony charges from an alleged kidnapping and armed robbery incident
- Evan Neal was seen working with the second stringers at LG after working mostly with the third team this camp
- Jordan Stout has been punting the ball to the moon
What Jaxson Dart is saying
Dart made it clear after Day 1 of camp that an up-and-down rookie season left him with a chip on his shoulder and an obsession with turning things around.
He's absolutely loving the intense, ego-free energy under his new head coach, noting that the entire locker room is completely buying into the new coach's hyper-observant style. The 23-year-old is hyped about the offense's potential once Nabers and Skatt are fully healthy, raving about Nabers' undeniable "aura" and elite, dog-mentality competitiveness:
"I think his mindset. He's just a dog. He's an ultimate competitor in everything that he does, whether it's playing ping pong in the locker room – he's obsessed with competition. He wants to win. He wants to be the best. Those are guys that you want to be around."
Mechanically, Dart feels comfortable after repping the hell out of the team's new under-center looks this offseason, and he wrapped up Day 1 thrilled with the unit's zero-penalty execution.
What John Harbaugh is saying
Harbaugh didn't waste any time setting the tone at the podium, making it crystal clear that this trip to West Virginia isn't some relaxed summer vacation.
He was absolutely thrilled with the setup at The Greenbrier, but his main focus was preaching regular-season urgency -- emphasizing that every single rep from here on out is about how it will translate to actual games, not just checking a box.
He praised the roster's locked-in, business-first attitude and highlighted Dart's sharp pre-snap command of the offense:
"I thought he had a good day today. He had us in and out of the huddle, called everything correctly, did a great job with the cadence at the line, did a great job with the motions, all those things, those pre-snap things that are so important. And then he executed the plays well."
This week's practice schedule
- Tuesday, July 28: Closed practice (1:30 p.m. ET)
- Wednesday, July 29: Closed practice (1:30 p.m. ET)
- Thursday, July 30: Open practice (1:30 p.m. ET)
- Friday, July 31: Open practice (1:30 p.m. ET)
- Saturday, August 1: Open practice (1:30 p.m. ET)
Updated Giants 90-man roster
- QB: Jaxson Dart, Jameis Winston, Brandon Allen
- RB: Cam Skattebo, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Devin Singletary, Dante "Turbo" Miller, Eric Gray, Damon Bankston
- FB: Patrick Ricard, Grant Finley
- WR: Malik Nabers, Darnell Mooney, Odell Beckham Jr., Calvin Austin III, Braxton Berrios, Dalen Cambre, Malachi Fields, Xavier Gipson, Isaiah Hodgins, Ryan Miller, Darius Slayton, JuJu Smith-Schuster
- TE: Tanner Conner, Thomas Fidone II, Theo Johnson, Isaiah Likely, Chris Manhertz
- OL: Bryan Hudson, John Michael Schmitz, Joshua Ezeudu, Daniel Faalele, Jake Kubas, Lucas Patrick, Jon Runyan, Aaron Stinnie, J.C. Davis, Jermaine Eluemunor, Jarrod Gray, Francis Mauigoa, Marcus Mbow, Evan Neal, Ryan Schernecke, Andrew Thomas, Brenden Jameis
- DL: Chauncey Golston, Darius Alexander, Anquin Barnes Jr., Marlon Davidson, Leki Fotu, Shelby Harris, Bobby Jamison-Travis, Zacch Pickens, DJ Reader, Josh Tupou
- EDGE: Brian Burns, Abdul Carter, Trace Ford, Khalid Kareem, Caleb Murphy, Kayvon Thibodeaux
- LB: Zaire Barnes, Tremaine Edmunds, Jack Kelly, Micah McFadden, Darius Muasau, Arvell Reese, Anfernee Orji
- CB: Paulson Adebo, Deonte Banks, Korie Black, Art Green, Colton Hood, Nic Jones, Greg Newsome II, Dru Phillips, D.J. James, David Long, JT Woods
- S: Beau Brade, Elijah Campbell, Jevón Holland, Raheem Layne, Tyler Nubin, Jason Pinnock, Ar'Darius Washington
- ST: Ben Sauls, Dominic Zvada, Jordan Stout, Ben Mann
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