Giants steal offensive lineman from the Eagles in surprise move from Joe Schoen

Joe Schoen is getting serious about fixing the issues with the offensive line

Braulio Perez

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Close your eyes and he never left. One of the biggest issues for the NY Giants this season has been the inconsistent play from the offensive line, with injuries continuing to climb for this team. That's why general manager Joe Schoen has been busy working to bring in new bodies.

He's done just that on Tuesday afternoon, with a surprise move being made. According to insider Dan Duggan, the G-Men and Schoen have signed Tyre Phillips off the Eagles practice squad. Yes, the same Phillips who used to play for Big Blue and wasn't brought back this offseason:

A reunion: The Giants are signing OL Tyre Phillips from the Eagles’ practice squad, per source.

It was hard to understand why Phillips was cut after camp and even harder to understand why he wasn’t brought back sooner. But with injuries continuing to mount on the O-line (Josh… pic.twitter.com/bDfH0nDkvk
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) October 17, 2023

NY Giants sign Tyre Phillips off the Eagles practice squad

When Phillips was released by the Giants, plenty of Big Blue supporters were quite shocked with the news. Phillips played rather solidly last season, appearing in 12 games and making five starts. He filled in for rookie Evan Neal when he was injured and looked strong.

Shortly after he was released, the Eagles signed him to the practice squad which stung a little bit. Now, though, Phillips is making his way back to East Rutherford and the timing is certainly right for the Giants. On Sunday night, fill-in left tackle Joshua Ezeudu went down with a toe injury.

With Ezeudu's status for Week 7 up in the air, the Giants need all the healthy offensive linemen they can get. Veteran Justin Pugh was moved to LT for the rest of the game against Buffalo, but he's best used on the inside at guard.

Pugh was sent back to the practice squad, but the hope is that Schoen will get things done with him soon as well. The Giants can't afford to have a team sign Pugh off the NY practice squad. For now, though, people can celebrate this Phillips reunion - this feels like great business from Schoen.

Braulio Perez

Braulio Perez is an NCAA Content Director for FanSided, joining Minute Media in 2017 after 2.5 years at the Newark Star-Ledger as a high school sports reporter and 2.5 years at the Lynden Tribune as sports editor. While with the Lynden Tribune, Perez was named the Sports Writer of the Year in 2012 for his division by the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association. At the Star-Ledger, he also assisted in coverage of college football recruiting. Perez's focus has been on college football recruiting, high school sports, the NFL, NCAA and English Premier League. He is also a regular contributor for 247Sports' Cougfan.com.