Wide receiver Collin Johnson was a mainstay on the first-string offense throughout Sunday’s goal-line heavy follow.
He has earned that promotion with standout play. And it’s encouraging to see Brian Daboll operating a meritocracy: rewarding the perfect performers with extra vital snaps.
“As a player, I feel like when coaches do that, players really respect that,” Johnson, a third-year vet, stated Sunday. “Because they feel that it’s within their control. Every day they show up, if they perform [well], they’re gonna get a chance with the staff.”
“And I feel that’s important mentally for a player,” he added. “So I respect coaches who do that. Coach Daboll and the whole staff preach that all the time: they don’t care if you’re undrafted, first round pick, whatever. If you can play, you can play.”
Johnson, 24, a 2020 fifth-round decide by the Jaguars, earned alternatives underneath Joe Judge in his first Giants season of 2021, too. But he has hit one other gear on this camp: steadily open, catching every little thing and doing no matter is requested at a excessive degree.
He’s proven a stable chemistry with backup QB Tyrod Taylor, which has earned him extra possibilities with first-string QB Daniel Jones. Johnson credited exhausting offseason coaching in Los Angeles with a observe coach and receiving coach for his means to maintain thus far.
“I got on the track a lot to get in shape, take care of my body, get the endurance for the tax that training camp puts on your body,” Johnson stated. “The better shape you’re in, the easier practice and games will be. Endurance always helps.”
There are quite a lot of names higher recognized within the Giants’ receiving corps, but when Joe Schoen and Daboll picked their crew in the present day, it appears clear Johnson could be on it. Not that he’s specializing in his place on the depth chart in any respect.
“Every day I wake up, I try to be better than yesterday,” Johnson stated. “And I try to be process oriented, not just result oriented. So I try not to think about if I’m going with the threes, twos, ones. If I have 10 catches, one catch, no catches. If I’m asked to block … The results take care of themselves when you focus on the process.”
HOLDEN’S SECOND CITI
Offensive deal with Will Holden labored out for the Giants final Thursday, signed and practiced Friday, then spent his Saturday off day at Citi Field taking within the Mets and the Braves.
“I took my iPad, went and looked at some plays, and watched some baseball,” Holden, 28, stated Sunday with a smile.
Holden isn’t a Mets fan by probability. His father in regulation, David Musicant, was affiliated with the membership’s earlier possession group. And his spouse’s household are Giants followers residing in Bergen County. Holden even used to work out on the Wyckoff YMCA throughout summer time breaks at Vanderbilt.
Joining the Giants is additional “special,” although, as a result of Holden and his spouse simply had their first child, a boy, and now the household could be nearer as he fights for a roster spot.
“When that call came, my mother in law was in town in Nashville helping to babysit, and it was a frenzy,” Holden stated. “We packed up, flew up to New York, which we do very often. We fly into LaGuardia, very close to Citi Field, hop over for some games… I’m happy to be here.”
The Giants’ depth at deal with is skinny after Matt Gono lately left the crew and rookie fifth-round decide Marcus McKethan went on injured reserve with a torn ACL sustained Friday.
Holden is right here to show he belongs.
“It was a no-brainer to come up here and work out and give it my all,” he stated.
BUMPS AND BRUISES
Starting left deal with Andrew Thomas was limping throughout early within the Giants’ 11-on-11 interval after going to the bottom with Kayvon Thibodeaux and almost having Leonard Williams roll up on his legs the subsequent play. Thomas completed the follow, however he was clearly laboring. This is to be anticipated for a participant coming off a second ankle surgical procedure in two years. Still, the Giants want Thomas to be wholesome in Week 1 and to remain wholesome. With no depth at deal with, this can be a state of affairs that bears shut monitoring. … Kadarius Toney once more was held out of the Giants’ 11-on-11 crew interval, the third time in 9 practices he has obtained relaxation from that work. That’s along with principally standing on the sidelines throughout particular groups, though he did be part of the punt return rotation briefly for the primary time this camp, catching his first. … Linebacker Carter Coughlin was a brand new injured participant engaged on the facet with trainers. Wide receivers David Sills and Robert Foster, nook Rodarius Williams additionally labored on the facet. Tight finish Ricky Seals-Jones missed his seventh straight follow and was nowhere in sight. Rookie OL Josh Ezeudu practiced regardless of some nicks and bumps incurred in Friday evening’s follow.
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