Drew Lock “Expected” to Start at Quarterback for Giants on Sunday vs. Falcons

Meanwhile the Giants have a whopping 21 players on their Injury Report.

Dec 15, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants quarterback Drew Lock (2) during warm ups before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at MetLife Stadium. / Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

Another week, another switch at quarterback for the New York Giants.

Head coach Brian Daboll said that the plan is for Drew Lock, who last week was the emergency quarterback thanks to his missing practice with heel and left elbow ailments, to be the starter this week ahead of Tim Boyle, who finished up the game after Tommy DeVito, the starter last week with Lock sidelined, suffered a concussion toward the end of the first half. 

DeVito, who is in the protocol, can be ready to be Lock’s backup, but that will depend on how he progresses this week in the protocol. Lock, meanwhile, was expected to practice on Wednesday.   

In other injury news, offensive lineman Aaron Stinnie, linebacker Bobby Okereke (back), outside linebacker Brian Burns (ankle), and linebacker Pattrick Johnson (knee) were not cleared to practice as of Wednesday. 

Stinnie was named the starting left guard last week after Jon Runyan Jr landed on IR with an ankle injury suffered against the New Orleans Saints. 

If Stinnie can’t go, the expectation is that undrafted rookie Jake Kubas, who has mostly been a healthy scratch this season, will get the start in his place.

Okereke has missed the last two games with a herniated disc in his back. Johnson’s injury is new. Burns's ankle injury is also new. Daboll said that Burns's status is "day-to-day" and Johnson's status is "longer," and that he would "probably be out this week."

The Giants have 21 players in total on this week's injury report, 14 of whom were limited.

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Giants Injury Report

Player	Pos	Injury	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Status
Bobby Okereke	ILB	Back	DNP
Brian Burns	OLB	Ankle	DNP
Aaron Stinnie	OG	Concussion	DNP
Patrick Johnson	OLB	Knee	DNP
Rakeem Nunez-Roches	IDL	Neck/Shoulder	Limited
Deonte Banks	CB	Rib	Limited
Tommy DeVito	QB	Concussion	Limited
Drew Lock	QB	Heel/Left Elbow	Limited
Cory Durden	DT	Shoulder	Limited
Dyonte Johnson*	LB	Ankle	Full
Dane Belton	DB	Knee	Limited
Malik Nabers	WR	Knee/Foot	Limited
Chris Manhertz	TE	Ankle	Limited
Dru Phillips	CB	Shoulder	Limited
Cor'Dale Flott	CB	Quad	Limited
Art Green	CB	Shoulder	Limited			--
Austin Schottmann*	C/G	Fibula	Full
John Michael Schmitz	C	Ankle	Limited
Greg Stroman	CB	Shoulder/Shin	DNP
Tyrone Tracy, Jr	RB	Ankle	Limited

*Designated to return from IR.

Bold denotes a new addition to the injury report or a new injury from the prior week's report.

Atlanta Falcons Injury Report

Player	Pos	Injury	Wed.*	Thurs.	Fri.	Status
Kaleb McGeary	OT	Elbow	Full
Darnell Mooney	wr	NIR - Rest	Limited
KhaDarel Hodge	wr	Ribs	Limited
Ross Dwelley	TE	Ankle	Limited
Charlie Woerner	TE	Quad	Limited
Zach Harrison	DL	NIR-Rest	Limited
Casey Washington	WR	Concussion	DNP
Demone Harris	DL	Illness/Neck	DNP

*Atlanta did not practice Wednesday; the Wednesday injury report are all projections.

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