Injured Giants CBs Dru Phillips and Adoree Jackson Trending in Wrong Direction

Phillips and Jackson have been sidelined wth calf injuries.

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The New York Giants have a continued concern at cornerback,or more specifically at the slot cornerback, ahead of their Thursday game against the Dallas Cowboys and slot receiver CeeDee Lamb.

Giants head coach Brian Daboll told reporters that rookie Andru Phillips, the team’s primary slot cornerback, and veteran Adoree’ Jackson, both of whom are dealing with calf injuries, would not practice on Tuesday. Both have now missed two days of pracice in this short work week, putting their availability in jeopardy for Thursday night.

Daboll said he’s hoping for cornerback Nick McCloud, who has missed the last two weeks with a knee injury but who has been projected as limited this week, to be ready for Thursday night. 

"Yeah, we've got a couple more days. We'll see where everybody's at," Daboll said. "Tomorrow night, Thursday morning."

If McCloud can’t play, the likely scenario would see the Giants move Cor’Dale Flott into the slot and potentially plug in Art Green, who is expected to be elevated from the practice squad, at the outside cornerback spot normally manned by Flott.

Deonte Banks could also be a surprise candidate for the slot, Daboll saying he has confidence in Banks to do so if called upon.

"Yeah, if that's what we thought was best to do game plan-wise," he said. "Tough opponent, really good player. (Cowboys wide receiver) CeeDee (Lamb), they've got a lot of good players. So we've been burning it pretty good here."

New York Giants Injury Report

Player	Pos	Injury	Mon	Tues	Wed	Game Status
Adoree' Jackson	DB	Calf	DNP*	DNP*
Dru Phillips	DB	Calf	DNP*	DNP*
Dexter Lawrence	DL	Foot	Limited*	Limited*
Nick McCloud	DB	Knee	Limited*	Limited*
Micah McFadden	ILB	Back	Limited*	Limited*
Darius Slayton	WR	Thumb	Limited*	Limited*
Jermaine Eluemunor	RT	Thumb	Full*	Full*
John Michael Schmitz	OC	Neck	Full*	Full*

* Giants did not practice on Monday and had a walkthrough on Tuesday; injury participation is a projection.

Dallas Cowboys Injury Report

Player	Pos	Injury	Mon	Tues	Wed	Game Status
Markquese Bell	S	Ankle	DNP*	DNP
Caelen Carson	CB	Shoulder	DNP*	DNP
Trevon Diggs	CB	Foot	Full*	Full
CeeDee Lamb	WR	Ankle	Full*	Full
DeMarcus Lawrence	DE	Shoulder	Limited*	Limited
Mazi Smith	DT	Back	Full*	Full
John Stephens	TE	Hamstring	Full*	Full

* Cowboys did not practice on Monday; injury participation is a projection.

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