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New York Giants' Week 2 Inactive Report: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Azeez Ojulari Inactive

The New York Giants' Week 2 injury report mostly consists of players who landed on Friday's injury report.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- The New York Giants will be without edge rushers Kayvon Thibodeaux (knee) and Azeez Ojulari (calf), both of whom were listed as doubtful on the year-end injury report, for a second week in a row.

Thibodeaux, one of two Giants' first-round draft picks this year, is recovering from a sprained MCL suffered in the Giants' second preseason game on August 21. He was initially given a 3-4 week recovery time, with an outside chance of being ready for the regular-season opener.

However, while progressing, his recovery has boiled down to how well he's able to move on the field and how much he can tolerate any lingering pain in the joint.

On Thursday, Thibodeaux expressed confidence he might be ready for his NFL debut this weekend.

"Ultimately, it will come to how I feel come Friday and Saturday," he said. "Everything has been going well, and yeah, I’m optimistic about it."

But, he added that he and the trainers wanted to make sure that he could function as needed when he does get back out there.

"We want to cross our T’s and dot our I’s before I get back out there," he said.

Ojualri was injured during the Giants' August 25 joint practice with the Jets while running wind sprints. Head coach Brian Daboll has consistently characterized Ojhulari's injury as "day to day," and there is hope that he might be ready to return when the Giants host the Dallas Cowboys for Monday Night Football on September 26.

The rest of the Giants' inactive list consists mostly of injured players who were declared out by the team on Friday, such as defensive backs Aaron Robinson (appendectomy), Nick McCloud (hamstring), Jason Pinnick (shoulder); and wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson (knee).

Offensive lineman Tyre Phillips was the Giants' lone healthy scratch.

The Panthers inactives are receiver Laviska Shenault, defensive tackle Phil Hoskins, guard Cade Mays, defensive end Amare Barno, and linebacker Brandon Smith.

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PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for over 30 seasons for multiple media outlets, including Inside Football, Fan Sided, SB Nation, The Athletic, Forbes, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated).  In addition to being a credentialed member of the New York Giants press corps, Patricia has covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. Patricia’s late father was a long-time New York Giants season ticket holder who helped instill her love and appreciation of the game and the franchise at a very early age.  She was able to parlay that knowledge of Giants franchise history into her first published work, The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants (Triumph Books, September 2020). She has enhanced her knowledge of the game by completing two semesters with the Scouting Academy and taking a course in NFL salary cap management. In addition to her work with Giants Country, Patricia is the host of the very successful LockedOn Giants podcast (also available on YouTube), featuring analysis, interviews, and Giants fan interaction. Patricia is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America and has participated in the mentoring of aspiring journalists. Patricia holds a Bachelor’s degree in English literature (with a minor in creative writing) and a Master’s degree in Corporate Communication. She is a certified resume development specialist (corporate, military transition, and federal) and interview coach who enjoys music and creating fan art featuring her favorite bands. 

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