New York Giants Week 8 Injury Report: A New Injury Concern

Right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor, set to face Steelers defender T.J. Watt, is ailing because of a groin injury.

Sep 22, 2024; New York Giants OL Jermaine Eluemunor / Scott Galvin-Imagn Images

There’s never a good time for an injury to pop up, but lately, that seems to be the case the last few weeks for the New York Giants.

This week, another groin injury has popped up, that to right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor, who is scheduled to face Steelers pass rusher extraordinaire T.J. Watt on Monday Night Football. Eluemunor’s injury was confirmed by head coach Brian Daboll, who said he was “hopeful” of having Eluemunor available for Modnay’s game.

With Eluemunor sidelined, at least for today’s practice, 2022 first-round pick Evan Neal, who has been trying to get up to speed as quickly as possible on the new teachings of offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo, received the first-team reps on Friday’s practice, per Daboll.

Eluemunor has proven to be a tough customer. Back in training camp, he was hit in the midsection by Dexter Lawrence during a practice, the injury creating soreness to his rib cage. But rather than sit out while recovering, Eluemunor barely missed a beat, returning to practice the next day.

“Whatever pain I gotta go through to be out on that field, whatever I have to do to make sure my body's okay to be out there, I'm gonna do [it],” Eluemunor told New York Giants On SI, adding, “You're gonna have to chop my leg off to keep me off that field.”

Groin injuries can be tricky, but given Eluemunor’s determination and appreciation to be a Giant, he’ll do everything he can to be ready for the next game.

In other injury news, outside linebacker Brian Burns, who is dealing with groin and Achilles issues, did not practice Friday after being limited on Thursday. Burns has been trying to fight through his ailments.

In some positive news, cornerbacks Cor’Dale Flott (groin) and Tre Hawkins III (ankle) were able to practice on a limited basis after being held out of Thursday’s practice.

New York Giants Injury Report

Player	Pos	Injury	Thurs.	Fri.	Sat.	Status
Brian Burns	OLB	Groin/Achiles	Limited	DNP
Jamie Gillan	P	Left Hamstring	DNP	DNP
Jermaine Eluemunor	RT	Hip	--	DNP
Dexter Lawrence II	DT	Hip	DNP	Limited
Ty Summers	LB	Ankle	DNP	DNP
Adoree' Jackson	CB	Neck	DNP	DNP
Cor'Dale Flott	CB	Groin	DNP	Limited
Tre Hawkins III	CB	Ankle	DNP	Limited
Bryce Ford-Wheaton	WR	Achilles	Limited	Full
Jalin Hyatt	WR	Rib	Full	Full

Bold denotes a change in status.

Pittsburgh Steelers Injury Report

Player	Pos	Injury	Thurs.	Fri.	Sat.	Status
Roman Wilson	WR	Hamstring	DNP	DNP
Damonte Kazee	SAF	Ankle	Full	Full
DeShon Elliott	DB	Back	DNP	Limited
Donte Jackson	CB	Shoulder	Full	Full
Tyler Matakevich*	LB	Hamstring	Limited	Limited
Nick Herbig	LB	Hamstring	DNP	DNP
Zach Frazier	OC	Ankle	DNP	DNP
Dylan Cook*	OT	Foot	Full	Full
Cordarrelle Patterson	RB/KR	Ankle	Limited	Limited
Keeanu Benton	DT	Calf	Limited	Full
Cameron Heyward	DT	NIR - Veteran's Rest	DNP	DNP
Isaac Seumalo	OL	NIR - Veteran's Rest	--	DNP

* Designated to return from IR.

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