Neal (ankle) is not participating in minicamp this week, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports. Neal underwent surgery to repair a fractured ankle in early January and participated in individual drills during OTAs. However, head coach Brian Daboll has said the team is now backing off the 2022 first-round selection. It's unclear if Neal has suffered an actual setback in his recovery, or if his participation in OTAs proved he wasn't quite healthy enough to compete yet. His status for the start of training camp is still to be determined.
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Team
New York Giants
Birthdate
9/19/2000 (23)
Status
Active
HT/WT
6'7", 340 lbs
Draft Info
2022: Rd 1; Pk (NYG)
Birthplace
Okeechobee, FL, USA
Position
T
College
Alabama
Experience
3 seasons
Career History
New York Giants
2022-Present
(2 seasons)
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Neal (ankle) is not participating in minicamp this week, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports. Neal underwent surgery to repair a fractured ankle in early January and participated in individual drills during OTAs. However, head coach Brian Daboll has said the team is now backing off the 2022 first-round selection. It's unclear if Neal has suffered an actual setback in his recovery, or if his participation in OTAs proved he wasn't quite healthy enough to compete yet. His status for the start of training camp is still to be determined.
Neal participated in drills during OTAs on Monday, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports. Neal underwent surgery for a fractured ankle back in December, but he's apparently now healthy enough for football activities again. He's been largely disappointing at right tackle since the Giants selected him with the seventh overall pick in 2022, but he doesn't turn 24 until September, so it might still be too early to declare him a draft bust.
Head coach Brian Daboll told reporters Friday that Neal won't play in Sunday's contest, as he continues to recover from an ankle issue. This ankle injury has lingered for the 2022 first-round pick throughout the year, and he'll be inactive for the fifth time over the last six weeks. With Neal missing more time, Tyre Phillips is expected to get the nod at right tackle.
According to head coach Brian Daboll, the 2022 first-round pick is set to miss his fourth game over the last five weeks, as he continues to recover from a lingering ankle issue. Tyre Phillips is expected to start at right tackle this Sunday with Neal missing even more time.
Neal returned to action after a two-game absence due to a right ankle injury, and the two are unrelated. It's still unclear though how severe the sprain may be and how much time he may need to recover. The team's injury report in the days ahead leading to a Week 10 matchup with the Cowboys should add some clarity there.
Neal dealt with an ankle injury ahead of Sunday's matchup and was ruled out in the closing minutes of the game after hurting his ankle. If he's forced to miss additional time, Tyre Phillips could see increased snaps. Neal will have an MRI on the ankle injury Monday, per Dan Duggan of The Athletic.
The starting right tackle returns after missing New York's last two games. Neal started the first six contests of 2023.