The Giants are down a key special teamer. The team has placed Gary Brightwell on injured reserve, per Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report. The third-year player will be required to miss at least the next four games.
Brightwell suffered a hamstring injury during last weekend’s win over the Commanders, and he ended up sitting out practice this week. Brightwell is the second Giants RB to land on injured reserve this week, with Eric Gray being ruled out with a calf injury.
Brightwell was a sixth-round pick by the Giants in the 2021 draft. After barely playing on offense as a rookie, the Arizona product saw a larger role in 2022, finishing with 180 yards from scrimmage and one touchdown on 36 touches. Through seven games this season, the 24-year-old had 66 yards from scrimmage on 14 touches.
Brightwell also had a significant role on special teams, appearing in more than 50 percent of his team’s ST snaps through his first two-plus seasons. Brightwell has 13 tackles on his resume, including one stop this season.
The Giants were busy adding to their RB room this week, signing Jashaun Corbin off the Panthers practice squad and claiming Deon Jackson off waivers from the Browns. One of those two acquisitions will slide in as the RB3 behind Saquon Barkley and Matt Breida.