WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. \u2014 The New York Giants completed their third consecutive day of padded practices, the maximum allowed by the Collective Bargaining Agreement, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
This was the best day of camp for the offense, and for wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.<\/p>\n
Beckham \u2014 This was Beckham\u2019s best day of camp. He caught passes from Jaxson Dart, Jameis Winston, and Brandon Allen, and showed some burst turning a couple of those receptions upfield. Yes, Beckham received some first-team reps on Wednesday, the second straight day that has happened. I refuse to fuss about that, though. Jalin Hyatt and Xavier Gipson also got first-team reps.<\/p>\n
Jaxson Dart \u2014 After he fired a ball at Greg Newsome after a touchdown on Tuesday, Harbaugh made sure the quarterback was penalized 15 yards for taunting. You can be sure the topic was addressed during the team\u2019s Tuesday night film session.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have our team meeting, and all those plays come up, the different things come up. So, that\u2019s an opportunity for coaching points. So, we went over the sequence, and everybody knows,\u201d head coach John Harbaugh said. \u201cSo, it was good. He was great about it. He\u2019s great about accepting responsibility and he\u2019s a very accountable guy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dart responded by having a good day. He threw two interceptions, one a slightly off-target ball that safety Raheem Layne grabbed after Darnell Mooney batted it into the air, and the other a ball he tried to squeeze in to Calvin Austin that defensive back Elijah Campbell came away with.<\/p>\n
Despite that, Wednesday was probably Dart\u2019s sharpest day of camp.<\/p>\n
Dalen Cambre \u2014 How did this young man catch only 10 passes as a college player? In his second season, Cambre has had an exceptional start to camp as he bids for one of the backup wide receiver spots. Cambre has made several highlight-reel catches in camp, including one Wednesday on a deep ball down the right sideline from Jameis Winston.<\/p>\n
\u201cI see him make a circus catch every single day,\u201d said Harbaugh. \u201cAnd not just that, he\u2019s doing all the other things. He\u2019s doing special teams. He knows what he\u2019s doing. He\u2019s running great routes. I think he\u2019s making a move. I think he\u2019s done a great job and he\u2019s got our attention.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tae Banks \u2014 The Giants\u2019 2023 first-round pick has followed a solid spring with a good start to training camp, aside from a bad drop on an interception earlier this week. Banks is firmly in the mix in the competition for snaps opposite Paulson Adebo.<\/p>\n
Banks played collegiately at Maryland. Harbaugh, coach of the Baltimore Ravens for 18 years, was familiar with Banks before taking the Giants job.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve known Tae for a long time. He\u2019s from the area there, played at Maryland. We knew him coming out,\u201d Harbaugh said. \u201cI was really thrilled that he was on the team coming here. And I was excited to see how he did, and he\u2019s done really well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dominic Zvada \u2014 The undrafted rookie placekicker took his turn in the kicking rotation with Ben Sauls on Wednesday. Zvada was a perfect 10 of 10 on field goals and extra points.<\/p>\n
Theo Johnson \u2014 The third-year tight end is a frustrating player. He will drop balls that look like they should be easy catches. Then, he will have days like Wednesday when he made two difficult catches with safety Tyler Nubin draped all over him.<\/p>\n
Calvin Austin \u2014 Like Cambre, he just keeps making plays every day.<\/p>\n
Andrew Thomas \u2014 The star left tackle was not really a \u201closer\u201d. Thomas, however, got yanked off the field for a play after committing a false start during a red zone session. In his media sessions, Harbaugh has not been critical of players for a high number of penalties. Taking Thomas off the field, though, shows that the veteran coach is not taking the penalties lightly.<\/p>\n
Theo Johnson under center \u2014 The Giants are experimenting with a Kansas City Chiefs-style sneak\/Tush Push play with tight end Theo Johnson under center. They ran it Wednesday from their own 1-yard line. I hate, hate, hate, hate this play. It has disaster written all over it, and I hope we never see it during the regular season.<\/p>\n
Edge defender Brian Burns and safety Beau Brade both sat out practice. Rookie wide receiver Malachi Fields only did individual work. Harbaugh said the injuries to all three players were \u201cminor\u201d, and that each would have played if Wednesday had been a game day.Nickel cornerback Dru Phillips left practice after a collision in the end zone with a wide receiver. I believe it was Xavier Gipson, but it was on the far end of the field blocked by players. Harbaugh said Phillips\u2019 injury appeared to be minor, but the Giants would monitor him throughout the evening.Malik Nabers did his usual individual drills and routes on air.Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was a full practice participant a day after sitting out with knee swelling.Cornerback Jarrick Bernard-Converse was back to practice after missing a couple of days.Running back Cam Skattebo was not listed as injured, but did have a lighter workload on Wednesday.<\/p>\n