![\"Brenden](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/afc-wild-card-playoffs-los-angeles-chargers-v-jacksonville-jaguars-jacksonville-e1786146724676.jpg\")
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Los Angeles Chargers center Brenden Jaimes and Justin Herbert. <\/p>\n
The New York Giants<\/a> had issues at center before the start of training camp over performance. Two weeks into camp, those issues are now also injury issues.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Giants<\/a> are signing C Brenden Jaimes<\/a>, per source,\u201d The Athletic\u2019s Dan Duggan wrote<\/a> on his official X account. \u201cNot a surprise with John Michael Schmitz<\/a> likely headed to the concussion protocol and backup center Lucas Patrick<\/a> hobbling badly during today\u2019s practice. Jaimes, who worked out for the Giants earlier this week, has appeared in 50 games over five seasons, mostly with the Chargers<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Jaimes, 6-foot-5 and 300 pounds, made all 3 of his career starts for the Chargers in 2023. He was a 5th-round pick (No. 159 overall) by the Chargers in the 2021 NFL<\/a> Draft. He was released as part of the Tennessee Titans<\/a>\u2018 final roster cuts in 2025, then landed on the New England Patriots<\/a>\u2018 practice squad before playing 4 regular-season games.<\/p>\n \u201cJMS got banged up at practice today and Lucas Patrick had been dealing with a knee injury,\u201d The Giants Report wrote<\/a> on its official X account. \u201cThis gives them a little bit of help while both of these guys get healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n John Michael Schmitz Firmly on Hot Seat in 2026<\/p>\n Schmitz has not been\u00a0a very good NFL<\/a>\u00a0center at this point, and offensive linemen rarely make the leap from incompetent to competent in Year 4.<\/p>\n NFL.com\u2019s Matt Okada<\/a>\u00a0singled Schmitz and his struggles out as the \u201cBiggest Remaining Issue\u201d for the\u00a0Giants<\/a>\u00a0headed into 2026, with his team declining to make a move in the draft or free agency to replace him this offseason.<\/p>\n \u201cThe area of concern for me is center, where John Michael Schmitz remains the projected starter,\u201d Okada wrote. \u201cSchmitz surrendered five sacks and 23 QB pressures last year, per Next Gen Stats, and was also subpar in the run game. Unless he makes a surprise fourth-year jump, he might be a liability in Harbaugh\u2019s new offense.\u201d<\/p>\n Giants\u2019 Full-Time Starter Since Rookie Season<\/p>\n Schmitz has been the\u00a0Giants\u2019<\/a>\u00a0full-time starter since his rookie season in 2023, although injuries have been a consistent issue \u2014 including in the current training camp.<\/p>\n Through his 1st 3 seasons, Schmitz has not only been 1 of the NFL\u2019s worst centers but also missed multiple games each season due to injuries \u2014 a total of 11 games, including 4 games in 2025.<\/p>\n Pro Football Focus graded Schmitz out<\/a>\u00a0as 1 of the NFL\u2019s worst at his position in 2025. His 60.8 overall grade put him 29th out of 40 eligible players at his position.<\/p>\n \u201c\u200bFor the third time in his three-year NFL career, Schmitz failed to play all 17 games, playing just 13 in 2025,\u201d Sports Illustrated\u2019s Brandon Olsen wrote<\/a>\u00a0on July 7. \u201c\u200bSchmitz allowed 14 pressures last season \u2014 16th among true, every-down centers, though several players with worse raw numbers split time at guard or tackle and aren\u2019t included in that group. \u200bThat\u2019s not to take away from Schmitz, as that number is by far the best he\u2019s produced in his NFL career. \u200bHe was also flagged four times throughout the year, tying his career low from his rookie year. \u200bBoth on paper and film, Schmitz is coming off his best pro season. The issue is that he is still performing as an average center rather than the caliber of player typically expected of a second-round pick.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tTony Adame<\/a> covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Los Angeles Chargers center Brenden Jaimes and Justin Herbert. The New York Giants had issues at center…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":316693,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10],"class_list":["post-316692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}