Abdul Carter was listed on the injury report on Friday for the first time this week as questionable with a hamstring issue.<\/p>\n
Though the third-overall pick has registered just half sack so far during his rookie season, the Giants continue to be impressed with his work on the field \u2014 and he showed no ill effects from the hamstring injury during the portion of practice that media was allowed to watch.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbdul is doing a great job,\u201d outside linebackers coach Charlie Bullen said Friday. \u201cHe had some clean, \u2018Wow,\u2019 wins that we saw in training camp. For whatever reason, the sack opportunity hasn\u2019t been there.\u201d<\/p>\n
But he credited Carter\u2019s presence for helping Brian Burns get free.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s just pass rush,\u201d Bullen said. \u201cSometimes the production comes to you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still, for a player that was among the sack leaders in the nation a year ago at Penn State, his lack of them through the first part of this season has stood out.<\/p>\n
Abdul Carter during practice at the New York Giants training facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n
Bullen called Carter an \u201celite\u201d finisher and also said he is doing damage without compiling sacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a coach, as long as you\u2019re doing your job with technique and energy, the production kind of comes,\u201d Bullen said. \u201cPass rush is about disrupting and affecting the quarterback and he\u2019s done that. We all want sacks, but by definition, a sack doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s a great rush and I think his numbers will come.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Giants will be without John Michael Schmitz on Sunday. The center was ruled out Friday after remaining in the concussion protocol all week after he left last Thursday\u2019s win over the Eagles with the injury.<\/p>\n
As for WR Darius Slayton, who didn\u2019t practice with a hamstring injury, he was listed as doubtful.<\/p>\n
John Michael Schmitz (61) is checked on by trainers with a bloody nose in the second half at MetLife Stadium Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in East Rutherford, NJ. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/p>\n
Carter isn\u2019t the only high-profile Giant coming up short in the sack department.<\/p>\n
A year ago, Dexter Lawrence had a career-high nine sacks and eight tackles for loss. Through the first six games of this season, the defensive lineman hasn\u2019t registered in either category.<\/p>\n
But according to defensive line coach Andre Patterson, those numbers don\u2019t mean a thing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
And he added that one of the reasons Brian Burns and Carter have been so effective is because opposing offenses are focusing so much on Lawrence.<\/p>\n
\u201cCall everybody we play and ask them if Dexter Lawrence is still playing like Dexter Lawrence,\u201d Patterson said. \u201cThere\u2019s no other defensive lineman in this league that gets as many double teams as he does. It\u2019s not even close. \u2026 The reason Burns is getting the production he\u2019s getting and [Carter] is getting is because they\u2019re putting two dudes on Dex.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also pointed to the fact that Lawrence and Tampa Bay\u2019s Vita Vea are among the only nosegards that stay on the field for third down.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI get it,\u201d Patterson said. \u201cPeople don\u2019t see the sacks he had last year, but that doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s not playing up to his standard. \u2026 [And] the sacks will come. He\u2019s going to get them because he\u2019s been close a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Broncos are inducting the late Demaryius Thomas into their Ring of Honor before Sunday\u2019s game. A 10th anniversary celebration of the Super Bowl 50 championship team is scheduled for halftime.<\/p>\n
Giants long snapper Casey Kreiter was a teammate of Thomas\u2019 in Denver as a rookie in 2016 \u2014 one year after Thomas and others earned their rings.<\/p>\n
A tribute to Demaryius Thomas takes place during the Denver Broncos against the Detroit Lions in the first half of an NFL football game, Dec 12, 2021, in Denver. AP<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s special for me to be there,\u201d Kreiter said. \u201cWhen I got there, my locker was pretty close to D.T.\u2019s. He had no business even knowing my name, and he treated me and my family like we were his family. It was tragic when he passed. I think about him all the time. He had an infectious smile and a great laugh. I\u2019ll take a moment to appreciate the moment, but I\u2019m there to win a game.\u201d<\/p>\n
DL Chauncey Golston (neck) was also listed as doubtful, while OLB Victor Dimukeje is questionable.<\/p>\n
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