{"id":834193,"date":"2026-09-02T13:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/834193\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T13:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:52:12","slug":"ny-giants-news-obj-gets-no-13-back-c-j-okoye-study-more-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/834193\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Giants news: OBJ gets No. 13 back, C.J. Okoye study, more news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1bij9g78 _1mt21p01\">New York Giants defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson will have his work cut out for him in 2026. Working alongside veteran head coach John Harbaugh, Wilson will look to improve the team\u2019s defensive foundation and restore the physical tenacity that built the franchise\u2019s reputation. Last season, the Giants finished No. 26 in points allowed per game, tied for No. 15 in total team sacks, and were mid-tier versus the pass, ranking No. 16 in opponent pass yards per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1bij9g78 _1mt21p01\">Wilson\u2019s defensive strategy will base out of 3-4 and nickel personnel groups in 2026. Versus the Washington Commanders and Dallas Cowboys, who are both NFC East rivals, Wilson will have his pass defense greatly tested. Generic man coverages and soft-zone won\u2019t be enough to inhibit these particular teams because their high-powered offensive attacks are heavily talent-based. Therefore, Wilson will want to implement blitz packages and shell concepts to create negative plays and potentially force turnovers. The Giants had just nine interceptions last season, and Wilson\u2019s stint with the Tennessee Titans only produced six interceptions in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Giants defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson will have his work cut out for him in 2026. Working&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":834194,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[3267,99],"class_list":["post-834193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-new-york-giants-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=834193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/834194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=834193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=834193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=834193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}