As if losing start left tackle Andrew Thomas to surgery for a Lisfranc injury wasn’t bad enough, the New York Giants were without two other star players on Wednesday as they began practicing for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence (hip) and edge defender Brian Burns (groin), the team’s best defensive players, did not practice.
The other Giant held out of practice on Wednesday was punter Jamie Gillan, who missed last Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals with a hamstring injury.
“We’ve got some injuries,” said head coach Brian Daboll, terming Lawrence and Burns both “day-to-day.