TUCSON, Ariz. — Not many teams are "optimistic" their backup quarterback will be able to play, but not many teams are dealing with as many fluid pieces at the position as the Giants are these days.
The fact that they seem to have a better grasp on a time line for the return of Mike Glennon from a concussion than they do regarding the health and immediate future of Daniel Jones from a neck injury certainly adds to the uncertainty at the position.
So with Jones still not cleared for contact but looking otherwise unencumbered, Jake Fromm about a week into his Giants career, and a handful of other inexperienced and unappetizing possibilities on the fringes of the roster — including Clayton Thorson, who is back on the practice squad but isolated from team meetings in case he has to be their COVID emergency quarterback — the Giants are planning on having Glennon on the field for Sunday’s game against the Chargers.