The New York Giants were 6-1 earlier this season with Ben Bredeson starting at left guard.
After Bredeson went out of the lineup with a sprained MCL, the Giants went 1-4-1 over a six-game stretch as their running game sputtered. During that time, Joshua Ezeudu, Shane Lemieux, Jack Anderson and Nick Gates filled in at the left guard spot.
Bredeson was activated from injured reserve in time for last Sunday’s critical NFC East game against the Washington Commanders. Nick Gates started, but the two players rotated. They each took two offensive series at a time.