Azeez Ojulari was already set to miss his third straight game with a calf injury when the Giants face Jacksonville on Sunday. Now, it looks like he’ll miss an extended period of time even after the Week 7 matchup.
The Giants on Saturday placed the second-year outside linebacker on injured reserve. This knocks Ojulari out for at least the next four games (he’s already missed four matchups this year). The earliest he can now return is on Thanksgiving against the Cowboys.
Defensive coordinator Wink Martindale will be asking a lot from outside linebackers Kayvon Thibodeaux and Jihad Ward in the absence of Ojulari (and Oshane Ximines, who will be missing Sunday’s game with a quad injury).