EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- When the New York Giants take the field Thursday night to play the New England Patriots, don't expect many of their top veterans on the field. Ben McAdoo plans to approach the fourth preseason game much like he did last year, when it was his first season as head coach.
Quarterback Eli Manning didn't play in that contest. Neither did star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., center Weston Richburg and most of the veteran starters on defense.
Beckham was never going to play Thursday night anyway because of an ankle injury.