Area football fans will not have to wait long to get a glimpse of their teams in action against each other, as the Giants face the Jets in a rare preseason opener this summer.
This is the 51st consecutive year the Giants and Jets will meet in the preseason but it will be only the third time the game arrives as the opener. This is because the Giants and Jets also meet in the 2019 regular season. Usually, the Giants-Jets preseason meeting is game No. 3, but the third week is when teams often give their starters increased playing time.