Giants rookie R.J. McIntosh missed 16 straight practices ... and that was just before the start of training camp.
McIntosh practiced Tuesday for the first time since he was drafted by the Giants with a fifth-round pick in April. He missed all of rookie minicamp, organized team activities, team minicamp, training camp and the first six weeks of the regular season due to an undisclosed illness.
"It's been a long time since I've been able to do that – since last year, I think," McIntosh said. "It felt great to be around the guys, and doing D-line drills with them.