FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — And then there were two.
The Giants were operating this season with three quarterbacks on their roster, although only two of them – Daniel Jones and Eli Manning – were active on game days. Alex Tanney, the No. 3 quarterback, has not been in uniform in any of the first five games and on Thursday he was waived because the Giants are in dire straits at the running back position.
Tanney’s spot on the roster was taken by Austin Walter, a running back signed off the practice squad. Injuries to Saquon Barkley (high ankle sprain) and Wayne Gallman (concussion) left the Giants with only one running back, undrafted rookie Jon Hilliman, heading into the game with the Patriots at Gillette Stadium.