RJ McIntosh got the call from the Giants in April, the one telling him he was going to be their fifth-round draft pick. Now he’s hoping to get another call from the team. This time, he wants them to tell him he can play this season.
The rookie defensive tackle missed all of the offseason and preseason with a medical condition and began the regular season on the active non-football illness list. Three weeks ago he was cleared to resume practicing with the team, and the Giants have to make a decision on him by Tuesday. Either they activate him to the 53-man roster, making him eligible to play this year, or he is placed on the reserve list and his season is over before it ever began.