1. Meriweather brings a “degree of toughness.”
On Sunday, the New York Giants added veteran safety Brandon Meriweather, previously of the Washington Redskins, to bolster their secondary after a string of injuries to the group. Shortly after signing, Meriweather immediately took the field at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center and practiced with his new team.
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“Brandon Meriweather, who we’ve played against before, he’s a very physical safety, comes down in the box very well,” coach Tom Coughlin said before Monday’s training camp practice. “He’ll bring a degree of toughness to our secondary, to that position, so we welcome him.