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August 13, 2024 By  New York Giants, NFL

Breaking: New York Giants Rookie Running Back Suffers Injury In Practice

During Tuesday’s New York Giants practice, rookie running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. was injured on a kickoff. According to Art Stapleton, it was a right ankle injury and they’ve got the equipment for an air cast and the cart was out.

This is not good news for the Giants. He competed with Eric Gray for the second running back spot on the New York Giants roster. Devin Singletary will be the Giants’ starting running back for the 2024 season. With this injury, it could create even more uncertainty in the New York Giants running back room before the 2024 season begins.

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Aug 8, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29) fights for yards in front of Detroit Lions safety C.J. Moore (38) during the second half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Tyrone Tracy Jr. was a fifth-round pick from Purdue in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Giants needed to address the running back position in the draft because Saquon Barkley left for the Philadelphia Eagles in free agency this offseason.

New York Giants Running Back Tyrone Tracy Jr. Played Well Against the Detroit Lions

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New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29) is shown just before the first preseason game of the season, Thursday, August 8 2024, in East Rutherford.

Tracy Jr. rushed for 26 yards on five carries against the Lions in the 14-3 preseason win this past Thursday. He showed some good bursts of speed in the game. Tyrone Tracy Jr. did not catch any passes out of the backfield in the game.

Eric Gray was the star in the game in the backfield for the New York Giants, but Tyrone Tracy Jr. was also going to be a factor in this offense. We will see how long Tracy Jr. will be sidelined with the Giants.

Fans React

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Jul 25, 2024; East Rutherford, NY, USA; New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29) catches a pass against linebacker Carter Coughlin (52) during training camp at Quest Diagnostics Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Lucas Boland-USA TODAY Sports

New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers suffered an ankle injury earlier in the week. Luckily, he will be okay and it wasn’t a major injury. This is how the Giants fanbase reacted to the news:

With Tracy Jr. being sidelined for now, will Dante Miller emerge as the New York Giants third running back? He had 63 yards rushing on 12 carries. Miller will receive a lot of carries against the Houston Texans over the weekend.

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Glenn Kaplan is a sports writer covering all things NFC East related and SEC related on Gridiron Heroics, mainly the New York Giants. He also writes for Wisconsin Sports Heroics.

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