Players report Thursday and the Giants take the field Friday for their first training camp practice of the summer. Of the 90 players assembled, nearly 40 percent will not make the final cut. For the next five weeks, the Giants will evaluate the talent on hand and determine who stays and who goes.
This year, the Giants have a fairly stable roster — 18 of the 22 starters in 2016 will likely fill the same role this time around. Still, there are enough jobs up for grabs to make this camp interesting.
Heading into camp, here’s a projection of the Giants’ 53-man roster:
Quarterbacks
Eli Manning, Geno Smith, Davis Webb
There are two factors to consider here: Does Smith beat out Josh Johnson for the backup job?