Giants begin evaluating roster with 53-man due in a week

Giants head coach Joe Judge adjusts his mask as he coaches his players during training camp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, N.J., on Aug. 18. Credit: Brad Penner

Giants players had the day off on Saturday, but for many it may have been the most important day of their training camp. Maybe even their careers.

That was when the coaching staff and personnel department met to discuss the state of the roster with a week remaining until they must trim it to 53 names.

“We spent about six hours [Saturday] talking through the roster,” Joe Judge said on Sunday. “We really do that every week, at least once a week, especially after the scrimmages. But look, at this point,…