EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Smoke from Canadian wildfires that have spread across the Eastern seaboard in the United States forced the New York Giants to cancel practice Thursday.
The Giants organized team activity, which was scheduled to be held indoors, was scrapped at the last minute because of the air conditions, according to team officials. A slight haze had made its way inside the Giants' fieldhouse, and the team decided to call off the practice.
The air quality index (AQI) outdoors in East Rutherford, N.J., was 198 at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday morning -- a number that is considered unhealthy.