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Giants' difficult cutdown decisions a sign of progress

Giants head coach Pat Shurmur looks on during warmups before a preseason game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Aug. 16. Photo Credit: Daniel De Mato

Tuesday was the Giants' final practice of the preseason, which means for a good many players it was the final Giants practice of their life. For more than a few it was their last football practice ever. After Thursday’s preseason game at New England the Giants and the rest of the 31 teams will go about the grisly business of trimming a 90-man roster to 53 by Saturday.

“I think we’re all sort of real about what’s going on here,” said coach Pat Shurmur, the one who often has to deliver the verbal body blow when a player is cut.