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Giants' line shuffle leaves Justin Pugh at left guard

Ben McAdoo was asked about Justin Pugh's position at the Giants' rookie minicamp on May 9.

"Right now,'' the offensive coordinator said, "Justin Pugh is our starting left tackle.''

Right now just didn't last that long. Because only days later, when the veterans came together with the rookies for the first time during the offseason program, Pugh was told he'd be needing new business cards. He was no longer a right tackle. He would be a guard.

After two years of starting at the outside position, Pugh is moving inside. He dabbled at guard in practices at Syracuse and at the Senior Bowl, but it's a position he hasn't played since high school, and one he called "totally different'' from his previous spot.