EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Brandon Meriweather's absence from the New York Giants lasted less than a week. After releasing him last week, the Giants on Wednesday announced that Meriweather has been re-signed.
He takes the place on the active roster of fullback/defensive tackle Nikita Whitlock, who was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a knee injury suffered in Sunday's game.
Whitlock's story was one of the cooler ones of this Giants season. A standout defensive tackle at Wake Forest who was deemed too small to play the position in the pros and converted to fullback last year by the Bengals, Whitlock talked and played his way into snaps at defensive tackle this year in addition to his fullback and special teams responsibilities.