EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants held their first padded practice of 2023 training camp Tuesday evening at Quest Diagnostics Training Center. Here are some of the takeaways.
The main event
That would be the 1-on-1 drills between the offensive and defensive linemen.
Rookie center John Michael Schmitz had two 1-on-1 reps against Dexter Lawrence and acquitted himself well. Lawrence appeared to bullrush Schmitz on each and, while Schmitz gave ground, he stayed in front of the 340-pound All-Pro defensive tackle both times.
Second-year right tackle Evan Neal struggled to match Azeez Ojulari’s speed on one rush, though he may have guided the third-year edge defender around the pocket.