No, it’s not good news for the Giants that Olivier Vernon got hurt. But finding out Monday that it wasn’t a break to the left ankle of the integral pass-rusher, and with coach Pat Shurmur calling him “day-to-day,” it can now be looked at as an opportunity for Big Blue to get some longer looks down their depth chart.
Vernon had been carted off the practice field Sunday, and there was a fear he could be out for a while. But with a sprain to the ankle in addition to a bruise — which is far different than the dreaded high-ankle sprain that plagued his 2017 season — the Giants were not ruling out him being ready for the regular-season opener against the Jaguars on Sept.