The Giants spent Monday taking a long look at veteran help, working out 18 free agents just two days before their first training camp practice in West Virginia.
The group was split evenly enough to give the staff a broad sample: 10 offensive players and eight defensive players. On the defensive side, the names were headlined by former Cowboys linebacker Kenneth Murray and a trio of interior linemen in Daniel Ekuale, Folo Fatukasi and Marlon Davidson.
That defensive tackle group stands out for a reason. The Giants have been trying to shore up their run defense and add more heft inside, especially after losing Dexter Lawrence via trade to the Cincinnati Bengals and Roy Robertson-Harris to a torn Achilles in the spring.
Murray, 27, brings a familiar connection, having played for Giants defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson with the Tennessee Titans in 2024. He then started 16 games for the Cowboys in the NFC East last season.
Ekuale, 32, opened 16 games for the Patriots in 2024 before appearing in seven games for the Steelers last year as a backup. Fatukasi, 31, was limited to four games with the Texans last season, but he had played in double-digit games in each of the previous four years, with the Jets, Jaguars and Texans.
The rest of the defensive workout group included linebacker Chandler Martin and defensive backs Tony Grimes, Ahmaad Moses and Sam Webb.
On offense, the Giants checked out quarterback Jake Haener, wide receivers Malik Heath and Eric McAlister, running back Kylin James, three tight ends - Zach Davidson, Tyler Moore and Scotty Washington - and offensive linemen Jake Curhan, Luke Felix-Fualalo and Derek Simmons.
John Harbaugh is still searching for reinforcements and possible contributors before camp gets rolling in earnest. The Giants are set for 10 practices in 11 days at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia, starting Wednesday.
The team has already made several moves this month as it gets ready for that stretch. It waived corner Rico Payton injured and linebacker Cam Jones, a special teamer.
It also claimed defensive lineman C.J. Ravenell off waivers from the Titans on July 7, then released him with a non-football injury on Saturday.
To open camp, the Giants placed three players on the physically unable to perform list: tight end Thomas Fidone II, who had offseason foot surgery, and defensive linemen Robertson-Harris and Sam Roberts, both coming off offseason surgery.
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