The Giants entered their BYE week with a few roster tweaks, and the biggest one hits the running back room: Tyrone Tracy is headed to injured reserve with a hamstring injury, according to GM Joe Schoen.
To fill that spot, New York signed Greg Derosiers Jr. off the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad. The team is also bringing veteran defensive lineman Dean Lowry onto its practice squad.
Tracy’s hamstring issue came on a 7-yard run with 5:29 left in the second quarter against the Houston Texans. He had already scored earlier in the game and was seeing a larger workload, with that carry helping set up a Jameis Winston touchdown. The injury is not viewed as long term, but it will keep Tracy out for the next four weeks.
That means the Giants will be without him for matchups against the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders on Thursday Night Football, and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Derosiers Jr. arrives as an undrafted rookie out of Memphis at 5-foot-10 and 205 pounds. He may not jump off the page physically, but he turned heads in the preseason, especially with a final-game line of 9 carries for 118 yards and a touchdown.
His college production was steady, too: 6.2 yards per carry over the last four years, including marks of 8.1 in 2023 and 7.4 in 2024. His 2025 season dipped to 5.7 yards per carry, but he still brings value as a runner, receiver, and kick returner, which gives him a path to help right away on special teams.
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