The Giants’ defense put on a show Sunday night against the Cowboys, but the cornerback room still looks like one of the team’s biggest question marks.
New York held Dallas to 244 total yards in the 28-20 win, limited the Cowboys to 3.8 yards per carry, didn’t allow a play longer than 17 yards and kept them on the field for just 23:20. Even with that kind of dominant performance, the back end left enough uncertainty that the Giants are making another move.
They’re signing former Denver Broncos cornerback Jaden Robinson to the practice squad, bringing in a 25-year-old defender who already knows defensive backs coach Addison Lynch from their time together in Denver last year.
Robinson isn’t arriving with any expectation of pushing for a 53-man roster spot. He went undrafted out of Oregon State in 2025, spent his rookie year on Denver’s practice squad and was waived with an injury designation earlier this offseason.
The timing, though, makes the addition worth noting.
Deonte Banks briefly exited Sunday’s win with cramping, Greg Newsome II missed time while being checked for a concussion before returning, and on Wednesday both Banks and Paulson Adebo were working off to the side with trainers.
That matters with Monday night’s matchup against the Los Angeles Rams coming up, but the health situation isn’t the only issue. The performance against Dallas raised its own alarms.
Hood was the only Giants cornerback to post a coverage grade above 50.0, while Phillips finished at 31.2, the lowest mark in the group, after being called for three defensive pass interference penalties.
Robinson isn’t being brought in to solve that. He has yet to play a regular-season NFL snap, and the Giants are adding him to the practice squad for a reason.
Still, a 6-foot, 193-pound corner with some familiarity with Lynch gives New York another body in a spot that suddenly feels a lot more important. After one week, the Giants’ cornerback room needs more than health. It needs answers.
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