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What We Learned: Azeez Ojulari 'gives you a lot of versatility'

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The Giants were back on the field Thursday for their final practice session ahead of this weekend's preseason matchup against the Houston Texans.

The team will fly to Houston on Friday with kickoff set for 1 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Coach Brian Daboll and coordinators Mike Kafka, Shane Bowen and Michael Ghobrial spoke to reporters before the carded practice, while quarterback Daniel Jones met with the media after today's session.

Here are five things we learned on a busy Thursday at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.

1. Jones 'ready to go, ready to play'

Daniel Jones has been a full participant at practice since the start of training camp. The sixth-year quarterback, who is just over nine months removed from a torn ACL, has been the quarterback for the first team offense during all 11-on-11 drills this summer, including the two joint practices against the Lions. While the starting quarterback has gotten plenty of valuable practice reps over the last few weeks, stepping onto the field this Saturday in Houston would mark a big step in his comeback from last year's knee injury.

When talking to the media Thursday, Jones shared his excitement about finally returning to game action, noting that he has put last year's injury fully behind him.

"I'm ready to go," Jones said. "I'm ready to play as much as Dabs wants me to play. So, I don't know. That's probably a better question for him and kind of how he's seeing the whole situation. But I'm ready to play and looking forward to getting out there."

Jones is far from the only one looking forward to his return to the field. Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Mike Kafka complimented the 27-year-old's performance so far this summer, but noted how important it is to get the signal-caller back under center in an actual game setting.

"I think just getting Daniel in the mix with all 11 guys and the groupings and kind of that first group in there just to get a feel for everybody, whether it's the offensive line, the receivers, and just continue to work together," assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Mike Kafka said Thursday morning. "We have worked well all camp, and so this is just another opportunity in the preseason to get it with live bullets."

Kafka added, "He's doing a great job. Each day he's just getting a little bit better. I think those are things that we've talked about, whether it's his footwork, whether it's his progression, whether it's just communicating with the offensive line and kind of getting that feedback as well. He's part of it. He's one-eleventh of that group, but he's a big part of that, and I think he's doing a really nice job."

View the best photos from training camp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.