EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Alfred Morris will remain in the Giants' running back rotation.
The Giants today signed the veteran off their practice squad, and he will be available to play his third consecutive game Sunday when the Giants host the Philadelphia Eagles.
The team placed running back Devonta Freeman on injured reserve.
With a potential shortage of cornerbacks for the game, the Giants also signed defensive back Montre Hartage off the practice squad.
Morris and Hartage were both added to the roster for the previous two games using a "standard exemption." But teams are permitted only two of those for each practice squad player, so Morris and Hartage had to be formally signed to the roster to suit up against Philadelphia.
Morris, a nine-year veteran, got an opportunity to make his Giants debut when Freeman missed the previous two games with an ankle injury. He rushed for 28 yards on eight carries vs. Tampa Bay and 67 yards on nine attempts last week in Washington.
Morris' presence became necessary today when the Giants announced Freeman also has a hamstring issue and was unable to practice. Freeman, who was signed on Sept. 23, rushed for 172 yards and caught seven passes in five games. He must miss a minimum of three games and will be eligible to return on Dec. 13 against Arizona (the Giants have a bye next week).
In the previous two games, Wayne Gallman and Morris combined to rush for 207 yards on 43 carries and catch three passes for 31 yards.
Hartage was in uniform but did not play against the Buccaneers and the Washington Football Team.
The Giants will potentially need another defensive back Sunday because right cornerback Isaac Yiadom is listed as questionable for the Philadelphia game with a calf injury. The two other players to start at the position this season are unavailable - Ryan Lewis is on injured reserve with a hamstring injury and Corey Ballentine was waived this week.
Hartage first joined the Giants when he was awarded to them off waivers on April 28, two days after he was cut by the Miami Dolphins. He was released on Sept. 9 and re-signed to the practice squad on Oct. 27.
Hartage made his NFL debut in 2019, when he played four games for the Dolphins.
View photos of the Giants' active roster as it currently stands.
OT Jackson Barton
WR C.J. Board
CB James Bradberry
LB Cam Brown
LB TJ Brunson
DB Adrian Colbert
LB Carter Coughlin
LB Tae Crowder
P Riley Dixon
LB Devante Downs
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DB Nate Ebner
TE Evan Engram
LB Kyler Fackrell
OT Cameron Fleming
RB Wayne Gallman
K Graham Gano
G Nick Gates
DB Madre Harper
G Will Hernandez
DL B.J. Hill
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
DB Darnay Holmes
DT Austin Johnson
QB Daniel Jones
LS Casey Kreiter
DE Niko Lalos
DL Dexter Lawrence
G Shane Lemieux
RB Dion Lewis
CB Julian Love
WR Austin Mack
LB Blake Martinez
LB David Mayo
QB Colt McCoy
DL R.J. McIntosh
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DB Xavier McKinney
RB Alfred Morris
OL Kyle Murphy
OT Matt Peart
S Jabrill Peppers
WR Dante Pettis
C Spencer Pulley
DB Logan Ryan
DE Jabaal Sheard
WR Sterling Shepard
WR Darius Slayton
(AP Photo/Michael Perez)
TE Kaden Smith
WR Golden Tate III
OT Andrew Thomas
TE Levine Toilolo
DL Dalvin Tomlinson
DL Leonard Williams
CB Isaac Yiadom
G Kevin Zeitler
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