Follow the road to the 2026 season with our latest updates from training camp, which relocated to Miami for a joint practice ahead of Saturday's preseason victory over the Dolphins.

Sunday, August 23

3 p.m. -- Coach John Harbaugh provided further thoughts and updates from Saturday's preseason victory. OL Francis Mauigoa and CB Colton Hood, two members of the 2026 draft class, are expected to return to practice this week. OL Joshua Ezeudu will be "OK." He got kicked in the back of the leg. He's day-to-day as it doesn't appear long-term. "Hopefully he'll be playing Friday night" in the preseason finale against the Jets.

Harbaugh said WR Malik Nabers shedding the red non-contact practice jersey is a "possibility" this week but "not a necessity." They will see how he feels tomorrow. There is still time before the Sept. 13 season opener.

Harbaugh said the goal was to have rookie J.C. Davis, a sixth-round pick, play a whole game at left tackle. They wanted to put him in that situation and see how he handled it. "He did it. He did it well." He had a lot of plus plays and graded out well.

Saturday, August 22

6:59 p.m. -- The Giants looked ferocious in the joint practice with the Dolphins on Thursday and built on that at Hard Rock Stadium, where they won 26-3 on Saturday to claim their first victory under the new head coach. Soon, the games will count.

"Appreciate the effort by the guys," coach John Harbaugh said. "I thought we did a lot of things really well. I like the way we handled having the lead in terms of continuing to play in such a way as to extend the lead. That's really important to learn how to do that as a team. We did that. I do believe we're a better team than we were Wednesday when we came down here. That was the goal. And now we move forward."

The Giants, who have now practiced in three different states along the Eastern Seaboard this summer, will resume training camp in East Rutherford before their preseason finale against the Jets on Friday. Two days later, the initial 53-man roster must be announced by 6 p.m. ET. Then, it's all systems go for the Sunday night home opener against the Cowboys on Sept. 13.

Thursday, August 20

11:50 a.m. -- The Giants wrapped up their joint practice with the Dolphins in Miami. "Beautiful day for football," coach John Harbaugh said. "I felt like we got so much out of it. Thank you to [Dolphins Head Coach] Jeff [Hafley], the Dolphins coaches, the Dolphins players, the whole organization – tremendous facility – and the players. We got a lot of good work done. I think we leave the practice a better team than when we came in. That was our goal. And now we're going to go look at the tape, study it, walk through all the corrections and whatever we need to do, and try to leave the meeting a better team than we were when we entered the meeting. So, I'm really proud of our guys. I thought we played some good football out there. And now we'll be ready to look to play even better in the game."

Rookie OL Francis Mauigoa left practice early, but "it's not a serious injury," according to Harbaugh. "It's a stinger-type thing, so he should be fine." Mauigoa, the 10th overall pick, was an All-American at the University of Miami.

10 a.m. -- OLB Brian Burns was revealed as No. 14 on the NFL's "Top 100 Players of 2026." It made him the highest-ranked Giants defender ever to appear on the list, which debuted in 2011 and is decided annually by current NFL players. Burns broke the previous mark set by former Giants DL Dexter Lawrence, who was No. 17 last year and No. 24 in 2024.

Before that, DE Jason Pierre-Paul came in at No. 24 in 2012 after one of the most dominant seasons in franchise history. In 2011, Pierre-Paul helped propel the Giants to a Super Bowl XLVI championship run with 16.5 sacks, the fourth-most in team history until Burns tied it this past season.

The highest-ranked Giants player overall on the "Top 100" remains wide receiver WR Odell Beckham Jr.

Now in his second stint with the team that drafted him, Beckham was No. 8 in 2017, No. 10 in 2016, No. 32 in 2015, and No. 77 in 2018.

Wednesday, August 19

4:51 p.m. -- Using the open roster spot created after the Daniel Faalele trade, the Giants claimed DL Ben Barten off waivers from the Jets.

Barten originally signed with the Giants as an undrafted free agent back in early May. He was waived on July 30 and claimed the following day by the Jets, who then let him go on Tuesday.

A four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, Barten started all 12 games for the Badgers in his final season and posted a career-high 24 tackles, including 2.5 for loss and one sack. He recorded a career-high eight tackles and a sack at Oregon. In high school, he won the Tim Krumrie Award as state's top senior defensive lineman. He was also named the 2019 Wisconsin Small School Defensive Player of the Year. He played on the offensive and defensive line at Stratford High School, leading them to state championship appearances in 2018 and 2019.

3:45 p.m. -- The Giants traded veteran OL Daniel Faalele to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for their sixth-round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft, pending a physical.

Faalele's tenure with the Giants lasted just over four months after they signed him as a free agent on April 9.

He was the third member from the Ravens' 2022 draft class – all taken in the fourth round – to sign with the Giants this offseason, joining P Jordan Stout and TE Isaiah Likely.

Faalele started every game for John Harbaugh over the last two seasons at right guard. Overall, the 6-foot-8, 380-pound Faalele has appeared in 66 regular-season games with 35 starts, 34 of which have been at right guard. Faalele started one game as a rookie at left tackle. He has also appeared in five postseason games, including two starts at right guard.

Rookie Francis "Sisi" Mauigoa is slated to be the Giants' starting right guard. Jon Runyan, meanwhile, is in his third season with the Giants (seventh overall in the NFL) as their starting left guard.

The Giants drafted Mauigoa, the All-American from the University of Miami, after trading three-time Pro Bowl DL Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for the No. 10 overall selection.

The Giants later traded away their 2027 fourth-round pick to the Cleveland Browns in a package that brought them a third-round choice this past April, which they used on WR Malachi Fields.

The Giants also traded a conditional 2027 seventh-round selection and TE Darren Waller last July to the Miami Dolphins for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick, leading to the selection of OL J.C. Davis.

The Giants host the Jaguars in Week 11 on Sunday, Nov. 22.

Tuesday, August 18

4:42 p.m. -- The Giants signed Najee Harris, a former Pro Bowl running back who needs no introduction to his new head coach.

John Harbaugh faced Harris repeatedly in the rugged AFC North.

"I felt like the hair on the back of my neck stood up when I saw him over there," Harbaugh said Monday after the Giants worked Harris out. "He's a big dude."

In a corresponding move, the Giants released WR JuJu Smith-Schuster.

Harris was drafted 24^th overall by the Steelers in 2021, never missing a start while rushing for 1,000 yards in each of his first four seasons. He then signed with the Chargers, who are led by John's brother Jim Harbaugh, as a free agent in 2025. But his season was cut short when he suffered a torn Achilles in a Week 3 game against the Broncos. The next week, the Chargers faced the Giants at MetLife Stadium in Jaxson Dart's first career start.

"He's an experienced back," Harbaugh said after they signed him on Tuesday. "Anybody that's watched him play knows what type of a back he is. He's a downhill runner, physical runner. I've played against him a lot. I have a good feel for who he is as a player. Everybody that's been around him, my brother, G-RO (Senior Offensive Assistant Greg Roman), (former Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach) Mike Tomlin, love him as a teammate. So, excited for the possibilities."

Harris was added to a running back room that recently lost Dante Miller, who suffered a groin injury in the preseason opener.

Harris has played in 71 regular-season games with 68 starts. His career numbers include 1,112 rushing attempts for 4,373 yards (3.9 yards per carry) and 28 touchdowns, in addition to 183 catches for 1,174 yards and six more scores. Harris, 6-1 and 242 pounds, has also started three postseason games.

Before the injury, Harris ranked fifth in the NFL in rushing yards from 2021-24. He became the 14th player in NFL history to record 1,000 rushing yards in each of his first four seasons.

In 2021, he was selected to the Pro Bowl and named All-Rookie by the Professional Football Writers of America.

Prior to the NFL, Harris was a two-time national champion at the University of Alabama. He finished his Crimson Tide career as the program's all-time leader in rushing yards (3,843), scrimmage yards (4,624) and total touchdowns (57), while tying for the most rushing touchdowns in school history (46).

Harris also won the Doak Walker Award, which annually recognizes college football's best running back, and earned unanimous All-American recognition after setting a single-season program record with 30 total touchdowns en route to his second College Football Playoff title.

Monday, August 17

4:35 p.m. -- Last Thursday, WR Malik Nabers participated in team drills for the first time this year. He made it two in a row on Monday and took it a step further with a handful of catches during competitive periods, including a leaping grab.

"I'm feeling good," he said after practice. "Caught a couple. After that, went and ran some more routes with the training staff … to keep my legs running, keep the same thing moving forward to getting more team reps."

Nabers opened up about the rehab process, which began with a season-ending knee injury last September.

"My soul has been dead for so long, just being away and knowing what I could accomplish, knowing where I was before this happened," said Nabers, who set the franchise's single-season reception record as a rookie. "But every tear, every talk with the family, every down day, every day that I didn't complete something, it just kept that in the back of my head and continued. Even when flexion wasn't going well, my leg wasn't feeling the best, just continue to just praise God, knowing that everything was going to be all right. Continue to listen to the trainers. Every day is not going to be the best day possible. I'm not going to feel better in one day. Just continue to take it step by step, day by day and the finished product was just all those days and all those days that I felt good. I continue to push more. So, I'm just thankful for where I'm at. Thankful for all the people that have been in my corner through this and that's really all."

4:30 p.m. -- The Giants signed QB Jake Haener and LB Chandler Martin. In a corresponding move, they waived/injured RB Dante Miller.

Originally a fourth-round draft pick by the Saints in 2023, the 6-foot-1, 200-pound Haener has appeared in eight NFL games and made one start in Week 15 of the 2024 season.

He signed with the Chiefs this past February and was released three months later.

Haener's career numbers include 18 completions on 39 attempts for 226 yards with one touchdown and an interception. He also has 11 rushing attempts for 22 yards.

Prior to the NFL, Haener played two seasons at Washington and spent the remainder of his college career at Fresno State, where he set the school record for career completion percentage (68.1). Haener was named MVP of the 2023 Senior Bowl.

He was a captain in all three seasons with the Bulldogs and won 21 of his 29 starts. A two-time All-Mountain West selection, Haener ranks in the top five for every major passing statistic in program history.

His passing yards in 2021 marked just the fourth time a Fresno State player surpassed 4,000 yards, joining former Giants quarterback David Carr and his brother Derek as the only Bulldogs to do so.

Martin, meanwhile, started his NFL career with John Harbaugh's Ravens last year as an undrafted rookie out of Memphis. He appeared in three games while spending time on and off the team's practice squad.

Miller has been with the Giants since 2024, appearing in two games as a rookie. Miller had five carries for 14 yards and returned three kickoffs for 69 yards (long of 25 yards) in Saturday's preseason opener against the Vikings before he suffered an injury.

The Giants had another opening on the roster after DB Sam Webb was placed on the reserve/retired list less than a week after signing with the team.

Sunday, August 16

3:02 p.m. -- Coach John Harbaugh said they "might have a situation" with RB Dante Miller and "a soft tissue, groin-type thing. We'll see how that turns out today."

Harbaugh spoke to reports via video conference the day after the preseason opener. He said the Giants will alternate shells and pads this week. They will have the pads on for Thursday's joint practice in Miami before their preseason game on Saturday.

2:23 p.m. -- DB Sam Webb was placed on the reserve/retired list less than a week after he signed with the Giants. Undrafted out of Missouri Western State in 2022, Webb has played in 36 games with five starts for the Raiders (2022, 2024), Panthers (2023), and Browns (2025).

Saturday, August 15

1 p.m. -- QB Jaxson Dart and most of the first-team offense started in Saturday's preseason opener against the Vikings. The first play was a handoff to RB Cam Skattebo, who took it for a four-yard gain in his first game since suffering a serious ankle injury on Oct. 26, 2025. Skattebo finished with four carries for 19 yards.

"I was excited about it because I thought I saw the Cam Skattebo that you guys all know and saw last year," Harbaugh said. "So, I don't know that he's 100% twitchy and explosive yet, but he's getting there. He's come a long way in the last two, three weeks."

"It was great to have him back out there," Dart said. "The energy that he brings; his physicality. His will just all around brings a lot of positive and tough energy into our huddle. So, not only was I happy to have him back out there, but I was just happy for him. I know recoveries of injuries are tough. So, when you have the opportunity to be out there on the field, you take advantage of it, and I thought he did."

Dart's day included three completions on four pass attempts for 26 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown to rookie wide receiver Malachi Fields.

"That was a big thing that I love about Malachi's tape coming out (of college) – was his ability to go make contested catches," Dart said. "I feel like he's a player that regardless of what route that he's on, just from his range and stature and his ability to have really good hands that he's never really out of a play. And he loves the game, he competes through the whistle. You see that in the way that not only he runs his routes but also the way that he blocks, so I think he's just been doing what he's been doing and I have a ton of faith in him."

The score came on the second drive of the game, which included a brief cameo by Jameis Winston to start the second quarter while Dart was evaluated for a concussion after he took a big hit on a sack. The Giants moved into scoring position on a 40-yard catch-and-run by running back Devin Singletary on a pass from Winston, before Dart was cleared and re-entered the game and threw the touchdown.

"They got reps in a game, which they're not going to get until the first game if you don't play them in the preseason," John Harbaugh said of playing starters. "It's different. They played their whole starting defense. We played about half our starting defense to start the game. So, I decided not to play some of those starting defensive guys for that reason. I thought that they would benefit more from not playing. They played their whole starting defense. I think we played all of our starting offense, except for our left tackle and I felt like he didn't need it. He would be fine. But felt like the other guys playing together was important, especially with Jaxson out there. And our quarterback got two – got, I don't know, 10, 15 plays out there of good football. So, he's going to be that much better for the regular season that he would have been if he hadn't played those games. And we got out of it healthy. So, it worked."

Fields, a third-round pick out of Notre Dame, caught all three of his targets for 34 yards (11.3 yards per catch), including the score.

Rookie LB Jack Kelly, a sixth-round pick from BYU, led the team with five total tackles (two solo).