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RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. placed on IR; Giants add RB Gregory Desrosiers, DL Dean Lowry

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Running back Tyrone Tracy Jr., who had scored three touchdowns in the last two games, was placed on injured reserve as the Giants enter their Week 8 bye.

In corresponding moves, the Giants signed running back Gregory Desrosiers to the active roster from the Chargers' practice squad and released wide receiver Jason Brownlee. Veteran defensive lineman Dean Lowry was also added to the practice squad.

Tracy injured his hamstring with 5:10 left in the second quarter of Sunday's 27-21 overtime victory in Houston, which improved the Giants' record to 4-2-1 and extended their lead in the NFC East.

During his bye week press conference, general manager Joe Schoen said Tracy's injury will not be season-ending.

"This won't be something that's going to be long-term -- fortunately," he said.

Tracy opened the team's scoring on Sunday with a two-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. The third-year pro scored once on the ground and again through the air in Week 6 against New Orleans.

Tracy owns 2,260 yards from scrimmage and 13 total touchdowns since being selected by the Giants in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Tracy became the third player in franchise history to eclipse 1,000 scrimmage yards in each of his first two seasons, joining Odell Beckham Jr. and Saquon Barkley.

Additionally, Tracy has returned 17 kickoffs in his career for 453 yards (26.6), including a long of 55 yards in the Week 4 win over the Cardinals.

The injury comes with the running back room in the spotlight.

Following the loss to the Saints, coach John Harbaugh said someone needed to "take the bull by the horns" after all four running backs dressed for the game. Najee Harris was released two days later, and the trio of Cam Skattebo, Devin Singletary and Tracy rose to the challenge against the Texans.

Skattebo ran for a career-high 124 yards, including a career-long 42-yarder in overtime. On the next play, Singletary won the game with a 30-yard rushing touchdown.

Desrosiers, a 5-foot-11, 200-pound undrafted rookie, has yet to be appear in a game at the NFL level. In college, he saw action in 48 games with Louisville (2020-21), University of Massachusetts (2022-23) and Memphis (2024-25). He ran the ball 130 times for 791 yards (6.1 avg.) and 10 touchdowns with the Tigers.

The 6-foot-6, 296-pound Lowry brings 132 games (85 starts) of NFL experience to the Giants. He began his career as a fourth-round pick by the Packers in 2016 and spent his first seven seasons in Green Bay, missing only three regular-season games during his tenure there.

His career numbers include 271 total tackles (144 solo), 23 tackles for loss, 16.5 sacks, 33 quarterback hits, five fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and an interception.

Lowry also made five starts in eight postseason games with the Packers, including appearances in three NFC Championship Games.

Injuries interrupted his next two stops with the Vikings (2024) and Steelers, who released him during 53-man roster reductions after he spent all of 2025 on injured reserve.

Lowry played 35 defensive snaps in two preseason games this summer, but his last regular-season outing was on Dec. 21, 2024, against John Harbaugh's Ravens.

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