EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) 鈥� and the New York Giants are not in West Virginia anymore.
After beginning training camp , the Giants resumed practice Monday back at their practice facility that is very much a work in progress because of construction. Needless to say, it’s an adjustment.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not the Taj Mahal over there, and we have to make it better,鈥� Harbaugh said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 as good as we could do right now, but you kind of learn real quick what you need.鈥�
By the time it’s completed, which is expected in 2028, there will be state-of-the-art locker and weight rooms, sports medicine and rehabilitation space, and recovery and wellness areas. For the time being, players are in a temporary locker room.
Harbaugh applauded them for not complaining about the makeshift conditions.
鈥淚t’s just conditions,鈥� linebacker Brian Burns said. 鈥淚t ain鈥檛 really got nothing to do with what鈥檚 going on between these lines.鈥�
Between the white lines, Camp Harbaugh took another step forward with a full-pads, nearly 2 1/2-hour session following a break Sunday. The Giants have practiced 11 times in 13 days.
After getting off to an 0-3 start last season, holdovers are not whining about Harbaugh working them harder than they did a year ago under Brian Daboll.
鈥淭his camp is supposed to be hard,鈥� Burns said. 鈥淭hese days do stack on you, but it ain鈥檛 doing nothing but making us stronger, so I鈥檓 glad to go through that with these boys.鈥�
Harbaugh acknowledged the construction does affect day-to-day operations but also tried to find a silver lining.
鈥淚t鈥檚 gritty, so maybe it鈥檚 just what we needed,鈥� Harbaugh said. 鈥淢aybe God said, ‘I need you to be a little grittier as a football team.鈥�
Abdul Carter among those who sit out practice
Second-year edge rusher Abdul Carter, who was at The Greenbrier, did not participate Monday because of what Harbaugh called a finger/hand issue. Harbaugh said Carter probably would practice Tuesday.
Veteran receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee), center John Michael Schmitz (concussion), cornerback Greg 小萝莉影视ome (undisclosed) and offensive lineman Lucas Patrick (knee) also did not take part.
is fine after having his right foot stepped on, according to Harbaugh, who said defensive lineman Chauncey Golston was being evaluated for a concussion. Practice ended after Jalin Hyatt was hurt on a tackle by linebacker Darius Muasau.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 just a matter of you’ve got to stay on your feet,鈥� Harbaugh said. 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 be laying out for a tackle in that situation.鈥�
Dart gets applauded for sliding
Taking unnecessary hits to gain an extra yard or two 鈥� including 鈥� was a theme of Dart’s rookie year in the NFL. It already seems like he’s learning.
Dart slid before going out of bounds during team drills Monday, a move that elicited applause from teammates and coaches.
鈥淚 clapped, I applauded when he did that 鈥� that was great,鈥� Harbaugh said, praising the 23-year-old’s awareness in a third-down situation. 鈥淕ot the first down, slid in bounds, kept the clock running. All those things were well done.鈥�
Going into his second season as the undisputed starter, Dart got an opportunity to exhibit some growth after getting chided for not getting down when he has the chance.
鈥淲e鈥檝e been begging him to do that for a while now,鈥� Burns said. 鈥淪o, I鈥檓 glad that he鈥檚 starting to practice it.鈥�
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