Wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins, newly signed by the Giants, could be a part of the offensive package sooner rather than later.
Hodgins knows the playbook, as he was with the Bills last year when Giants head coach Brian Daboll was Buffalo’s offensive coordinator. A big target at 6-foot-4, Hodgins has appeared in three games for the Bills and has four career receptions for 41 yards.
In addition to safety Xavier McKinney, the Giants lost another starter on defense when DT Nick Williams was placed on season-ending injured reserve with a torn biceps. Williams was probably the most under-the-radar player on the roster, starting seven of the first eight games. Williams had 15 combined tackles and two quarterback hits, and the Giants will have to figure out how to maintain and try to improve the league’s 25th-ranked run defense without him.
The moves the Giants made in advance of Sunday’s game do not bode well for Landon Collins, who was not elevated from the practice squad. Clearly, the coaching staff does not view Collins as a viable option at safety, even with the loss of McKinney with fractured fingers on his left hand. Collins, a Pro Bowl safety earlier in his career with the Giants, has been used in a limited role as a linebacker this season.
“Since he’s been here, he’s been back there catching punts,’’ special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughy said. “So, he gets his work every day, he catches after practice. I mean, all those guys are catching.’’
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