2020 New York Giants season

The 2020 season is the New York Giants' 96th in the National Football League and their first under head coach Joe Judge. For the first time since 2003, Eli Manning will not be on the roster, as he announced his retirement on January 22.[1][2][3]

2020 New York Giants season
Head coach	Joe Judge
General manager	Dave Gettleman
Owner	John Mara Steve Tisch
Home field	MetLife Stadium
Uniform

The Giants will look to improve on their 4–12 record from the previous season and make the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

On July 20, 2020 the Giants confirmed that their home games would take place behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[4]

Offseason

Signings

Position	Player	Age	2019 team	Contract
CB	James Bradberry	26	Carolina Panthers	3 years, $43.5 million
ILB	Blake Martinez	26	Green Bay Packers	3 years, $30.75 million
TE	Levine Toilolo	28	San Francisco 49ers	2 years, $6.2 million
OLB	Kyler Fackrell	28	Green Bay Packers	1 year, $4.6 million
OT	Cameron Fleming	27	Dallas Cowboys	1 year, $3.438 million
SS	Nate Ebner	30	New England Patriots	1 year, $2 million
QB	Colt McCoy	33	Washington Redskins	1 year, $2.25 million
RB	Dion Lewis	29	Tennessee Titans	1 year, $1.55 million
DB	Dravon Askew-Henry	24	New York Guardians	2 years, $1.39 million
DT	Austin Johnson	25	Tennessee Titans	1 year, $1.5 million
TE	Eric Tomlinson	27	Oakland Raiders	1 year, $1.02 million
LS	Casey Kreiter	29	Denver Broncos	1 year, $1.048 million

Draft

Main article: 2020 NFL Draft

2020 New York Giants Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	4	Andrew Thomas	OT	Georgia
2	36	Xavier McKinney	S	Alabama
3	99	Matt Peart	OT	UConn	Compensatory pick
4	110	Darnay Holmes	CB	UCLA
5	150	Shane Lemieux	G	Oregon
6	183	Cam Brown	LB	Penn State
7	218	Carter Coughlin	LB	Minnesota
	238	T. J. Brunson	LB	South Carolina	from New Orleans
	247	Chris Williamson	CB	Minnesota	Compensatory pick
	255	Tae Crowder	LB	Georgia	Compensatory pick

Pre-draft trades

• On October 23, 2018, the Giants traded cornerback Eli Apple to the New Orleans Saints for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 draft and a seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft.[5]
• On October 29, 2019, the Giants traded their third-round pick in the 2020 draft and a fifth-round pick in the 2021 draft to the New York Jets in exchange for defensive end Leonard Williams.[6]

Undrafted free agents

Player	Position	College
Christian Angulo	CB	Hampton
Oluwole Betiku	DE	Illinois
Case Cookus	QB	Northern Arizona
Derrick Dillon	WR	LSU
Malcolm Elmore	CB	Central Methodist
Tyler Haycraft	OT	Louisville
Rysen John	WR/TE	Simon Fraser
Niko Lalos	DE	Dartmouth
JaQuarius Landrews	S	Mississippi State
Javon Leake	RB	Maryland
Dana Levine	OLB	Temple
Austin Mack	WR	Ohio State
Kyle Markway	TE	South Carolina
Kyle Murphy	OT	Rhode Island
Dominique Ross	OLB	North Carolina
Binjimen Victor	WR	Ohio State

Staff

New York Giants staff

	Front office President/CEO – John Mara Chairman/executive vice president – Steve Tisch Senior vice president & general manager – Dave Gettleman Vice president of football operations/assistant general manager – Kevin Abrams Senior vice president of player personnel – Chris Mara Director of player personnel – Mark Koncz Assistant director of player personnel – Tim McDonnell Director of pro personnel – Ken Sternfeld Assistant director of pro personnel – Matt Shauger Director of college scouting – Chris Pettit Head coaches Head coach – Joe Judge Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator – Patrick Graham Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jason Garrett Quarterbacks – Jerry Schuplinski Running backs – Burton Burns Wide receivers – Tyke Tolbert Tight ends – Freddie Kitchens Offensive line – Marc Colombo Assistant offensive line – Ben Wilkerson Senior offensive assistant – Derek Dooley Offensive assistant – Stephen Brown Offensive quality control – Bobby Blick Offensive quality control – Nick Williams			Defensive coaches Defensive line – Sean Spencer Outside linebackers/senior defensive assistant – Bret Bielema Inside linebackers – Kevin Sherrer Defensive backs – Jerome Henderson Assistant defensive backs – Anthony Blevins Defensive assistant – Jody Wright Defensive quality control – Mike Treier Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Thomas McGaughey Assistant special teams – Tom Quinn Coaching assistants Special projects & situations – Amos Jones Chief of staff – Ryan Hollern Strength and performance Director of strength and performance – Craig Fitzgerald Assistant strength and performance – Thomas Stallworth Performance manager/assistant strength and performance – Sam Coad Director of performance nutrition – Pratik Patel → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

New York Giants roster

Quarterbacks  8 Daniel Jones 12 Colt McCoy 13 Cooper Rush  3 Alex Tanney Running backs 26 Saquon Barkley 22 Wayne Gallman 38 Javon Leake 33 Dion Lewis 39 Elijhaa Penny FB 34 Sandro Platzgummer (Int.) Wide receivers 80 Alex Bachman -- C. J. Board  2 Tony Brown 19 Corey Coleman 17 Cody Core  6 Derrick Dillon 81 Austin Mack 87 Sterling Shepard 84 David Sills 86 Darius Slayton 15 Golden Tate  9 Binjimen Victor  5 Cody White Tight ends 89 Garrett Dickerson 88 Evan Engram 47 Rysen John 82 Kaden Smith 85 Levine Toilolo 83 Eric Tomlinson		Offensive linemen -- Jackson Dennis T 75 Cameron Fleming T 65 Nick Gates G 61 Tyler Haycraft T 71 Will Hernandez G 66 Shane Lemieux G 60 Kyle Murphy G 74 Matt Peart T 77 Spencer Pulley C 62 Chad Slade G 79 Eric Smith T 78 Andrew Thomas T 70 Kevin Zeitler G Defensive linemen 95 B. J. Hill DE 98 Austin Johnson NT 73 Niko Lalos DE 97 Dexter Lawrence DE 90 R. J. McIntosh DE 91 Chris Slayton DE 94 Dalvin Tomlinson NT 99 Leonard Williams DE		Linebackers 47 Cam Brown OLB 35 T. J. Brunson ILB 59 Lorenzo Carter OLB 57 Ryan Connelly ILB 49 Carter Coughlin OLB 37 Tae Crowder ILB 52 Devante Downs OLB 51 Kyler Fackrell OLB 44 Markus Golden OLB 54 Blake Martinez ILB 55 David Mayo ILB 48 Josiah Tauaefa ILB 53 Oshane Ximines OLB Defensive backs 33 Christian Angulo CB 22 Dravon Askew-Henry FS 27 Deandre Baker CB (Exempt) 25 Corey Ballentine CB 24 James Bradberry CB 36 Sean Chandler SS 43 Nate Ebner SS 34 Grant Haley CB 18 Montre Hartage FS 30 Darnay Holmes CB 19 JaQuarius Landrews FS 20 Julian Love FS 29 Xavier McKinney FS 21 Jabrill Peppers SS -- Prince Smith CB -- Jarren Williams S 31 Chris Williamson CB Special teams -- Chandler Catanzaro K  9 Riley Dixon P 58 Casey Kreiter LS				Active/Reserve lists 23 Sam Beal CB (Opt-out) 18 Da'Mari Scott WR (Opt-out) 76 Nate Solder T (Opt-out) Rookies in italics Roster updated August 14, 2020 Depth chart • Transactions 81 active (+2 exempt), 2 inactive → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
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Preseason cancellation

The Giants' preseason schedule was announced on May 7. However, on July 27, in a letter to fans, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially announced the cancellation of the entire preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Regular season

Schedule

The Giants' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 14	7:15 p.m.	Pittsburgh Steelers			MetLife Stadium	ESPN
2	September 20	1:00 p.m.	at Chicago Bears			Soldier Field	CBS
3	September 27	1:00 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers			MetLife Stadium	Fox
4	October 4	4:05 p.m.	at Los Angeles Rams			SoFi Stadium	Fox
5	October 11	4:25 p.m.	at Dallas Cowboys			AT&T Stadium	CBS
6	October 18	1:00 p.m.	Washington Football Team			MetLife Stadium	Fox
7	October 22	8:20 p.m.	at Philadelphia Eagles			Lincoln Financial Field	Fox/NFLN/ Amazon Prime
8	November 2	8:15 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers			MetLife Stadium	ESPN
9	November 8	1:00 p.m.	at Washington Football Team			FedExField	Fox
10	November 15	1:00 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles			MetLife Stadium	Fox
11	Bye
12	November 29	1:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati Bengals			Paul Brown Stadium	Fox
13	December 6	4:05 p.m.	at Seattle Seahawks			CenturyLink Field	Fox
14	December 13	1:00 p.m.	Arizona Cardinals			MetLife Stadium	Fox
15	December 20	1:00 p.m.	Cleveland Browns			MetLife Stadium	CBS
16	December 27	1:00 p.m.	at Baltimore Ravens			M&T Bank Stadium	Fox
17	January 3	1:00 p.m.	Dallas Cowboys			MetLife Stadium	Fox

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; games not played on a Sunday (Weeks 7 and 8) are exempt.

References

1. Eisen, Michael (January 22, 2020). "Eli Manning announces retirement". Giants.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
2. Bergman, Jeremy (January 22, 2020). "End of an era: Eli Manning retiring after 16 seasons". NFL.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
3. Freiman, Jordan (January 22, 2020). "Eli Manning, Giants quarterback and two-time Super Bowl-winner, retiring after 16 seasons". cbsnews.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
4. "Giants, Jets to play without fans at MetLife Stadium in 2020". www.nfl.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
5. "Giants trade CB Apple to Saints for draft picks". ESPN.com. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
6. Eisen, Michael (October 29, 2019). "New York Giants acquire DL Leonard Williams for two draft picks". Giants.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
7. Shook, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Roger Goodell writes letter to NFL fans as training camps start across U.S." NFL. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

External links

• Official website