The Giants designated kicker Graham Gano for return from injured reserve earlier this week, but it remains uncertain whether he will be in the lineup against the Panthers in Germany this Sunday.
Gano was limited in practice for the third straight day and he is listed as questionable for the game. The Giants will have to activate Gano or elevate Jude McAtamney from the practice squad by Saturday in order to have a kicker in place for Sunday.
Wide receiver Darius Slayton (concussion) did not travel with the team and wide receiver Bryce Ford-Wheaton (Achilles) has also been ruled out.
Safety Jason Pinnock (abdomen) missed practice on Friday and is listed as questionable. Linebackers Matt Adams (calf) and Darius Muasau (hamstring) drew the same tag from the team.
The Panthers will not have two key offensive players as they take on the Giants in Germany this weekend.
Receiver Adam Thielen (hamstring) and offensive tackle Ikem Ekwonu have both been ruled out for the contest.
Neither player was able to practice all week.
Running back Jonathon Brooks (knee) may be able to make his debut on Sunday after he was a full participant in practice all week. Brooks, a second-round pick in this year’s draft, has been recovering from a torn ACL suffered in college. He’s officially questionable for the contest.
Linebacker D.J. Wonnum (quad) is in a similar situation, listed as questionable after he was a full participant in practice all week.
Safety Jammie Robinson (knee) is doubtful. Outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney (knee), safety Jordan Fuller (hamstring), tight end Tommy Tremble (back), and cornerback Lonnie Johnson (quad) are all questionable.
Wide receiver Jonathan Mingo got a surprising call on Tuesday.
Mingo told reporters that he was waiting for a food delivery when Panthers General Manager Dan Morgan called him to say that he was now a member of the Dallas Cowboys. The Panthers, who picked Mingo in the second round last year, shipped the wideout and a seventh-round pick to the Cowboys for a fourth-rounder.
Mingo caught 55 passes for 539 yards with the Panthers and said on Thursday that there are “things I felt like I could’ve done better” during his time in Carolina, but he wasn’t expecting the team to move on from him at this point. Now that they have, he appreciates the chance to “prove to people what I can do.”
“It kind of blindsided me, because my agent told me he didn’t think anything was going to happen, slim chance,” Mingo said, via the team’s website. “So that slim chance happened. I’m happy to be a Cowboy, fresh start for me, new beginnings, God put me here for a reason.”
Mingo is under the terms of his rookie contract for two more years and that was likely a big part of why the Cowboys moved to acquire him at this point in a season that has not gone well for them. That lessens the need for an immediate impact and allows more space for Mingo to find his way in Dallas.
The Giants will not have wide receiver Darius Slayton when they face the Panthers in Germany on Sunday.
Head coach Brian Daboll said at his Thursday press conference that he did not expect Slayton to make the overseas trip with the team because of where he was in the concussion protocol. The team later announced that Slayton did not join them on the flight to Munich.
Slayton suffered a concussion in last Sunday’s loss to the Eagles and the team said he would make the trip if there was a chance of clearing the protocol in time to play against the Panthers.
Malik Nabers, Wan’Dale Robinson, and Jalin Hyatt are likely to fill the top three receiver roles for the Giants on Sunday.
The Panthers remained without wide receiver Adam Thielen and left tackle Ickey Ekwonu in their final stateside practice ahead of Sunday’s game against the Giants in Munich.
Thielen remains on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, but he can be activated at any time after being designated for return. Ekwonu is dealing with an ankle injury and Friday will bring a chance for the team to update both of their outlooks for Sunday.
Right tackle Taylor Moton had a rest day and was the only other player out of practice.
Tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders (wrist, ankle) was added to the report as a limited participant. Linebacker Josey Jewell (back), safety Lonnie Johnson (quad), safety Jammie Robinson (knee), tight end Tommy Tremble (back), and safety Xavier Woods (rest, shoulder) are the other limited participants.
