Giants news: Players to watch vs. Dolphins, Chris Mara, Tae Banks

Good morning, New York Giants fans! Here are the stories you need to know as the Giants get set to take on the Miami Dolphins in a preseason matchup.

10 things to watch in Giants vs. Dolphins | Giants.com

Competition at WR. One of the most intriguing competitions throughout training camp has been at the wide receiver position. The Giants have a lot of players competing for a limited number of roster spots. In order to get opportunities for each of these pass-catchers, the offense has rotated in a variety of different wide receivers to catch passes from Jaxson Dart during team drills, something the young quarterback believes is beneficial for all parties involved.

I think that they all have different skill sets, which is fun because we can put guys in different spots and they do things really well and different," Dart said Thursday.So, I've liked continuing to grow our relationship with each and every one of them.I thought guys really came out today and made a lot of really good plays. And I think that you could really tell in the one-on-onesand then the start of practice, guys making down the field catches,making contested catches, maybe looks wheremaybe the look looked a little covered and then being able to freestyle itand make good plays to get open.I was really happy about that."

If this version of CB Tae Banks shows up this year...

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Can Giants' overhauled defense build on dominant showing against Dolphins? | NJ.com

By allaccounts, theGiants' defense dominated Thursday's lone joint practice with the Dolphins in Miami. The teams face off their second preseason game Saturday in South Florida. But the bigger question for the Giants and their defense coming out of Thursday remains: Can they build on this showing when it matters?

The Giants' stars crowed to reporters afterward about the team's defensive gem against the Dolphins, who are not expected to be very good. (Actually, they're expected to be quite terrible.)

Giants offense shows everything it can be in joint Dolphins practice | New York Post

From the very start, it looked different. This is what the Giants want to display when they take the field and get the ball. It took a trip down to South Florida and some truly intense heat to get their offense cooking.

A summer thus far filled with it's early'' and wait and see'' and it's a new system for everyone'' coalesced into something the Giants hope will be a weekly occurrence once the regular season gets underway.

Giants' Brian Burns is ready to do great things' | The Record

It's a testament to the continued success of Brian Burns that theNew York Giantsrefuse to take him for granted, even though his presence and consistency on and off the field have become a given for the franchise he has represented for three years now.

Giants owner Chris Mara on Jaxson Dart

Giants co-owner Chris Mara talks about Jaxson Dart learning to protect himself and whether or not there's room for Dave in the Big Blue family tree

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- DiPietro & Rothenberg (@DRonESPN) August 21, 2026

NFL Projection Model predicts a top-heavy NFC: Will it come down to Rams vs. Seahawks? | The Athletic

The Washington Commanders and New York Giants aren't hopeless, but the model sees their rosters as significantly weaker than those of the Eagles and Cowboys. Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels and New York's Jaxson Dart must stay healthy and take the next step for either of these teams to be contenders. Washington added a handful of solid veterans in free agency to bolster the defense, so that will be worth monitoring. As for the Giants, can new head coachJohn Harbaugh raise this team's floor? If so, how high?

Mike Lupica: Giants fans hope John Harbaugh has a Tom Thibodeau-like debut | New York Daily News

You know what Giants fans really want their team to do in John Harbaugh's first season here? They want them to get back up the way the Knicks finally got back up in Tom Thibodeau's first season with them. Giants fans want them to look like a real team again. They want the Giants to play as hard as Harbaugh is coaching them up, which is the way Thibodeau - the unsung hero of everything with the Knicks.

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This week's opponent

• Dolphins less interested in winning joint practice than improving | ESPN.com
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