The NY Giants were coming into the 2015 season with the defensive secondary as its weakest unit and things did not get better in Week 1 of the preseason, as the team has had Landon Collins, Jayron Hosley, Trumaine McBride and Mykkele Thompson suffer injuries and this comes as Prince Amukamara is already out for head coach Tom Coughlin.
The Giants lost in Week 1 to the Bengals in the preseason and two players at the safety position suffered injuries with both Landon Collins and Mykkele Thompson going down. According to NFL.com, Collin suffered a sprained MCL injury and could be out for the rest of the preseason, while Thompson is likely going to miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. The Giants were already down Nat Berhe at the safety position and now players like Jeromy Miles, Cooper Taylor and Bennett Jackson will have to step up.
Collins was a second round pick for the Giants and he is expected to get significant playing time for the team, but NFL.com reports that if he is out 2-4 weeks, he likely will not play again in the preseason. Collins could be in line to play in Week 1 of the regular season if he does not have any setbacks in rehab. Collins was selected with the first pick of the second round and the Giants traded up for the safety from Alabama.
Berhe is coming back from a torn calf injury and Amukamara has been out at cornerback for the team and now the secondary is really thinning out. The position was a bit of a weak spot for the Giants even before the injuries and the team needs to get healthy quick as the season approaches. Coughlin said Collins would be out "longer than a week" for the Giants and Thompson was confirmed to have an ACL injury.
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