Nate Solder returned, with a significant pay cut, to serve as a backup for both left and right this season. The Giants wanted to see Matt Peart in his sophomore year take a step forward and win the right starting spot, but he didn’t, and Solder started Sunday at the start of the season, defeating the Broncos 27-13 in the MetLife Stadium. .
Solder opted for the 2020 season and soon made his presence felt. In the second offensive series, Solder was hit in an inside play by Von Miller for a clean 8-yard Daniel Jones sack.
Solder got a few snapshots as a closed end lock on the jumbo pack while the Giants made two moves in their fourth set. Peart came on the right and Ben Bredeson replaced Shane Lemieux on the right.
Andrew Thomas, tied on the left, against Malik Reed, and not Bradley Chubb, who was not playing, was not a problem for the Giants. However, they were unable to generate a running game. Daniel Jones was fired only once.
Eli Manning, on Sept. 26, the third week of the season, will retire from the No. 10 jersey and be included in the Giants ring of honor during a Giants-Falcons game break ceremony at MetLife Stadium.
Manning, attending Sunday to see how the Giants open their season against the Broncos, knows that what awaits him in two weeks will be different from anything he has experienced.
“There are already emotions coming back to the stadium for the first time and when there’s a throw and you’re not on the sidelines or you’re not out,” Manning said. “I think it will be exciting that day, just as a last farewell and a thank you to the fans and the organization, to all my teammates. I just chose to remember the good times at this stage and the good times of my career. , and this will be another one I can add to this memory “.
The Giants stopped when Chubb was inactive for the Broncos with an ankle injury. … CB Sam Beal survived a summer competition to make the roster, but was one of the Giants’ idle. The others: WR Colin Johnson, CB Josh Jackson, LB Justin Hilliard, TE Evan Engram and LB Quincy Roche. Engram, who faced a calf injury, moved more smoothly in warm-ups and has a chance to return to Thursday night’s game in Washington.
Joe Judge, Thursday after practice, lured the first lifeguards from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to speak with the Giants. Among the guests were the Andruzzi brothers. Joe Andruzzi is a former Patriots offensive line player, and his three brothers were New York City firefighters who survived the attack on the World Trade Center.