Giants leading tackler Blake Martinez out for year with ACL
New York Giants leading tackler Blake Martinez is going to miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his left legSEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Placed on IR The Giants placed Smith (hamstring) on injured reserve Wednesday, Michael Eisen of Giants.com reports.
Impact The 2021 fourth-round pick has been dealing with a hamstring for the majority of training camp and will begin his rookie season on injured reserve. He will be eligible to return to the active roster after Week 3 of the regular season.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Injuries and rehabs have Giants at less than 100% for season
The New York Giants used free agency and the draft to fill holes in the lineup and to give Joe Judge a better chance in his second season as coachSEPTEMBER 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Giants place John Ross, Elerson Smith on injured reserve The New York Giants have placed WR John Ross and ED Elerson Smith on IR, and re-signed WR C.J. Board and LS Casey Kreiter.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 • USATODAY.COM
Jones pushing Newton for Pats QB, New England beats Giants
Mac Jones is really pushing Cam Newton for the New England Patriots’ starting job at quarterbackAUGUST 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Misses practice Monday Smith (hamstring) was unable to practice Monday, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports.
Impact The rookie is dealing with a hamstring injury, which is always tricky. However, the good news is that the injury is reportedly not serious. When Smith returns, he will likely be in a depth role on the Giants' linebacking corps.
AUGUST 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Mailbag: Kadarius Toney's ceiling, Elerson Smith's frame Submit your questions to Giants Mailbag and they could be featured on Giants.com.
JULY 7, 2021 • GIANTS.COM
Giants sign 1st-rounder Kadarius Toney to complete class
The New York Giants have completed signing their draft picks, getting first-rounder Kadarius Toney under contract on FridayJUNE 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Giants load up offense with playmakers for QB Jones
The New York Giants used free agency and the draft to add playmakers for quarterback Daniel Jones, and he is looking forward to meeting the challengeMAY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Giants sign linebacker 4th-round draft pick Elerson Smith
The New York Giants have signed fourth-round draft pick Elerson SmithMAY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Giants draftee Elerson Smith 'transformed' under Bryce Paup Former NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Bryce Paup, explains how New York Giants draftee Elerson Smith “transformed” at Northern Iowa.
MAY 9, 2021 • USATODAY.COM
LB Elerson Smith learned under former NFL DPOY Bryce Paup, a four-time Pro Bowl linebacker and the 1995 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year, helped mentor Smith as the Northern Iowa defen...
MAY 7, 2021 • GIANTS.COM
2021 NFL draft: Giants add the intriguing Elerson Smith The New York Giants took Northern Iowa’s Elerson Smith in Round 4 of the 2021 NFL draft, so here’s a look at his Senior Bowl pictures.
MAY 5, 2021 • USATODAY.COM
Grading the 2021 NFL Draft: NFC East report cards
Rob Rang's 2021 NFL Draft report cards are here for the NFC East. Which team earned top marks? Here's a hint: not Dallas.MAY 3, 2021
Heading to Big Apple The Giants selected Fitzpatrick in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft, 116th overall.
Impact That's now the third consecutive defensive player drafted by the Giants over the last two days, and the second edge rusher after Azeez Ojulari was scooped up in the second round. Smith, out of Northern Iowa, figures to be a rotational pass rusher along the front seven to start, particularly if Lorenzo Carter (Achilles) isn't ready at the start of training camp.
MAY 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
