Giants activate injury practice window of RB Eric Gray in Week 12 vs Lions.
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New York Giants running back Eric Gray is in the process of returning from injury.
The New York Giants made a move to activate the practice window of long-lost running back and former 2023 fifth-round pick Eric Gray, ahead of the Week 12 matchup against the Detroit Lions.
Giants head coach Mike Kafka announced the practice return of Gray on Wednesday, November 19, and the NYG social media team also echoed the news on X.
“Mike Kafka said RB Eric Gray’s window is being opened today,” they posted, adding that “QB Jaxson Dart will be a non-contact participant at practice today.”
The Giants will now have 21 days to officially transfer Gray back onto the 53-man roster. But if the running back suffers a setback and is not able to rejoin the active roster within this 21-day window, he will then be placed on season-ending IR.
Typically, this clerical move is one of the final steps before a player returns from injury, although every case is different. Giants outside linebacker and special teamer Victor Dimukeje took the field for a game just days after his 21-day window was activated earlier this season, while other players need the full length of time to get themselves ramped up and ready to go.
Sometimes you’ll even see a player who is unable to make it back in time.
Upon hearing the news, The Athletic’s NYG beat reporter Dan Duggan reminded fans that “Gray has been on the PUP list all season after tearing his meniscus in the spring.” The third-year pro is expected to “add some depth to a backfield that has been rolling with just two RBs since Cam Skattebo’s injury.”