1 HR AGO - Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Follow our StoryStream for complete pre-game, in-game and post-game coverage The New York Giants face the Cincinnati Bengals Thursday in preseason action. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Keep it right here as our easy-to-follow StoryStream will be constantly updated with pre-game, in-game and post-game coverage. Here are a few things to read to get you ready for the game: BBV Round Table: What should be done about the preseason? Giants at Bengals, preseason Week 3: Game time, TV channels, odds, live stream, radio, more The New York Giants’ breakout player is ... fullback Elijhaa Penny? 10 reasons to feel good about the direction the Giants are heading Giants at Bengals: ‘5 questions’ about a foe filled with familiar faces Stock up, stock down for Giants two games into preseason New York Giants 53-man roster projection halfway through preseason Collapse

3 HRS AGO - Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Big Blue hits the road for first road preseason game The New York Giants (2-0) will travel to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals (1-1) Thursday night during Week 3 of the preseason. Giants head coach Pat Shurmur continues to guard his plans on who will play and how long they’ll play, particularly at quarterback. We could see all four quarterbacks again, or the game could simply be split between Eli Manning and rookie first-round pick Daniel Jones. On the running back front, it seems unlikely that Saquon Barkley would suit up before week one in Dallas. Rookie wide receiver Darius Slayton could make his debut after missing two weeks with a hamstring injury while veteran linebacker Alec Ogletree (calf) likely won’t see the field. Cornerbacks DeAndre Baker (knee), Sam Beal (hamstring) and Antonio Hamilton (groin) are all nursing injuries and may not play, but Baker did return to practice on Monday. Meanwhile, former Division II player and sixth-round Collapse

20 HRS AGO - Elijhaa Penny | Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images Well, that’s an unexpected choice A fullback as a breakout player? A fullback? That’s what the New York Giants have in Elijhaa Penny, if you believe SB Nation’s Stephen White. A former NFL player and contributor to SB Nation’s NFL page, White has ben tasked with naming potential breakout players for each of the NFL’s 32 teams. I was surprised by White’s choice of Penny, plucked off the Arizona Cardinals practice squad by the Giants before Week 3 of the 2018 season. A tailback in college, Penny converted to fullback in the NFL. He carried the ball 31 times for 124 yards (4.0 yards per carry) for Arizona in 2017. Last season, he has seven carries for 25 yards and caught eight passes for the Giants. White wrote; I think Penny has a lot of room to grow overall, which makes me anxious to see what he can do in his second year in the offense. I really don’t think the Giants were sure what they had in him when they picked him up, so over Collapse

23 HRS AGO - Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Odell, Baker and a chat with Football Gameplan’s Emory Hunt I wish I didn’t have to talk about this stuff, but on the latest ‘Valentine’s Views’ podcast I found myself having to discuss the latest ridiculous New York Giants-related remarks from Odell Beckham Jr. and Baker Mayfield. At least Daniel Jones handled the whole mess well. Also, Emory Hunt of Football Gameplan drops by and we discuss much of what’s been happening throughout training camp. Please give the full show a listen below. Where to subscribe You can find and subscribe to Big Blue View radio from the show’s home page. You can find all the shows on our Big Blue View Radio Hub Page. You can also find the shows and subscribe on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Finally, be sure to check out the home page for all of the shows across the expanding Vox Media Podcast Network. Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Let’s learn more about Cincinnati from Cincy Jungle Your New York Giants take on the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3 of the preseason on Thursday. You probably know the Bengals better than you think, considering the number of former Giants currently employed in Cincinnati. Let’s learn more about the Bengals from Anthony Cosenza of Cincy Jungle in this week’s “5 questions” segment. Ed: How in the world did the Bengals end up with John Jerry and Bobby Hart, rejects from an awful Giants’ offensive line, as starters? Anthony: There are a number of different routes to take with an answer here, and truthfully, there is truth in each of them. First and foremost, the Bengals are known to be thrifty in the early spring months when free agency rolls around. Back in the 2017 offseason, Cincinnati lost both Andrew Whitworth and Kevin Zeitler and have been reeling on the offensive line ever since. That being said, when the Bengals go for outside assistance in Collapse

1 DAY AGO - T.J. Jones | Dennis Schneidler-USA TODAY Sports Which Giants have improved their fortunes, which haven’t? Let’s do a quick “stock up, stock down” assessment of the New York Giants as we roll toward the third game of the preseason. Stock up T.J. Jones — The more you watch Jones, a slippery receiver who knows how to get open, the more you think he could be a key receiver for the Giants while Golden Tate serves his four-game suspension. Chad Slade and Nick Gates — Coach Pat Shurmur singled them both out as offensive linemen who have gotten his attention. That’s good enough for me. Jon Hilliman — Could the former Boston College and Rutgers back have put himself into real contention for a roster spot with his 16-carry, 56-yard effort last week vs. the Chiago Bears? Brittan Golden — Veteran wide receiver/kick returner probably can’t make the 53-man roster, but catching a 27-yard pass and averaging 17.5 yards on a pair of punt returns vs. Chicago probably justifies him a longer Collapse

1 DAY AGO - The Giants met with the media following Tuesday's practice at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Russell Shepard scores a touchdown vs. the Jets. | Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Shepard talks wide receivers and a whole lot more One of my favorite things in attending New York Giants training camp practices this summer was a lengthy one-on-one interview I had with wide receiver Russell Shepard. That interview is below in its entirety. Among topics discussed: How to make up for the loss of Odell Beckham Jr. The importance of the culture the Giants are trying to build. How Shepard came up with the weird stance he uses as a punt gunner. Thoughts on the several of the wide receivers on the roster. Shepard’s praise for Julian Love and Corey Ballentine. Please give the full show a listen below. Where to subscribe You can find and subscribe to Big Blue View radio from the show’s home page. You can find all the shows on our Big Blue View Radio Hub Page. You can also find the shows and subscribe on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Evan Engram talks about his improvement as a blocker and not being held out of preseason When the New York Giants take the field against the Dallas Cowboys in September, they will be doing so with a player we have hardly seen outside of sideline shots. Neither starting tight end Evan Engram nor superstar running back Saquon Barkley have seen the field yet in preseason, and if they are held out from the third game, they likely won’t see the field until the regular season. Engram and Barkley are secure in their positions on the offense — and will likely be the focal point of the offense — but Engram still comes in to work. “I come into work each and every day ready to prove myself,” Engram said. “I’m trying to make this team like everybody else. Like I said, it’s being smart and being cautious with things, but also, it’s more on my part to prepare mentally, prepare physically, and come out here and compete with the rest of the guys.” “It’s Collapse