drills during the Giants’ mandatory minicamp. But he insists that he could have participated.“Not my choice White Rhett Ellison Jerseys ,” Engram said Saturday, via Ryan Dunleavy of NJ.com. “One hundred percent.”Engram has an unspecified injury, but it apparently won’t be an issue when training camp rolls around.“I’m good,” Engram said. “I’m just being smart. I don’t really need anything crazy right now. I’m still just trying to be healthy for the summer and be ready for camp.”Dunleavy notes that Engram participated in OTAs the preceded the mandatory event. The Giants have one more week of voluntary practices before shutting things down until July 24.“Just the Giants being a little precautious,” Engram said. “Since Day One, anything, they are going to be smart with, especially in the offseason.”A first-round pick in 2017, Engram missed five games last season due to injury. His production dipped from 722 receiving yards and six touchdowns as a rookie to 577 and three last year.As New York tries to replace the production lost as a result of receiver Odell Beckham Jr.’s trade to Cleveland Rhett Ellison Jerseys 2019 , Engram could become a key contributor — especially if the Giants become committed to an offensive philosophy that focuses on heavy doses of running back Saquon Barkley that can set up play-action passes. With a chip block and a delayed release from the line of scrimmage, Engram could find plenty of openings vacated by zealous defenders trying to bottle up Barkley, the NFL’s offensive rookie of the year in 2018. Here are your Thursday headlines" New York Giants NewsGiants news, 6/6: Defense developing, Daniel Jones, punt return depth, moreNew,153commentsHere are your Thursday headlinesEDTGood morning, New York Giants fans!Alec Ogletree: Defense “on the right track”Linebacker Alec Ogletree knows the Giants’ defense wasn’t good enough a season ago.“We didn’t put out our best product that we think we can put out. Guys that were here last year and that came back are looking forward to this year White Calvin Munson Jerseys , to going out there and proving that we are a good defense,” Ogletree said on Wednesday.The veteran linebacker believes the revamped defense is “on the right track right now of being a good defense.”“The guys that were here last year that came back with us this year, obviously you feel more comfortable in the defense,” Ogletree said. “Adding some of the guys that we added this year that have played a lot of ball, and some that have played with (defensive coordinator James) Bettcher. I definitely think we have a good grasp on the defense, and it’s just about being comfortable playing with each other.”Depth on kick, punt returnsThe Giants went through a plethora of return men a year ago looking for someone who could do the job this year is different with a number of options, including several established players.Here is how special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey sees the punt return job:“You never know how it shakes out. It can be a situation where Jabrill [Peppers] might have just went on a ‘nine route’ and he’s tired, he’s blowing. I’ll be like ‘Hey Calvin Munson Jerseys 2019 , come off the field’, and throw Corey (Coleman) out there. Or, it could be a situation where Jabrill is fresh, he’ll stay in there, alright Corey you stay right here. Who knows – Darius Slayton, or it’s a plus area, throw Golden Tate there and make sure we catch the ball,” McGaughey said. “It’s a lot of different scenarios, and it’s good to have options. Last year White Ray-Ray Armstrong Jerseys , we didn’t have a lot of options. Now, we’ve got a bunch of options, and we look forward to be able to execute at a high level, and do those things. Once we get put in those situations, we’ll work them, but it’s good to have those options.”Daniel Jones: “Improvement from him every day”According to his coaches, sixth overall pick Daniel Jones is a fast learner who is getting better.“I see improvement from him every day,” head coach Pat Shurmur said. “He displays that he gets it. He is becoming more and more comfortable with what we are doing offensively. He is putting his skills to the test and making plays at every practice. In our view, he is getting better.”“He’s got a fast mind Ray-Ray Armstrong Jerseys 2019 , he picks things up pretty well,” offensive coordinator Mike Shula said. “The things that you ask him to do to maybe make a couple changes, maybe that were different to what he was used to in college, he does pretty quickly. Whether or not it’s technique in the pocket, everything that we have asked him to do, he’s done it pretty quickly. I think the other thing is he’s pretty athletic and he’s very serious about his job. We all are, but you see that maturity level in him. Which is obviously one of the reasons we got him here.”More headlinesLorenzo Carter Aspires To Be An ‘Alpha’ On Giants DefenseSecond-year edge rusher Lorenzo Carter knows what the Giants need from him.Odell Beckham Jr. adjusting to Baker Mayfield’s strong arm: ‘Wow! This is completely different’ - cleveland.comBBV MailbagHave questions about the Giants? E-mail them to bigblueview@gmail.com, and the best ones will be answered in an upcoming mailbag. 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