Giants pass-rusher to try to turn his season around after IR stint

Third-year linebacker Azeez Ojulari will attempt to turn around what, so far, has been a second straight injury-marred season. After spending the past four games on injured reserve with an ankle injury, Ojulari will return to the Giants defensive line after being activated from IR on Saturday.

After an impressive rookie year that saw Ojulari lead the team in sacks, the former second-round pick saw only seven contests in his sophomore season. Even in extremely limited time, the Georgia product was able to rack up 5.5 sacks. Injuries kept Ojulari from blossoming during his second season in New York, but the talent level was clearly still there for one of the team’s top pass-rushers.

This year, before his IR stint, though, Ojulari had been held sackless. Granted, he’s only seen action in three games this year, and in two of those games, he saw only 55 percent of the team’s snaps or fewer. He’s had the least effective season of his career thus far. He’ll attempt to turn that narrative around starting this week.

The Giants also announced their two standard game-day elevations from the practice squad. With regular kicker Graham Gano still on IR, New York will once again rely on practice squad kicker Randy Bullock. Bullock was called up for last week’s game but wasn’t asked to attempt an extra point, let alone a field goal.

Lastly, the team’s second game-day practice squad elevation will be used on tight end Tyree Jackson. The converted college quarterback has a few career catches from his time in Philadelphia but has yet to appear in a game for the division-rival Giants.