The New York Giants defense has vastly improved in John Harbaugh’s first season as head coach. So even though only one Giants defender (more on him below) is in the mix for an individual award, we are going to give out some defensive awards to Giants players as the team hits the midseason mark.
Earning a hard-fought road win one week after an embarrassing home performance marks a rising, maturing football team. When rookies overcome the same circumstances, then you really have something cooking.
If Tremaine Edmunds can’t play Sunday against the Houston Texans, Dennard Wilson is sure that Arvell Reese has what it takes to lead the defense. Wilson, the Giants’ defensive coordinator, expressed confidence in the rookie first-round linebacker Reese if Edmunds is unable to play.
How many of the active NFL players to rush for at least three touchdowns in an NFL game can you name in five minutes?
Coach John Harbaugh’s New York Giants will head to Washington amid Cam Skattebo injury questions to take on the Commanders in Week 5 game with major division title implications.
The NFL trade deadline is November 10 at 4 p.m. ET, and several teams have already signaled their intent to sell off. Several prominent players have already been moved, and these 25 could follow.
New York Giants defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson never doubted that rookie defender Arvell Reese was meant to be an NFL linebacker. Since his days as an Ohio State standout, the 6-foot-4, 243-pounder has had a triple-threat skill set that lets him stop the run, drop into coverage, and rush the passer.
The value of the inside linebacker position has declined over time, but three NFL rookies are steadily restoring it. Behind stuffing runs, gathering tackles, and playing solid coverage, off-the-ball linebackers are showing that they have evolved with the sport.
Arvell Reese has lived up to his status as the one of the best players in the 2026 NFL draft through four games this season. So it is easy to forget the New York Giants’ decision to play Reese at inside linebacker was controversial as recently as training camp.
First-round pick Arvell Reese leads New York’s representation on Dane Brugler’s first-quarter list, while the second Giants selection came from a far less expected place.
The New York Giants ’ 36-24 Week 4 victory over the Arizona Cardinals at MetLife Stadium kept their home record undefeated and their season record 3-1 overall with a first-place grasp on the NFC East.
Arvell Reese has been so good through four games, it’s easy to forget he is only a rookie. The New York Giants’ linebacker earned first-team all-rookie status from The Athletic’s Dane Brugler after another dominant effort in Sunday’s 36-24 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
Arvell Reese and the New York Giants are sitting at No. 1 in the NFC East with a 3-1 record as they head into their Week 5 matchup against Dan Quinn and the Washington Commanders.
When the New York Giants selected Arvell Reese with the fifth overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the expectations were immediately high. Four weeks into his rookie season, Reese is starting to look like exactly the type of player the Giants hoped they were getting.
What kind of adjustments did New York Giants defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson make to stop the bleeding against the run defense? We have that and moore in our defensive/special teams player grades.
It's time for our weekly rookie check-in, and we have four new names to highlight after NFL Week 4.
The New York Giants keep finding ways to win football games in 2026. It wasn’t always pretty, but New York emerged victorious over Arizona thanks to a game-winning pick-six from Deonte Banks.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – New York Giants linebacker Arvell Reese had himself a day in the team's 36-24 victory over the Arizona Cardinals at MetLife Stadium in Week 4.
On a day the New York Giants celebrated their past, their future stars helped the current team. Rookies Arvell Reese and Malachi Fields each recorded NFL firsts, when the receiver scored a touchdown and the linebacker posted his first pro interception in the Giants’ 36-24 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
With most of the NFL's Week 4 schedule in the books, it is time to take a look at some of the biggest winners and losers from Sunday's action. It was a tough day for some big-name quarterbacks, and a big day for some wide receivers.
Jihad Ward is returning to the Giants. Playing with the team from 2022-23, Ward is coming back after being signed off the Vikings’ practice squad (per The Ringer’s Tom Pelissero).
The New York Giants started two first-round-selected rookies at important positions Sunday night, and each passed his initial test with flying colors. Arvell Reese and Francis Mauigoa were solid in their NFL debuts and earned rave reviews from teammates Patrick Ricard and Tremaine Edmunds on Tuesday.
Last year, Commanders WR Terry McLaurin never got his season off the ground. He missed most of the offseason and training camp holding out in pursuit of a new deal, and that seemed to impact his chemistry with the offense when he did return.
Giants rookie 5th overall pick Arvell Reese beat All-Pro left tackle Andrew Thomas for a sack and blew up running back Cam Skattebo on third-and-2 in the same practice Monday, the first day the Giants wore full pads at the Greenbrier.
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels said the departures of LB Bobby Wagner and TE Zach Ertz have pushed him to take greater ownership of the team. “When Bobby was here, you have a Hall of Fame linebacker who has done a lot, a big brother to me,” Daniels said, via ESPN.
The Giants selected Reese with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
New York Giants fans and outsiders have shared high expectations for what Carter may be able to accomplish during his second pro season as part of a defense that will also feature veteran Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux and rookie Arvell Reese.
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