Giants training camp: Brian Burns, Wan’Dale Robinson collision gives Day 3 injury scare

What else did we see and learn?

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants had their first injury camp of training camp on Friday when wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson and edge defender Brian Burns left practice after a scary-looking collision.

No word as of yet on either player. Robinson walked off the field with assistance from the Giants training staff. Burns walked slowly off with trainers, but under his own power.

The play occurred with tight end Greg Dulcich running upfield after catching a Russell Wilson pass. Burns, headed in one direction, tried to strip the ball from Dulcich and hurtled by off balance. Robinson, headed in the other direction, collided with Burns and the two landed in a heap on the Quest Diagnostics Training Center practice field.

Both are critical players for the Giants. Robinson, the team’s slot receiver, caught 93 passes in 2024. Burns had 8.5 sacks in Year 1 of his five-year, $141.5 million contract with the Giants after being acquired from the Carolina Panthers in a trade.

Here is more of what we saw and learned on Friday.

An Andrew Thomas sighting

• The star left tackle remains on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, but was on a side field at the beginning of practice doing agility work with trainers. That was the first time during training camp that we have seen Thomas outside.
• Wide receiver Jalin Hyatt was held out of practice. Daboll said that Hyatt “cramped up” when he left practice early on Thursday. The speed wide receiver also suffered a hamstring injury during mandatory minicamp.

Your daily Dart

The rookie quarterback did not throw anything that came close to being an interception on Friday, an improvement over the first two days of camp.

I have Dart unofficially at 5 of 7 on the day as he continued to alternate between second- and third-team reps with Jameis Winston.

His highlight came on the final play of practice, as he hit rookie running back Cam Skattebo in the right corner of the end zone for a touchdown. Skattebo had beaten linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles.

Cornerback Nic Jones has become Dart’s personal tormentor. He sacked Dart on a blitz Friday, the second straight day he has done that. On Wednesday, Jones had a pick six on a Dart pass.

As an aside from the Dart conversation, Skattebo’s usefulness as a receiver in the screen game and on short routes vs. linebackers has become apparent. He had a number of receptions on Friday.

Play of the day

One play after the Robinson-Burns collision, which safety Jevon Holland compared to a car wreck, Russell Wilson and Malik Nabers connected for this play:

That is how you get everyone’s minds back on the task at hand.

It’s not a snap

Thank goodness this was a training camp practice and not a regular-season game. There were at least three shotgun snap snafus between quarterback Russell Wilson and center John Michael Schmitz on Friday.

Once, it appeared Wilson simply mishandled a snap that was slightly to his right. Once, Schmitz apparently snapped the ball early as it hit Wilson in the facemask, and once Schmitz sailed a snap over the quarterback’s head.

Stretching things out

The Giants were in shells on Friday after two practices in shorts and t-shirts. The Giants did their work in the red zone and what Daboll calls the “high red zone” between the 15 and 20-yard line the first two days.

They stretched things out on Friday, as shown by the Wilson to Nabers connection, using much more of the field.

Alignment notes

Friday was more of what we had seen the first two days:

• Tae Banks and Cor’Dale Flott alternating at cornerback. This time, Banks got most of the first-team reps.
• Evan Neal working at both guard spots, and getting a smattering of first-team reps at left guard.

Quote of the day

Justin Pugh retired as a Giant on Friday:

Remaining open practices

The Giants have their first off day of training camp on Saturday.

Gates will open at 8:30 a.m. ET
All practices will begin at approx. 10 a.m. ET*

Sunday, July 27 (Back Together Weekend)
Monday, July 28
Tuesday, July 29
Thursday, July 31
Friday, Aug. 1
Saturday, Aug. 2
Monday, Aug. 4
Wednesday, Aug. 13 (Jets Joint Practice)

*Scheduled times subject to change. In the event of inclement weather, practice will be moved indoors and there will be no public viewing. For the most up-to-date information on training camp, visit Giants.com, @Giants on Twitter, the Giants App, or call the Training Camp Hotline at 201.935.8111 ext. 1070.