Ezeudu (calf) was not activated from injured reserve Wednesday and his practice period expired, per the NFL transaction log.
Ezeudu has practiced in full for the last couple of weeks, but the Giants will keep him sidelined with nothing to play for in Week 18. He was unable to suit up at all in the 2025 season after suffering a calf injury during training camp.
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Giants' Joshua Ezeudu: Practices in full Wednesday
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Ezeudu (calf) was a full participant at practice Wednesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Ezeudu was not limited at practice last week, but he was still ultimately sidelined for Week 15 versus the Commanders. Unless he's officially activated from the Giants' injured reserve list during the week, it won't be clear whether he'll be suiting up Sunday versus the Vikings.
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Giants' Joshua Ezeudu: Won't return for Week 15
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Ezeudu (calf) was not activated from injured reserve Saturday and has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Commanders, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Ezeudu was cleared to return to practice Wednesday, and while he was a full practice participant during Week 15 prep, he's not quite ready to make his 2025 regular-season debut. His next opportunity to do so is Week 16 against the Vikings on Sunday, Dec. 21.
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Giants' Joshua Ezeudu: Full go in practice Wednesday
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Ezeudu (calf) was a full participant in the Giants' practice Wednesday, Matt Citak of the team's official site reports.
Ezeudu has been sidelined all season due to a calf injury but appears closer to making his return. The team will still have to activate the 26-year-old off injured reserve before he's eligible to play. Once healthy, Ezeudu should provide additional depth at offensive tackle.
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Giants' Joshua Ezeudu: Seems ready to return
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The Giants utilized a return designation for Ezeudu (calf) Aug. 27, and he seems ready to return to the practice field, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.
Absent with an undisclosed injury all season, Ezeudu is revealed to have worked his way back from a calf injury that had plagued him since late August. James Hudson has operated the whole year as the top reserve option at left tackle behind Andrew Thomas. The health and availability of Ezeudu could add further depth to the Giants' offensive line situation.
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Giants' Joshua Ezeudu: Won't practice Wednesday
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Head coach Brian Daboll told reporters that Ezeudu had his knee drained and won't practice Wednesday, Paul Schwartz of the New York Post reports.
Schwartz also noted that Daboll didn't sound optimistic regarding Ezeudu's availability in Week 9's matchup against the Commanders. Regardless, the third-year tackle from North Carolina will likely need to upgrade to at least limited participation Thursday or Friday in order to suit up Sunday.
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Giants' Joshua Ezeudu: Surgery goes well
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Ezeudu (toe) recently had surgery on his toe and is expected to be ready for the Giants' offseason program, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.
The 24-year-old tackle was carted off the field with a toe injury in the Giants' Week 6 loss to the Bills and he's been on injured reserve since. Ezeudu is expected to return to the field sometime this offseason after having surgery to repair his toe, but there's no specific targeted return date just yet.
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Giants' Joshua Ezeudu: Season may be over
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Coach Brian Daboll said Friday it "doesn't look good" when asked about the chances of Ezeudo (toe) returning from IR this season, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.
Ezeudu landed on IR earlier this week due to a toe injury, and it looks like the issue could keep him from returning during the 2023 campaign. He had been filling in for Andrew Thomas (hamstring), who has been ruled out for Week 7, at left tackle prior to landing on IR. The Giants will have to hope that newly signed veteran Justin Pugh can continue filling in across the O-line to keep things steady.
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Giants' Joshua Ezeudu: Placed on IR
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Ezeudu (toe) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports.
Ezeudu was carted off the field Sunday versus the Bills, but it's unclear if he'll miss the remainder of the 2023 campaign with a toe injury. The 24-year-old had been filling in for Andrew Thomas (hamstring) at left tackle before going down, and he was replaced by veteran Justin Pugh after he exited the game.
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Giants' Joshua Ezeudu: Reps with first team offense
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Ezeudu participated in training camp practice Monday, Patricia Traina of SI.com reports.
Ezeudu rotated with Ben Bredeson and Tyre Phillips at left guard with the first-team offensive line. Ezeudu was placed on injured reserve in December with a neck injury, and it was later revealed that he was dealing with a shoulder issue, which he got surgery for in February. The 2022 third-round pick out of North Carolina started in two games at left guard last season and will compete to reclaim that starting role.
