The New York Giants placed left tackle Andrew Thomas on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list to start training camp, and he may linger there for the next several weeks.
Thomas continues to recover from a Lisfranc injury that limited him to just six games a season ago, but the Giants aren’t overly concerned with his Week 1 status. While they intend to bring him along slowly, they are optimistic he’ll be ready to start against the Washington Commanders.
“Yeah, he should be ready for the opener,” general manager Joe Schoen told reporters on Wednesday. “Again, things change, and you can never be 100 percent (certain). We’re going to take it day by day with him, and when he’s ready, he’ll be out there. But we anticipate he’ll be ready for the opener.”
Although Schoen and the coaching staff are optimistic about Thomas’ status, he made no promises about a Week 1 return.
“I’m feeling good. Just taking my time with it. Don’t really have a projection right now, but doing everything that the trainers are telling me and hopefully, I am ready to go,” Thomas told the Giants Huddle podcast in the spring. “(Week 1) is the goal, but we try not to make any predictions. Just trying to get ready.”
Thomas still has two months to recover and rehab before the games count, and that would put him at roughly 11 months post-surgery.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: New York Giants expect Andrew Thomas to be ready by Week 1
Reporting by Dan Benton, Giants Wire / Giants Wire
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