8:36 PM ET
Jordan RaananESPN Staff Writer
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- New York Giants starting extracurricular linebacker Azeez Ojulari, who has been dealing with a calf injury, was placed connected injured reserve aft helium suffered a setback this week.
Safety/linebacker Landon Collins was among the players added to the roster for Sunday's crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Collins, a erstwhile All-Pro who was signed conscionable implicit 2 weeks ago, was elevated from the signifier squad Saturday and volition marque his play debut against the Jaguars. He could spot clip arsenic a sub-package linebacker. Collins has played successful 94 vocation games, each starts, including successful his archetypal 4 seasons with the Giants.
New York has been bringing Collins on slowly.
"Yeah, we'll springiness him immoderate much reps this week," manager Brian Daboll said earlier this week. "Again, similar I said, helium conscionable got here, truthful we'll spot however helium is conditioning-wise. We'll spot however helium does with picking up the defense. He's been great. I'm gladsome we person him. We'll conscionable spot wherever he's at.
"Again, I deliberation putting idiosyncratic retired determination aboriginal oregon erstwhile they're not acceptable -- and I'm not saying helium is oregon helium isn't -- but I deliberation that you conscionable got to beryllium just to the subordinate and marque definite that they consciousness comfy with wherever they're at."
The Giants besides elevated antiaircraft lineman Ryder Anderson from the signifier squad for Sunday and signed second-year borderline rusher Quincy Roche to the progressive roster.
Ojulari, who was already ruled retired for Sunday, missed the archetypal 2 games of the play with a calf injury. He wounded his different limb during a Week 4 triumph implicit the Chicago Bears, and volition present miss astatine slightest 4 games.
The second-year walk rusher has played successful conscionable 2 games this season. He has 1 sack.
Ojulari, who had 8 sacks past play arsenic a rookie, appeared acceptable to instrumentality Sunday vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars. But helium didn't signifier Friday.
When asked if helium suffered a setback, Daboll didn't accidental no.
"Yeah. I deliberation he's moving astatine it," Daboll said. "I conscionable don't deliberation we're -- we'll spot wherever we're at."
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