The New York Giants won’t have to travel far when they conduct joint practices during training camp and the preseason.
On Tuesday, New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn confirmed that the two teams will conduct joint practices ahead of the Week 2 preseason game. One practice will take place at Florham Park with the other taking place in East Rutherford.
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It was unlikely the Giants were going to have joint practices with the Buffalo Bills ahead of the preseason Week 1 game while the preseason finale against the New England Patriots takes place just four days after the matchup against the Jets.
Even though Glenn, the former Jets cornerback from 1994-2001, is a first-time head coach in his career, it was expected that the Jets would conduct some type of joint practices. His recent history as the defensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions likely prepared him for that considering the latter’s affinity for physical practices.
As is the case with joint practices in today’s game, there’s a good chance both teams treat the pair of practices as scrimmages. That means some or even most of the starters may not participate in the actual preseason game, giving some of the players lower on the depth chart more snaps to put on tape.
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The preseason game against the Jets is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 16 at 7:00 p.m. ET, so it’s likely the joint practices will take place Wednesday and Thursday of that week.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Giants, Jets to hold joint training camp practices