Team news: New York Giants

Giants WRs Sterling Shepard and Darius Slayton have both been ruled out for for the remainder of Sunday’s game against the Falcons with hamstring injuries.

The silver lining is rookie Kadarius Toney seems to finding his groove a bit in the Giants’ offense and is really going to have to step up if Shepard and Slayton both have to miss time. Kenny Golladay and C.J. Board will be other options as well for the time being.

Giants WR Kenny Golladay (hip) and TE Evan Engram (calf) are questionable for Week 3 versus Atlanta.

The Giants at full strength on offense would be an excellent development for QB Daniel Jones after a strong Week 2 performance in a loss. That said, neither is a beacon of health so monitor the inactive list Sunday.

Seems like a good chance [Evan Engram] plays this week.

Engram was practicing in the portion open to the media and was moving pretty well, according to Rosenblatt, leaving him with the opinion Engram could go in Week 3. It's at least a good sign early in the week about his status.

Giants RB Saquon Barkley is questionable for Week 2 against Washington as he continues to ramp up from ACL surgery last fall.

Barkley played Week 1 and was largely ineffective against a strong Denver Broncos defense. WFT's defense presents a similar problem coming off a short week. Barkley is John Paulsen's RB21 this week.

Giants TE Evan Engram will miss Week 2 against Washington with a calf injury, according to John Keim of ESPN.

Related Player: Kyle Rudolph

Engram will miss his second straight game. Kyle Rudolph will start Week 2. He is John Paulsen's TE35.

“I don’t think this schedule is ideal for coming back from a major injury,” Saquon Barkley said about his Week 2 Thursday night game. “But that’s what it is. That’s the challenge I have to face.”

Barkley played 29 of 61 offensive snaps against the Broncos but was on pace for a heavier workload until sitting out most of the fourth quarter, after the score got out of hand. His longest gain on 11 touches – 10 carries and one catch – was a 5-yarder on the first play.

“My explosiveness, to me, is not a problem. It’s all still there,” Barkley said. “I didn’t really get myself an opportunity to break a long one, so I guess I couldn’t show that."

According to the story, Barkley woke up sore on Monday and that's why he's been listed as limited in practice this week. But, he's expected to start.

Same projected Giants injury report after their walkthrough:

DNP: LB Cam Brown (hamstring), TE Evan Engram (calf), G Shane Lemieux (knee)

Limited: RB Saquon Barkley (knee)

Related players: Devontae Booker

Leonard added in his tweet that Barkley is playing despite the limited tag. Booker will likely continue to get some work as the team tries to get Barkley up to full speed. It's a tough matchup against the Washington Football Team in Week 2 so maybe owners will need to temper expectations for Barkley. He's a risky play on a short week.

Asked if there’s a chance Giants TE Evan Engram will play this week, Joe Judge says, “Hope so… he’s making a lot of jumps in terms of how he’s working.”

Related players: Kyle Rudolph

It's a bit of a positive jump from a day ago when on Monday Engram was listed as Did Not Practice on the Giants injury report. Of course, it was just an estimated practice report as the team didn't actually practice. Today will be a big day in terms of Engram's chances of suiting up in Week 2, a Thursday night game against Washington.

Today's Giants injury report is a projection, since there is no actual practice:

Did not participate: TE Evan Engram (calf), G Shane Lemieux (knee), LB Cam Brown (hamstring)

Limited: RB Saquon Barkley (knee)

Related players: Kyle Rudolph, Devontea Booker

The Giants will take on Washington Thursday night. Barkley led the way in the backfield with a lackluster 10 carries for 26 yards. He added one catch for one yard as well. Barkley was a fantasy risky play knowing that he wouldn't be in for a full workload despite being cleared to play. A tough matchup on a short week will have fantasy owners wondering what to do in Week 2 as well as we await for rankings. Meanwhile it's not good news for Engram owners. Rudolph had just two catches for 8 yards.