Giants' key defensive tackle tears Achilles tendon during practice, out for the season: reports

The New York Giants mislaid a cardinal portion of their antiaircraft enactment for the play connected Thursday.

Defensive tackle Roy Robertson-Harris tore his Achilles tendon during the Giants’ OTA practice, according to aggregate reports.

Robertson-Harris, 32, was successful enactment for a large relation aft the Giants traded prima antiaircraft tackle Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals earlier successful the offseason. He started each 17 games past twelvemonth and played 56% of the snaps, which was 2nd lone to Lawrence among antiaircraft tackles.

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New York Giants antiaircraft tackle Roy Robertson-Harris leaves the tract aft a nonaccomplishment to the Chicago Bears astatine Soldier Field successful Chicago, Ill., connected Nov. 9, 2025. (David Banks/Imagn Images)

Robertson-Harris suffered the wounded portion rushing the passer successful an 11-on-11 period. He went down and instantly grabbed astatine his leg, according to The Athletic.

The Giants signed Robertson-Harris to a two-year, $9 cardinal declaration earlier past season. He had 35 tackles and 3 tackles for nonaccomplishment successful 17 games past season.

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New York Giants antiaircraft tackle Roy Robertson-Harris warms up earlier the crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Paradise, Nev., connected Dec. 28, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

The Giants, whose antiaircraft tackle radical was already bladed due to the fact that of the Lawrence trade, volition beryllium forced to trust connected a premix of veterans and young players. The squad signed veterans DJ Reader and Shelby Harris successful escaped agency.

Reader started each 17 games for the Detroit Lions past play and played the tally well, signaling 28 tackles. Harris played successful 17 games, starting five, for the Cleveland Browns past play and recorded 32 tackles, 7 tackles for nonaccomplishment and a sack.

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New York Giants antiaircraft tackle Roy Robertson-Harris and antiaircraft lineman Bobby Jamison-Travis enactment successful a drill during organized squad activities astatine Quest Diagnostics Training Center successful East Rutherford, N.J., connected May 21, 2026. (John Jones/Imagn Images)

Darius Alexander, the Giants’ third-round prime past season, volition besides beryllium counted connected to prime up immoderate of the slack from Robertson-Harris' and Lawrence’s absences. The 25-year-old played successful 16 games, signaling 20 tackles with 4 tackles for nonaccomplishment and 3.5 sacks.

The Giants drafted Bobby Jamison-Travis successful the sixth circular retired of Auburn successful past month’s NFL Draft.

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