Practice Report: Notes & observations from OTA No. 3

The Giants hosted their third OTA of the spring on Thursday before Memorial Day Weekend. Here’s what I saw from the sidelines:

* I watched the outside linebackers and edge players during the individual portion of practice. They began with a drill designed to get the players to identify a potential pass and bat the ball away. After the initial drill, they went into a lateral movement period that seemed to mimic the movement necessary to react to a pass in zone defense. The player would have to change direction moving side to side to make a play.

* Daniel Jones got his snaps during 7-on-7s and found Malik Nabers over the middle. Kaleb Hayes, a first-year defensive back from BYU, knocked down a pass during the period.

* The Giants’ defensive front was very active throughout practice. They found themselves in the backfield often, including Brian Burns and Tomon Fox.

* The secondary made plays on the ball, including a deflection from Darnay Holmes. Darius Muasau did a good job staying with a tight end across the field. Deonte Banks knocked away a pass on the right sideline. Dane Belton had a chance to come up with an interception, coming over from center field to prevent a deep completion, but he was not able to come up with the leaping interception. Rookie Andru Phillips also played strong coverage, preventing a reception.