Time is running out.
In one week from Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET, NFL clubs must reduce their active rosters to a maximum of 53 players. Twelve days after that, the Giants open the regular season Sept. 7 at Washington.
In between, they will look to finish the preseason slate undefeated. After wins over the Bills and Jets, they will host the Patriots on Thursday night. The finale will also be a final audition for players competing for a roster spot.
Roughly 1,200 players will be released heading into Labor Day Weekend while practice squads take shape. It is an especially important time period for the Giants, who will be picking third in the waiver claim order.
"This will be a big preseason for us in terms of when players are released during that time," general manager Joe Schoen said at the s