New York Giants training camp primer, schedule, live updates

And we’re off! Our long, torturous offseason is over as players for the New York Giants report to the team’s practice facility on Thursday to begin training camp. Physicals and a conditioning test will be conducted on Thursday, with the first practice set for 10:40 a.m. ET on Friday.

The Giants enter a new era with the beginning of training camp. Ben McAdoo is now the head coach, replacing Tom Coughlin after three straight losing seasons brought an end to his 12-year tenure.

Players will be available to the media for a couple of hours in the morning, and McAdoo will hold a press conference at 12:50 p.m. Yours truly won’t be attending today’s media availabilities, but we will have anything noteworthy for you as quickly as possible, and will have full reports once transcripts become available.

Here is the complete schedule of public practices:

Public Practices

Friday, July 29, 10:40 a.m. ET

Saturday, July 30,10:40 a.m.

Sunday, July 31, 10:40 a.m.

Tuesday, August 2, 10:40 a.m.

Thursday, August 4, 10:40 a.m.

Friday, August 5, 10:40 a.m.

Saturday, August 6, 10:40 a.m.

Monday, August 8, 11:10 a.m.

Tuesday, August 9, 10:40 a.m.

Wednesday, August 10, 10:40 a.m.

Sunday, August 14, 11:10 a.m.

If you have never attended a Giants’ practice at their Quest Diagnostics Training Center check out the fan guidelines before you head to the facility.

Coverage you might have missed

We have been getting you ready for the start of the 2016 for weeks/months/since the end of the 2015 season. If you have been off doing things other than religiously reading every post at Big Blue View, we must first ask why. Now that you have been properly chastised, here are some links that will help you get caught up on what you need to know.

• Training camp Hub Page — Scroll through this for all of our training camp previews, and for our complete coverage through camp.
• Players to watch
• NFL important preseason dates
• Offensive line preview
• Tight end preview
• Defensive line preview
• Surprising cuts the Giants could make
• Linebacker preview
• Undrafted free agents with a chance
• Cornerback preview
• Safety preview
• Player-by-player profiles — The entire 90-man roster
• Chris’s 53-man roster projection
• Ed’s 53-man roster projection
• Good and bad of the Giants’ offseason

Live updates

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