Giants Sign D.J. Reader + Ranking the 10 Best Players on the Team | 975

Talkin’ Giants (Giants Podcast)

Jomboy Media

Sports, Football

4.7 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Justin and Shaun react to the Giants signing DT D.J. Reader, rank their 10 best players on the team, and Shaun tells you who he wants the Giants to open the season against! Download the Fanatics Sportsbook app , use code JOMBOY https://fanatics.onelink.me/5kut/JOMBOY New customers who sign up and Bet $5, Get $100 in FanCash*. Use FanCash on bonus bets, profit boosts, team gear and more on Fanatics.com. 00:00 Giants Sign D.J. Reader + Ranking the 10 Best Players on the Team 02:00 The roster coming together 04:30 DT DJ Reeder signed 08:20 Needed a space-eater to stop the run 11:30 Darius Alexander stepping into this lineup 17:15 Banks 5th year option declined 22:30 Top 10 Players on the Giants 24:30 Andrew Thomas is still the best player on the Giants 26:12 The Giants offense without Nabers 29:30 Brian Burns and Abdul Carter 32:23 Dart and Eluemunor 35:28 Tremaine Edmunds 38:00 Kayvon Thibodeaux and Isaiah Likely 45:19 Cam Skattebo is the engine of the Giants offense 52:18 Arvell Reese 55:55 Honorable Mentions 57:52 Fanatics Fivo 5 opponents you want the giants to open the season against Check out our Merch: https://shop.jomboymedia.com/collections/talkin-giants Subscribe to JM Football for our NFL coverage: https://www.youtube.com/@JMFootball Follow all of our content on https://jomboymedia.com #giants #nygiants *New customers in AZ, CO, CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, VT, WV, or WY. Must toggle on this promotion in your bet slip and wager $5+ cash on any market (min. odds -500) within 7 days of account opening to receive $100 in FanCash. Promotional FanCash expires 7 days from issuance (at 11:59pm ET). Terms, including FanCash terms apply-see Fanatics Sportsbook app. Use FanCash on bonus bets, profit boosts, team gear on Fanatics.com and so much more.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to Talking Giants presented by the Fanatic Sportsbook.
0:04.2	It is May 7th, 2026.
0:08.0	And yes, we got him.
0:11.7	DJ Reader has signed with the New York Football Giants.
0:14.8	Interior Defense Alignment nose tackle coming from the Lions and the Bengals.
0:20.0	Oh my, I kind of feel like we're ready to rock and roll now, Sean,
0:23.3	for whatever this 2006 Giants football's team and season is going to be,
0:28.0	it ain't perfect, but I feel like, honestly,
0:31.6	when we started this offseason and it starts with hiring John Harbaugh,
0:35.3	I honestly feel like they have checked every,
0:38.4	every box that they've needed to to go into this year
0:41.3	and be ready to compete as a football team
0:45.3	and not look abysmal.
0:46.9	I am excited about DJ Reader.
0:48.4	I am excited about this football team.
0:50.4	How are you?
0:52.1	I'm good, Justin.
0:53.0	I'm the same way because it kind of feels like in many ways our Giants' lives have been on hold while accumulating additions to the roster.
1:01.2	They could, in theory, go play a football game tomorrow now.
1:04.8	Like they could add people, of course, from training camp cuts or anything else.
1:10.0	They want to throw body wise at defensive tackle
1:12.1	but the giants at a bare minimum by adding Shelby Harris and DJ Reader with some of the other
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