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Giants Now: Tyrone Tracy Jr. named to 2025 All-Breakout Team – Matt Citak, Giants.com
New York’s running back looks poised to shine this upcoming season.
Following his solid rookie campaign, could running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. be in for an even bigger season this year?
NFL.com’s Bucky Brooks recently released his 2025 All-Breakout Team, which consists of second- and third-year players from around the league that the analyst believes could have big performances this coming season.
When it came to the running back position, Tracy was the selection.
“After rushing for 839 yards as a rookie, the fifth-round running back has an opportunity to surpass the 1,200-yard mark in an offense that features more efficient quarterback play with veteran leader Russell Wilson set to take over from Daniel Jones,” wrote Brooks. “The improved passing game will lead to more light boxes (six or fewer defenders) and wider lanes for the former college wide receiver to scoot through on off-tackle runs and designed cut-back plays. With Wilson also expected to target Tracy frequently on swing, screen and option routes in the pass game, the Giants’ unheralded RB1 could put up massive scrimmage yard totals as a multi-purpose threat from the backfield.”
Along with his 839 yards on the ground, Tracy also added 284 receiving yards, which gave him 1,123 total yards from scrimmage.
Tracy and wide receiver Malik Nabers became just the third rookie duo in NFL history to each have 1,000+ yards from scrimmage.
The young running back scored six total touchdowns, five on the ground and one through the air, to go with his 4.4 average yards per carry. His 284 receiving yards came on 38 receptions, which ranked fourth on the team.
What made his rookie year performance even more impressive is the fact that it came in what was only Tracy’s second full season playing the running back position. The former wide receiver transitioned to running back in his final year at Purdue, which led to the Giants selecting him in the fifth-round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
“I wouldn’t say it’s any different than last year, really,” Tracy said to the media during OTAs about his thoughts going into the upcoming season. “The only difference is I’ve been here before. I know what’s going to happen. I know training camp is coming up. I know I’ve got to prepare my body, prepare my mind, prepare my soul for what’s going to happen during the season. But I’m still grinding, man. I’m still grinding. There’s really no safe space in the league. In the NFL, everyone’s trying to take your spot. I’m grinding every day trying to make sure that the coaches can trust me and that my teammates trust me…’
Eagles’ Nick Sirianni Blasts Criticism Of ‘Great’ Jalen Hurts – Daniel Arwas, Heavy.com
Philadelphia’s head coach stepped up for his quarterback.
Even now as world champions, the Philadelphia Eagles feel they are not quite getting the credit and respect they deserve.
Well, correction – two people likely feel that way: head coach, Nick Sirianni and Jalen Hurts.
Sirianni has always been seen as a second-tier head coach, despite leading the Eagles to the playoffs and a Super Bowl appearance back in February 2023.
However, having garnered a Super Bowl ring of his own with Philadelphia, their second in franchise history, the former Colts OC has begun to field more respect – especially in media circles, where two seperate NBC and CBS head coaching rankings had Sirianni as a top-five HC in the NFL.
Yet this uptick in respect the same cannot be seen for Hurts. In a recent poll of head coaches and execs by ESPN, Hurts was ranked as just the 9th best quarterback in the league, behind the likes of Justin Herbert and Jared Goff, who have a combined one playoff win with their current franchises.
And Nick Sirianni, for one, is fed up with the disrespect shown towards his franchise quarterback amidst critiques from fans and media that Hurts is scaffolded by the excellent roster around him built by future Hall of Fame general manager, Howie Roseman.
“That’s bull-“, Sirianni said per NBC Sports, when asked about the perception that Hurts is just a game manager with an excellent team around him.
“Anytime I hear that, it’s cool,” Sirianni continued, “it’s like a nice debate thing that people like to have. And I get it, there’s a lot of hours that TV shows and radio stations have to fill to be able to fill that debate. I understand that, but we’re talking about the ultimate team game there is and he does whatever he needs to do to win each and every game.”
Where does Commanders’ Dan Quinn land in head coach rankings? – Jeremy Brener, RiggosRag.com
After one remarkable season in Washington, where does DQ rank among head coaches?
Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn has worked hard to get to where he is in the NFL.
He’s with his second team as a head coach and he hopes to take the Commanders where he took the Atlanta Falcons — all the way to the Super Bowl.
CBS Sports writer Cody Benjamin doesn’t think Quinn is among the elite head coaches in the NFL, placing him at No. 14 on his rankings.
Quinn lands in middle of the pack
“Few coaches enjoyed such a catapult in stock in 2024. That may be mostly due to Jayden Daniels’ magical dynamism at quarterback. His coordinator hire of Kliff Kingsbury was part of the equation, though, as was his experience on the playoff stage,” Benjamin wrote.
The coaches that landed ahead of Quinn were Kevin Stefanski (Cleveland Browns), Sean McDermott (Buffalo Bills), Sean Payton (Denver Broncos), Mike Tomlin (Pittsburgh Steelers), Kevin O’Connell (Minnesota Vikings), Matt LaFleur (Green Bay Packers), Kyle Shanahan (San Francisco 49ers), Jim Harbaugh (Los Angeles Chargers), Dan Campbell (Detroit Lions), Nick Sirianni (Philadelphia Eagles), John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens), Sean McVay (Los Angeles Rams) and Andy Reid (Kansas City Chiefs).
The placement in the rankings is slightly disrespectful to Quinn, who tripled Washington’s win total and took the team all the way to the NFC Championship.
Sure, Daniels deserves the credit, but Quinn was also a big part of the team’s success.
Quinn will look to prove these critics wrong as he enters his second season with the team. He’ll kick off training camp when rookies report later this week and veterans come in early next week.
