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Giants' B.J. Goodson out, Janoris Jenkins questionable, Evan Engram ready to go

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Three New York Giants including starting middle linebacker B.J. Goodson and right tackle Bobby Hart have been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Reserve linebacker J.T. Thomas also will not play.

Tight end Evan Engram (concussion) will be available after being cleared late Friday from the concussion protocol.

Cornerback Janoris Jenkins (ankle) is questionable. Jenkins would have been listed as a limited participant if the Giants had practiced on Friday. He did not practice the rest of the week.

"It was part of the plan going into the week," coach Ben McAdoo said. "We'll take a look and see how he does [Saturday]. We'll have a quick practice [Saturday] and if he's able to do anything and have some productivity we'll take a look at him on game day."

Jenkins had an MRI and X-ray this week and received "positive results." He described it as nothing more than a little ankle injury.

But the Pro Bowl cornerback also hasn't done anything on the field. He only did some running and back pedalling in the pool.

While Jenkins seems like a longshot to be ready for the Eagles, wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (ankle) and linebacker Keenan Robinson (concussion) weren't given a designation for Sunday's game. They are expected to play.

The expectation is the Giants will stay with the same offensive line combination that finished Monday night's loss against the Detroit Lions. They had Justin Pugh, the normal left guard, at right tackle and Brett Jones at left guard.

Calvin Munson should also make his second straight start at middle linebacker in place of Goodson, who had hoped this week he would be able to return. But he did not progress as much as expected.

Robinson's return for the first time this week could also come in handy. He played the second-most snaps of any Giants linebacker last season as a passing-down option.

There was also hope that Jenkins would be back Sunday against the Eagles after missing Monday night. He tried to warm up before the game, but was held back in the hope he would be ready for this week.

Jenkins is officially 50-50 to play against the Eagles, but the odds seem much lower based on his workload throughout the week. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie would likely play on the outside more if Jenkins missed his second straight game and Ross Cockrell would see an increased workload again.

Rodgers-Cromartie and Cockrell did well last week in coverage. They did, however, miss more than a few tackles as Jenkins' physicality was missed.