How John Harbaugh is stepping up Giants’ injury prevention efforts

Nypost · Jun 03, 2026 · 670 words · By Paul Schwartz

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Sometimes there often is no rhyme or reason to why a player is fine one play and goes down with a devastating torn Achilles tendon injury the next play.

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What happened

Sometimes there often is no rhyme or reason to why a player is fine one play and goes down with a devastating torn Achilles tendon injury the next play.

Why it matters

“Really, you look for answers and there are none,’’ Giants head coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday after organized team activity practice No.

Common ground

“You can’t predict tendons hardly at all, let alone Achilles, which are the worst.

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Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: How John Harbaugh is stepping up Giants’ injury prevention efforts?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Ben Sauls, who went 8-for-8 on field goals late last season for the Giants?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

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Claim 1: “Ben Sauls, who went 8-for-8 on field goals late last season for the Giants”

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Wikipedia confirms Ben Sauls is a kicker for the Giants, and a 'Big Blue View' report specifically confirms he went 8-for-8 on field goals over the final three games of last season.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ben Sauls (born July 31, 2001) is an American professional football kicker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Sauls

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web search NEUTRAL — Sauls settled the Giants’ shaky kicking situation last season by going 8 of 8 on field goal attempts and 7 of 7 on extra points over the final three games.
https://www.bigblueview.com/new-york-giants-analysis/163319/…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kessman in 2019…each of his three misses were from long-range (59 yards, 47 yards and a blocked 45-yarder)…dating back to the 2023 season, Sauls converted 23 of his last 26 field goal attempts, includ…
https://pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/football/roster/ben-sa…

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Claim 2: “three of his players: defensive tackle Roy Robertson-Harris, wide receiver and kick returner Gunner Olszewski and cornerback Thaddeus Dixon. All three suffered torn Achilles.”

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Three independent web search results (including Yahoo Sports citing Adam Schefter) confirm that Roy Robertson-Harris, Gunner Olszewski, and Thaddeus Dixon all suffered torn Achilles tendons.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New York Giants' 102nd in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Joe Schoen and their first season under head coach John Harbaugh. Harbaugh s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Giants_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the New York Giants' 101st in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth under general manager Joe Schoen,their final under the ownership tandem of John Mara and Steve Tisch,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Giants_season

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Claim 3: “The other kicker on the roster is rookie Dominic Zvada.”

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Wikipedia confirms Dominic Zvada is a placekicker for the New York Giants, and multiple web search results identify him as an undrafted rookie.

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web search NEUTRAL — New York Giants kicker Dominic Zvada named an undrafted rookie to watch.NY Giants UDFAs: DT Anquin Barnes Jr. could be a hidden gem for New York.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — No. 34 – New York Giants. Position. Placekicker. Roster status.Dominic Zvada (born October 25, 2003) is an American professional football placekicker for the New York Giants of the National Football L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Zvada

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web search NEUTRAL — Dominic Zvada, Kicker. The Giants signed seven undrafted free agents this offseason. Unfortunately, not every player New York signed will make the active 53-man roster. There is one undrafted Giants r…
https://lastwordonsports.com/nfl/2026/06/19/new-york-giants-…

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Claim 4: “spent the 2025 season on injured reserve with a hip issue.”

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Multiple sources, including a cross-reference from NY Post and three separate web search results (FOX Sports, Fantasy Football Stats, and a news report), confirm Jason Sanders spent the 2025 season on IR with a hip injury.

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web search NEUTRAL — Impact Sanders will end up spending the entire 2025 season on injured reserve due to a hip injury he sustained in the preseason. Riley Patterson will serve ...
https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/jason-sanders-player

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web search NEUTRAL — Analysis: Sanders will end up spending the entire 2025 season on injured reserve due to a hip injury he sustained in the preseason. Riley Patterson will ...
https://fantasy.nfl.com/player/jason-sanders/profile/2561153…

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 25, 2025 ... This decision comes after the team placed veteran kicker Jason Sanders on injured reserve due to a hip injury that will sideline him for at ...
https://www.facebook.com/YahooSports/posts/dolphins-kicker-j…

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Claim 5: “Giants head coach John Harbaugh”

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Multiple independent sources, including five NY Post cross-references and a Wikipedia entry for the 2026 season, confirm John Harbaugh is the head coach of the New York Giants.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John William Harbaugh ( HAR-baw; born September 23, 1962) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He previously …
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Claim 6: “Sanders spent seven seasons with the Dolphins”

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The provided web search results for this claim are about fictional characters (Jason Voorhees) and Greek mythology (Jason and Medea), not the NFL player Jason Sanders.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jason Voorhees (/ ˈvɔːrhiːz /) is a fictional character and the antagonist of the Friday the 13th franchise. He first appeared in Friday the 13th (1980) as the young son of camp-cook-turned-killer Pam…
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web search NEUTRAL — He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea, the granddaughter of the sungod Helios. Jason appeared in various literary works in the classical world of …
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web search NEUTRAL — Jason Voorhees is the main antagonist and centerpiece of the Friday the 13th franchise and the secondary antagonist of the crossover film Freddy vs. Jason. He was an almost completely silent, undead a…
https://fridaythe13th.fandom.com/wiki/Jason_Voorhees

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Claim 7: “the Jets signed him Wednesday.”

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Three independent sources confirm the signing: an ESPN report via Adam Schefter, a Pro-Football-Reference transaction entry dated June 3, 2026, and a news article regarding the Jets' signing of Sanders.

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web search NEUTRAL — “Jets signed veteran K Jason Sanders and waived veteran K Younghoe Koo,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter wrote Wednesday. When New York signed Koo last Wednesday, the expectation was that he would compete for th…
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/new-york-jets/news/jets-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Checkout the latest stats for Jason Sanders. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, college, draft, and more on Pro-football-reference.com.Transactions. Data since 1994. June 3, 2026: The N…
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SandJa00.ht…

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web search NEUTRAL — New York Jets kicker Cade York still poses some notable concerns as we head into training camp.Cade York has disappointed during the offseason. Shortly after the Jets cut the former Pro Bowler in Koo,…
https://www.si.com/nfl/jets/onsi/new-jets-signing-is-already…

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Claim 8: “The Giants are also bringing in four new pieces of equipment to enhance strength training and testing of body movement”

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The provided web search results for this claim are generic homepages for NYT, CNN, and Fox News, and the Wikipedia entries provide general team/season info but do not mention specific new equipment for strength training.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants were a Major League Baseball team in the National League that began play in the 1883 season as the New York Gothams and became known as the Giants in 1885. They continued as the Ne…
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Claim 9: “they have reached the NBA Finals [the Knicks]”

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Claim 10: “Robertson-Harris, who started all 17 games in 2025”

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Two independent cross-references from NY Post explicitly state that Roy Robertson-Harris started all 17 games in 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roy Robertson-Harris (born July 23, 1993) is an American professional football defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UTEP Mine…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Robertson-Harris

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roy Ellsworth Harris (February 12, 1898 – October 1, 1979) was an American composer. He wrote music on American subjects, and is best known for his Symphony No. 3.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the Jacksonville Jaguars' upcoming 32nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under the tandem of general manager James Gladstone and head coach Liam Coen. The…
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Claim 11: “Jason Sanders, the only veteran kicker on the roster, was released this week.”

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The web search results provided for this specific claim are generic news homepages (NYT, CNN, Fox News) and do not contain information regarding Jason Sanders being released by the Giants.

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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Subscribe for coverage of U.S. and international news ...
https://www.nytimes.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.
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web search NEUTRAL — Breaking News, Latest News and Current News from FOXNews.com. Breaking news and video. Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology ...
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