EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- No surprises on the list of New York Giants inactives for Sunday's home opener against the Arizona Cardinals, but there is big news from the Arizona end of things, where starting quarterback Carson Palmer is inactive due to a shoulder injury. Backup Drew Stanton, who hasn't played in the NFL since 2010, will start for the Cardinals.
This is welcome news for a Giants team that doesn't have its own offense together and likely will need a low-scoring game to win. Recall that when the Giants started to win games last year after an 0-6 start it was a run of games against backup quarterbacks -- Minnesota's Josh Freeman, Green Bay's Scott Tolzien, Philadelphia's Matt Barkley -- that helped get them off the mat. No way to know what to expect from Stanton today, and obviously the Giants have plenty of their own issues to figure out, but it's not unfair to believe Stanton starting gives them a better chance to win than they'd have had with Palmer starting.
For the Giants, the list of inactives is as follows:
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
OL James Brewer
OL Adam Snyder
DE Kerry Wynn
DT Markus Kuhn
This means punter Steve Weatherford is going to go in spite of a sprained left ankle and that 2014 third-round pick Jay Bromley is active for his first NFL game and could factor into the defensive tackle rotation along with Johnathan Hankins, Cullen Jenkins and Mike Patterson. Jenkins missed some practice time this past week with a hip injury, so there could be some snaps available there.
For the second week in a row, John Jerry starts at right guard with Brandon Mosley on the bench.
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