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The New York Giants on Tuesday placed linebacker Jacquian Williams and offensive lineman James Brewer on season-ending injured reserve due to lingering concussion symptoms. The moves raise the total number of Giants players on injured reserve this season to an absolutely stunning 22 -- enough to field a full offense and defense (though they'd be without a quarterback, a tight end and a couple of other key positions). To replace Williams and Brewer on their roster, the Giants promoted defensive tackle Dominique Hamilton from their practice squad and signed guard Adam Gettis from the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad. Williams was the Giants' starting weakside linebacker and leading tackler for the first nine games of the season, but he never fully recovered from the concussion he suffered in the Week 10 loss at Seattle. He'd been cleared to return to the practice field a couple times since then, but he would develop symptoms again after practicing and had to be shut down. Brewer was inactive for the first 10 games of this season but was playing right tackle in Week 13 in Jacksonville when he suffered his concussion. The Giants also signed safety Thomas Gordon to their practice squad to fill Hamilton's spot. Here's the full list of Giants on injured reserve: CB Prince Amukamara DE Robert Ayers LB Jon Beason OL James Brewer RB Michael Cox WR Victor Cruz WR Marcus Harris RB Peyton Hillis KR Trindon Holliday CB Travis Howard WR Jerrel Jernigan DE Mathias Kiwanuka OL Troy Kropog LB Terrell Manning WR Mario Manningham CB Trumaine McBride OL Geoff Schwartz OL Adam Snyder S Cooper Taylor CB Walter Thurmond LB Jacquian Williams RB David Wilson
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