LANDOVER, Md. -- New York Giants linebacker Jon Beason will miss his second straight game because of a foot injury. He was listed as doubtful on the injury report Wednesday, but his name was on the list when the Giants announced their seven inactive players for Thursday night's game against Washington at FedEx Field.
The Giants had hoped Beason would be able to play after practicing a bit this week, but obviously the very short time between games made that even more challenging. It's possible the 10 days between this game and their next one will give him enough time to heal to the point in which he can play.
In his place, Jameel McClain will move over from strongside linebacker to start at middle linebacker and Mark Herzlich will start at strongside linebacker for the second game in a row. That role likely would have been rookie Devon Kennard's, but he's out for the third game in a row with a hamstring injury. Herzlich isn't an ideal solution, but he's stronger against the run than Spencer Paysinger or Dan Fox. The Giants play most of the game in a nickel defense, so they usually only have two linebackers -- McClain and Jacquian Williams, in this case -- on the field at a time. But when they are in their base defense, they have more faith in Herzlich's ability to stop the run than they do the other remaining linebacker options on their team.
Safety Stevie Brown is not injured, but he has officially lost his starting job, at least for this game. The Giants announced Quintin Demps as their starting free safety. More on that move here.
Giants-Redskins: Full list of inactives.
