EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — With Drew Lock in a walking boot with a heel injury, the New York Giants may have Tommy DeVito back at quarterback Sunday when they try to break an eight-game losing streak in a game against the Baltimore Ravens.
Coach Brian Daboll announced the injury on Wednesday before the Giants (2-11) started preparations for the game against the Ravens (8-5) at MetLife Stadium, where New York is winless in seven games this season.
Lock was hurt this past weekend when the Saints sacked him twice and had 13 quarterbacks hits in a 14-11 loss.
“You always got to be ready for whatever happens,” DeVito said after practice. “Obviously, it’s been a little bit of a crazy situation this whole year with everything that’s gone on. So, there’s almost no surprises at this point. You just got to stay ready. Whoever’s out there, whatever number is going to be out there and ready to be called, we’re going to go out there and support them.”
The quarterback position has been in flux since the Giants benched and then released Daniel Jones on Nov. 22.
DeVito, who sparked the Giants to three wins in 2023 as an undrafted rookie free agent, started against Tampa Bay on Nov. 24. He was 21 of 31 for 189 yards, but he hurt his right forearm late in the 30-7 loss.
The New Jersey product said his arm feels fine and he is not worried about the losing streak.
“I think it’s just continuing just to prove to myself that I belong.” DeVito said. “Just go out and play at the highest level that I believe that I can play at, consistently. Just go out there and try to win football games. That’s what it comes down to.”
Tight end Daniel Bellinger said the biggest adjustment the receivers have to make is getting used to DeVito's cadence.
“I don’t feel like it’s difficult,” added rookie receiver Malik Nabers, who leads the Giants with 80 catches for 819 yards and three touchdowns. “I feel like I’ve caught enough passes from him, I’ve ran enough routes with him. We both know the playbook, so I don’t feel like it’s hard at all. But just another hill you’ve got to climb over.”
Lock started against the Cowboys in a Thanksgiving game loss and again against the Saints in a game where New Orleans blocked a late field-goal attempt by Graham Gano that could have forced overtime.
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New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll responds to questions during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Rodriguez)
New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Khalen Saunders (50) sacks New York Giants quarterback Drew Lock (2) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Giants quarterback Drew Lock (2) reacts during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport reopened on Wednesday to commercial flights, one month after gangs opened fire on planes. It was the second closing this year because of gang violence.
Soldiers and police, bolstered by Kenyan police leading a U.N.-backed mission to quell the violence, have boosted security in the area, and a test flight was successful, Haiti’s government said in a statement.
“The resumption of commercial flights marks a turning point for the Haitian economy,” the prime minister's office said.
However, there were no flights and no passengers Wednesday afternoon, with heavily armed police setting up checkpoints by the airport and stopping public transport. An airport parking lot normally packed with hundreds of cars had about several dozen vehicles, the majority belonging to employees.
An older Haitian man arrived at the airport late Wednesday morning, wanting to verify when he could fly out of Port-au-Prince, but there were no airline employees at any counter. He feared for his safety and declined to comment.
On Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration extended a ban on U.S. flights to Haiti's capital until March 12 out of safety.
The Toussaint Louverture airport in Port-au-Prince closed in mid-November after gangs opened fire on a Spirit Airlines flight that was preparing to land, striking a flight attendant who suffered minor injuries. Other commercial planes were hit that day, prompting Spirit, JetBlue and American Airlines to cancel their flights to Haiti. A day later, the FAA banned U.S. airlines from flying to the Caribbean country for 30 days.
The airport in Port-au-Prince had closed for nearly three months earlier this year after gangs launched coordinated attacks on key government infrastructure starting in late February. Gangs now control about 85% of the capital.
It wasn’t immediately clear which flights would resume on Wednesday. The FAA’s ban is in place until Thursday.
A spokesman for Spirit told The Associated Press on Wednesday that its flights to Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haitien, where Haiti's other international airport is located, are suspended “until further notice.” A spokeswoman for American Airlines said they are monitoring the situation and will evaluate resuming flights to Port-au-Prince for late 2025. A spokesperson for JetBlue did not return a message seeking comment.
For the past month, the only international airport operating in Haiti was the one in the northern coastal town of Cap-Haitien, but traveling there by land is dangerous since gangs control the main roads leading out of Port-au-Prince and are known for opening fire on public transport.
The few who could afford to escape the surge of gang violence in the capital this past month paid thousands of dollars for private air transport to Cap-Haitien.
The violence, coupled with alleged threats and aggression from Haiti's National Police, had forced Doctors Without Borders to suspend activities for the first time in its history in the Caribbean country in late November. The aid group announced Wednesday that it had partially resumed activities in Port-au-Prince. However, transportation of patients has not restarted, and one of its hospitals remains closed.
Some 5,000 people have been reported killed in Haiti this year, including more than 100 in a recent massacre in a gang-controlled community in Port-au-Prince.
On Tuesday night, another gang killed more than 20 people in Petite-Rivière in Haiti's central Artibonite region, according to Radio Méga, who interviewed human rights attorney Rosy Auguste Ducéna.
Associated Press reporter Dánica Coto in San Juan, Puerto Rico contributed to this report.
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A man rides his motorcycle past the Toussaint Louverture airport on the day it reopened in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Police officers patrol near the Toussaint Louverture International Airport on the day it reopened in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Pedestrians walk past the Toussaint Louverture International Airport on the day it reopened in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
A Kenyan police officer, part of a U.N.-backed multinational force, crosses a street to enter the Toussaint Louverture International Airport on the day it reopened in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
