The Giants will be shorthanded in the backfield for a stretch. Tyrone Tracy suffered a dislocated shoulder during the team’s Week 3 loss, and he is set to miss time.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Tracy is expected to miss between two and four weeks while recovering from the injury. As a result, Tracy is set to be sidelined for regular season action for the first time in his young NFL career. The 2024 fifth-rounder logged a full campaign as a rookie, and he continued operating as a regular on offense this year prior to going down on Sunday.

As the Giants began the post-Saquon Barkley era, Tracy emerged as a key figure in the backfield. He started 12 games and amassed 230 touches in 2024; that workload resulted in 1,123 scrimmage yards and six total touchdowns. Early in the current campaign, the 25-year-old’s efficiency has taken a step back on a Giants offense which has underperformed twice in three games. Still, Tracy’s absence will be felt over the coming weeks.

In the meantime, New York will move forward with veteran Devin Singletary as an experienced backfield option. The team also has fourth-round rookie Cam Skattebo in the fold as a candidate for an increased workload. Skattebo received only two carries during his debut, but he has handled double-digit attempts for each of the past two contests. That could very well continue with Tracy temporarily out of the picture.

For the time being, questions surrounding the 0-3 Giants are centered on their setup at quarterback. It is currently unclear if Russell Wilson will remain atop the depth against the Chargers in Week 4 or if that game will mark the point at which the reins are handed over to first-round rookie Jaxson Dart. The futures of many key Giants staffers (including head coach Brian Daboll, general manager Joe Schoen and others) are well known to be hanging in the balance at this point.

As such, New York’s offense will be a unit to watch closely. Regardless of what takes place in the near future on that front, though, Tracy will not be in the fold.