Tyrone Tracy heads back to locker room in potential Giants injury scare

Tyrone Tracy started Friday night for the Giants in their preseason finale against the Jets, and if any player needed an impressive showing, it was him.

Tracy was doing just that until he went down after an eight-yard gain with 7:22 remaining in the second quarter.

Tracy stayed down, flat on his back, for several minutes, with teammates gathered nearby and head coach John Harbaugh looking in.

Tracy got to his feet, slowly, and was helped off the field, walking under his own power but not steadily.

He was escorted into the locker room by Ronnie Barnes, the Giants’ senior vice president of medical services.

Tracy finished four rushing attempts for 37 yards. He had a 16-yard run and followed that up with a six-yard burst for a touchdown late in the first quarter.

The third-year running back has had an uneven summer. He missed a blitz pickup in the preseason opener that got quarterback Jaxson Dart crushed. In the second preseason game, he lost the ball on a fumble against the Dolphins.

Tracy entered training camp as the No. 2 back behind Cam Skattebo, but the Giants on Aug. 18 signed Najee Harris, and that changed the dynamic in the running back room.

New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29) gains yards during the first half of a preseason game against the New York Jets, Friday, August 28, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST

Harris ran for 1,000 yards in each of his four NFL seasons with the Steelers. He tore his Achilles in Week 4 last season with the Chargers.

Skattebo stayed on the Giants sideline with most of the other starters on offense vs. the Jets, as did veteran running back Devin Singletary.