Giants sign Brandon Meriweather, Cowboys Byron Jones hurts shoulder

Desperate for help and any kind of experience at the safety position, Byron Jones Jerseythe New York Giants on Sunday signed veteran safety Brandon Meriweather. Meriweather, 31, was one of a handful of defensive backs who worked out for the Giants on Sunday afternoon after safeties Landon Collins and Mykkele Thompson left Friday's preseason opener with injuries. Thompson is lost for the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon, and Collins is out for a while with an MCL sprain in his left knee. Meriweather has 99 NFL games to his credit. He has played for the New England Patriots, Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins since the Patriots picked him in the first round of the 2007 draft. He's struggled with injuries and other issues throughout his career. Over the past four seasons, http://www.officialcowboysnflstore.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_CHARLES_HALEY_JERSEY.htmlhe missed 26 games due to injury and another three due to suspensions he's received for overly aggressive play, including helmet-to-helmet hits. He ended the 2014 season on injured reserve due to a toe injury. Meriweather immediately becomes the most experienced safety on a Giants roster whose safeties including the rookie Collins, converted second-year cornerback Bennett Jackson, Cooper Taylor, Nat Berhe, Jeromy Miles, Josh Gordy, Justin Currie and Justin Halley. So if he proves to be healthy, he's certainly a candidate to make the roster and possibly even start. But given that he was still a free agent on Aug. 16, that seems like a big if. To make room on the roster for Meriweather, http://www.officialcowboysnflstore.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_CHAZ_GREEN_JERSEY.html the Giants waived kicker Chris Boswell. They also placed Thompson on injured reserve, but since he is not a vested veteran, Thompson still counts against the Giants' 90-man training camp roster limit. Dallas Cowboys first-round pick Byron Jones was unable to finish Sunday's practice because of a left shoulder injury, but owner and general manager Jerry Jones said the initial report he received was positive. Byron Jones is likely going to miss practices against the St. Louis Rams on Monday and Tuesday and could miss the second preseason game against the San Daniel FellsJersey Francisco 49ers. But Jones said that would be more of a precaution than a necessity. Byron Jones was hurt on a collision with fellow cornerback Morris Claiborne. While covering tight end Jason Witten down the middle of the field, Jones got turned around and ran into Claiborne, who was covering receiver Nick Harwell on a crossing route. Byron Jones was on the field for a few moments http://www.nflgiantsofficial.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_DOMINIQUE_RODGERSCROMARTIE_JERSEY.htmlbefore walking off under his own power before getting examined by the team's doctors. He then went to the locker room for the rest of practice. "We feel like it's not as bad as it could've been and that it may involve a few days here of special attention but over the long but short run this coming week, he should be back out here," Jerry Jones said. "I don't know if he'll be here for San Francisco, but we're not talking about out long, the way I hear it tonight." The Cowboys are without cornerbacks Orlando Scandrick (knee) and Brandon Carr (hand) already, and Corey White suffered an ankle injury Sunday that left him hobbling.