Getty New York Giants starting nickelback Dru Phillips left the preseason opener with an injury. The New York Giants’ snap count leader on the defensive side was cornerback Nic Jones during the preseason opener against the Buffalo Bills , and it seems an injury was the reason for that. After initially calling the first-team reps at nickel CB a “good sign” for Jones, The Athletic’s Dan Duggan amended that statement a bit on August 10. “Less of a good sign for Jones than it appeared in the moment,