Add The New York Post on Google Three takeaways from the Giants’ 23-6 preseason win over the Jets on Friday night at MetLife Stadium.
1. Braxton Berrios was signed as a kick returner and a backup wide receiver. The season-ending knee injury to Calvin Austin III strengthened Berrios’ chances of making the roster, but what he did Friday night did not help. He hauled in a 15-yard pass in the first half but then lost the ball on a fumble.
That is a no-no for anyone trying to make the team, especially a veteran, although Berrios’ spot seems secure
New York Giants wide receiver Braxton Berrios (87) is stripped of the ball during the first half of a preseason game against the New York Jets, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST 2. Rookie RG Sisi Mauigoa said he intended to hit his older brother, Jets LB Kiko Mauigoa, with a pancake block if he got the chance in this game.
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He got the chance late in the first quarter. Sisi got to the second level and made a textbook block on Kiko, shoving him backward to clear a lane for Tyrone Tracy Jr.’s 6-yard touchdown run.
3. The more you can do is what is needed for a fringe player intent on making the team. LB Zaire Barnes has a shot with the Giants for his ability on special teams.
He helped himself early in the second quarter with a leaping interception of Jets rookie QB Cade Klubnik. Barnes stepped in front of TE Jelani Woods to come away with the turnover. Barnes, who turns 27 on Sept. 3, played in 11 games for the Giants last season.
