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EAST RUTHERFORD https://www.giantsfanshop.com/hats , N.J. (AP) � e New York Giants� lineup at tight end and make people forget Evan Engram.The 29-year-old Ellison is an old-time tight end. He�s tough. He�s physical. He catches the ball, runs hard and blocks as well.Engram is the more modern version of a tight end. The 23-year old can run like a receiver, break a game open with a catch and help out a little with his blocking, which is not his strongest suit.When the Giants (1-2) face the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, Ellison is going to step in for Engram, who sprained his knee last weekend against Houston and is going to be sidelined for a couple of weeks.�There�s stuff that I can�t do that Evan does,� Ellison said Thursday before the Giants practiced. �For me, it�s just trying to execute the plays and find my role in the play that�s called, and try to make a play.�Ellison had his best game of the season this past weekend, catching three passes for 39 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown, in a 27-22 win over the Texans.Odell Beckham Jr., who leads the Giants with 24 catches for 271 yards, said all the receivers are going to have to step up to replace Engram, who led the Giants in receiving last season.�Rhett, we call him Mr. Consistent. I do New York Giants Hoodie , at least,� Beckham said. �He always seems like he�s in the right place at the right time, always making the plays, so everybody�s got to step up.�Ellison has spent a lot of time this week talking with Engram, who had 10 catches for 104 yards and a TD this season.�A lot of people sleep on Rhett,� Engram said. �He�s definitely a teach-tape in the blocking game. The dude is a really good athlete and makes plays in the pass game too. So, no need to give him any speed. He was moving on some plays on Sunday, and I expect him to have a big game this weekend, and through the pass game. I know he�s going to take care of his blocks in the run game.�Giants coach Pat Shurmur worked with Ellison when both were with the Vikings.�I�m fond of Rhett who he is as a player and as a person,� Shurmur said. �He epitomizes a player that you want on your team. He�s very good at what he does, he can line up anywhere, he finds a way to make plays. Some guys just have a knack for that. He finds a way to make plays. Very trustworthy and very tough, and he�s wired like a football player, and that is what you�re looking for.�Shurmur even equated Ellison�s toughness with that of Mark Bavaro, the outstanding tight end who was a member of the Giants� Super Bowl-winning teams after the 1986 and �90 seasons.The comparison was somewhat funny because Bavaro made a name for himself early in his career carrying a half-dozen San Francisco defenders on a 31-yard pass play in the �86 season.�One of which was my dad,� Ellison said http://www.giantsfanshop.com/Oshane-Ximines-Jersey , whose father Riki was a linebacker who played a decade in the NFL. �So, I�m sure my dad is not happy about this comparison.�Ellison said he isn�t approaching this game any differently than others in his seven-year career. He is spending time with backup tight ends Scott Simonson and rookie Garrett Dickerson to make sure they are up to speed. Engram is working with them, too.�He definitely has been picking my brain a lot this year,� Engram said of Ellison. �So have I with him in blocking and stuff. I have all the confidence in him. Like I said, I feel like I�m a vet sometimes when that happens. He�s like the young kid asking me for help and stuff.�NOTES: CB Eli Apple (hamstring) returned to practice on a limited basis. LB Olivier Vernon (ankle) was also limited. DT Damon Harrison (knee), RB Jonathan Stewart (knee) and WR Cody Latimer (knee) missed practice for the second straight day. Comparison to Blackburn, Herzlich called "fairly appropriate""WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015, Week 17New York Giants NewsGet to know Ryan Connelly: 5 questions with Bucky�s 5th QuarterNew,64commentsComparison to Blackburn, Herzlich called �fairly appropriate�EDTShareTweetShareShareGet to know Ryan Connelly: 5 questions with Bucky�s 5th QuarterRyan Connelly making a tackle.Mark Hoffman-USA TODAY SportsThe New York Giants drafted Wisconsin linebacker Ryan Connelly in Round 5, 143rd overall. What are they getting in the former walk-on quarterback who Dane Brugler of The Athletic said �out-worked more highly-recruited players when he arrived at Wisconsin and will out-work higher drafted players when he lands in an NFL training camp?�The folks who have watched Connelly closely include those at SB Nation�s Wisconsin website, Bucky�s 5th Quarter. Owen Reise of B5Q shared some of what he knows about the Giants� new linebacker in a �5 Questions� segment. Let�s see what he had to say.Ed: The Giants have had guys like Chase Blackburn and Mark Herzlich in the past, guys who were perhaps limited athletically but through smarts and special teams found ways to contribute. Is that an apt comparison for Connelly?Owen: I think that would be a fairly appropriate parallel to draw for Connelly. Ryan has always had a penchant for making the big tackle or play, despite not relying on athleticism to make those plays. I don�t know if Connelly has the upside to be a starting linebacker capable of fighting off more talented players for the spot at the NFL level, but he was rock solid for Wisconsin for the past three seasons. Ed: I see reports say he�s limited as an athlete, but still has �sideline-to-sideline� play-making ability. How can that be?Owen: I think in Wisconsin�s 3-4 defense Deandre Baker Jersey , both Ryan Connelly and T.J. Edwards were falsely represented as �sideline-to-sideline� defenders, because each of them could get to the sideline on the side of the field they were on. I don�t think Connelly is a bad athlete at all, but he�s certainly not a prototypical Mike linebacker with that elite range for the next level. Connelly and Edwards were incredibly cohesive together and both benefited greatly from playing next to each other. Ed: What should we know about Connelly�s personality? Owen: Ryan is a good dude. He�s quiet and goes about his business (probably a stereotype that most Wisconsin players are given, but it fits). It�s not often, but Connelly will show emotion on the field in big moments. Often times, he�s the type of guy to make his play, and walk back to the huddle to do it again. He�s a no-nonsense type of guy who will lead by example. He�s always been very respectful to the media both in availability, and in other avenues. One other thing to know about Connelly, is that in 2018 he played with an abdominal injury. He told B5Q that he injured it during summer and fall camp, but played with it throughout 2018, despite the ab muscle tearing off of the pubic bone. He missed the Pinstripe Bowl in December due to finally having the injury taken care of, but played all 12 of Wisconsin�s games this season, even the Rutgers game, which was shortly after learning his mother had been diagnosed with cancer. It was very apparent by the end of the season, the Minnesota game in particular, that Connelly was severely hampered by the injury http://www.giantsfanshop.com/Dexter-Lawrence-Jersey , but was able to gut it out. Ed: Will he or won�t he eventually be a starting-caliber linebacker in the NFL.Owen: I somewhat answered this question inadvertently earlier, but I don�t think it�s out of the realm of possibilities that Connelly could work his way into a starting spot in James Bettcher�s scheme. I think especially if he�s surrounded by studs, and he�s not depended on to make a ton of plays outside of his role, he�ll be just fine. I think Connelly is a SAM linebacker in the NFL, as he�s best coming forward, towards the line of scrimmage. Ed: Are there any particular highlights from his career at Wisconsin that stand out?Owen: Ryan Connelly burst onto the UW scene during the LSU game at Lambeau in 2016. Connelly was the fourth inside linebacker on the roster, but after an injury to Chris Orr, Connelly came in and made a huge play to tackle Leonard Fournette short of a first down on a third down, and from then he�s been a fixture in the Badgers� defense. He had a touchdown against Penn State in the 2016 Big Ten Championship Game as well. Against Ohio State in 2017�s Big Ten Championship Game, Connelly was all over the place attempting to contain J.T. Barrett, and against Iowa this past season Connelly made multiple plays, including a play where he avoided the fullback and submarined the runner short of the first down to force a field goal. I�ll sincerely miss watching Ryan Connelly play for the Badgers, and I wish him the best of luck with y�all.