Neville Hewitt joins Giants practice squad with Week 3 debut a real possibility

The Giants are offering linebackers a pretty clear path from the street to the field.Neville Hewitt, a 10-year veteran who has been out of the NFL since last season ended, signed Monday to the Giants’ practice squad, The Post confirmed.Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.

If Hewitt shows up ready to go, it might not be long until he is in uniform on gameday. The Giants will be without starter Micah McFadden (foot) for most of the season.Darius Muasau (concussion), Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (calf) and Chris Board (chest) — none of whom were available at the end of the loss to the Cowboys — all are uncertain to be available Sunday against the Chiefs.Practice-squad elevation Swayze Bozeman — in his Giants debut — finished the game next to Bobby Okereke with the first-team defense.Hewitt started 32 of 48 games played for the Jets from 2018-2020, culminating in a 134-tackle season.He spent the last four seasons with the Texans, mostly as a backup....