Odell Beckham Jr. turns back the clock with one-handed Giants practice catch

Observations from Tuesday’s Giants practice:QB Jaxson Dart perfectly placed a pass over WR Darnell Mooney’s shoulder after he beat DB Ar’Darius Washington down the seam.Mooney finished the play by running for a touchdown, but he also had multiple catches to the sideline on a day when he looked worthy of a starting role.C John Michael Schmitz Jr.

got bulldozed by edge rusher Abdul Carter coming down the middle of the defense on a pass rush.Schmitz somersaulted as Carter kept charging.

It has been a concern through Schmitz’s first three seasons whether he possesses the strength to anchor against bull rushes.WR Odell Beckham Jr.made a jumping one-handed stab of a pass thrown behind him and got his feet down inbounds before rolling over during the routes-on-air portion of practice.

Beckham let out a shriek as if to say, “That’s more like it.”In addition to the potentially season-ending knee injury suffered by WR Calvin Austin III, WR Jalin Hyatt (ankle/leg), OG Josh Ezeudu (leg) and TE Theo Johnson (who collided with Kayvon Thibodeaux during Monday’s practice) did not practice.RG Francis Mauigoa and RT Jermaine Eluemunor were limited to individual periods....