Giants Open Training Camp at The Greenbrier With Early Focus on Malik Nabers and Cam Skattebo

The New York Giants began their 2026 training camp Wednesday at the Sports Performance Center at The Greenbrier, setting the tone for the long grind of practices that follow the opening-week look-in. The outing marked the first full session of the camp period and came with a team-issued notebook, “What We Learned,” that specifically spotlighted wide receiver Malik Nabers and running back Cam Skattebo among the day’s key themes.

For Nabers, the early emphasis matters because his role is built around being a consistent separator and a reliable target across different coverages. Training camp is typically where quarterback and receiver timing gets refined, and where the coaching staff can measure routes, hands, and location-based fundamentals at full speed. The Giants’ decision to feature him in the first set of camp notes suggests they wanted the focus to land on his development and readiness right away, rather than waiting for later weeks when pads and game-speed practices become more frequent.

Skattebo’s presence in the “What We Learned” update also carries weight for New York’s offensive planning. A running back’s value in the NFL often comes not just from carries, but from how well he handles receiving work, protection responsibilities, and situational runs. With camp just beginning, highlighting Skattebo in the earliest reporting indicates New York is treating the backfield as a central piece of its early evaluation, especially as the team moves from spring installations into repeatable, snap-by-snap execution.

The Giants’ camp opener notes were not limited to those two players. The team’s headline list for the day’s notebook referenced several prominent names tied to the Giants organization and the broader football ecosystem around them, including general manager Joe Schoen and standout defensive end Brian Burns. That kind of framing is common in “what we learned” style releases, where a first-practice recap is used to capture multiple storylines at once: the competitive readiness of key starters and the organizational priorities the staff wants established early.

Also included among the names associated with the day’s update was Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, reflecting the reality that NFL camp settings often involve cross-team attention and visits from notable figures in the league. Jaxson Dart was also listed in the team’s “what we learned” title line, which typically indicates some form of involvement in the camp week’s activity, whether through work-spotlight framing, observational access, or another format used during major organizational events.

What the “what we learned” approach tends to do in week one is offer a snapshot of the camp atmosphere and the specific areas the staff is monitoring as the team builds tempo. With Wednesday’s practice serving as the first true reference point, the most meaningful takeaway is not any single completed play, but the early emphasis New York placed on Nabers and Skattebo, two players whose roles map directly to offense production and weekly game-planning.

As the Giants move deeper into camp, the next checkpoint to watch will be how those early priorities translate into later, higher-intensity sessions: more structured team periods, increased live-action reps, and clearer separation between players as practice roles solidify. For New York, the early camp focus on Nabers and Skattebo suggests the staff wants to establish offensive continuity early, then refine it as the schedule progresses and the team’s identity becomes more defined.