Tyrone Tracy ‘trending’ toward getting cleared from concussion for Giants’ game vs. Commanders

Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. returned to practice Thursday — as a limited participant in a red non-contact jersey — and is “trending in the right direction” to get cleared from concussion protocol before Sunday’s game against the Commanders, head coach Brian Daboll said.

Tracy, who added to his rookie breakout with a 145-yard, one-touchdown performance during the Giants’ loss to the Steelers, exited in the fourth quarter Monday.

That, at the time, made his status for Week 9 unknown and also created a scenario where the offense would need to adjust without one of its most prolific players this season outside of rookie wideout Malik Nabers.

Tracy, a fifth-round pick in April’s draft, has collected 376 rushing yards across four starts and eight appearances — averaging 5.15 yards per carry.

He took over the starting job when Devin Singletary missed a game with an injury, and then kept it even after Singletary returned.

Daboll stopped short of calling Tracy the Giants’ No. 1 running back Thursday, but didn’t hesitate to say the rookie has already carved out a significant role.