#James Bradberry nearly perfect for Giants under tough circumstances

Practice makes perfect, but James Bradberry came close to it even with missed reps last week.

The Giants’ top cornerback delivered his typical shutdown performance Sunday against the Bengals, allowing two catches for 15 yards to a trio of receivers hyped among the NFL’s best. Bradberry missed two practices last week to deal with an undisclosed family emergency.

“If anyone on this call was dealing with the same thing, we would encourage them, ‘Go take care of your family and make sure everything is good,’ ” coach Joe Judge told reporters. “James did a great job for us staying engaged. He was in all the meetings through Zoom. He showed up and had a good practice on Friday. He played a good game for us.”

Bradberry was awarded a game ball for the way he handled his business.

“He really made a lot of sacrifices and was able to combine personal adversity and some sacrifices to make sure he was still there for the team,” Judge said. “I’m really proud of the way he handled that. I hope for his family’s sake and for everyone’s sake that he doesn’t have to deal with it again. If it comes back up and he does, same as last week: We’ll support him.”

Judge did not rule out Bradberry missing more practices but teammates are on board with their respected leader.

“When he speaks everybody listens,” safety Jabrill Peppers said. “His play speaks for itself as well. We all prayed for him. He did what he had to do but he stayed engaged so when game day came, he was still able to go out there and be locked in and perform the way we need him to.”

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The Giants are bringing in Alex Tanney for a visit with the intention of signing him as an emergency quarterback, according to a source.

Tanney spent the 2018-19 seasons with the Giants and learned Jason Garrett’s playbook this offseason before he was cut at the end of the preseason. Cooper Rush also was with the Giants in the preseason but is on the Cowboys practice squad.

Under NFL rules, the Giants needed a player to begin COVID-19 testing Monday to be eligible to fly with the team to Seattle on Saturday. Tanney was already brought in to begin COVID-19 testing. With Daniel Jones injured, the Giants only healthy quarterbacks are Colt McCoy and Clayton Thorson.

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After watching the Broncos start a wide receiver off the practice squad at quarterback because the depth chart was depleted by COVID-19, Judge is rethinking putting a quarterback in quarantine — as some other teams have done.

“Considering in the future, not only just the quarterback position, but several key positions throughout the team, is it worth keeping those guys isolated and having them Zoom in for the meetings?” Judge said. “That’s definitely something we’re discussing right now.”

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OLB Kyler Fackrell (calf) will be evaluated during the week to see if he can play against the Seahawks.

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Special teams standout Nate Ebner (knee) “looks like he’s going to rebound pretty fast,” Judge said.

“One thing being around Nate for a long time is he’s kind of like the girl who has eight kids and can tell you she’s pregnant before she’s taken a test,” Judge said. “He kind of knows what’s going on with his body.”