The New York Giants took the field for their fifth practice of training camp on Monday morning and did so in full pads, under hazy skies, and with the heat index soaring over 100 degrees.

Dart looks much more comfortable than he did in the first three practices, when the rookie QB held the ball excessively in the pocket.

A best guess for Thomas’s return at the latest is Week 3 of the preseason, which would give him enough time to round into football shape. Head coach Brian Daboll, who usually declines to put timetables on the return of players, has always believed that when a rehabbing guy is ready, that’s when he’ll be activated.