The Giants intended to practice Thursday inside their fieldhouse, moving indoors to get out of the smoky air from the Canadian wildfires that have inundated the New York/New Jersey area. 

The air quality inside the field house was compromised, though, and coach Brian Daboll, after consulting with his players and medical professionals, made the determination to cancel the organized team activity session.

Daboll also canceled Friday’s scheduled final OTA. The team will return to the field next week for mandatory minicamp Tuesday and Wednesday.

“Let this thing settle down and start back up next week,’’ Daboll said.

The Giants conducted media availability with their three coordinators in the field house, as previously scheduled, before deciding to forgo practice.

A group of players met earlier in the morning in a tent inside the fieldhouse and expressed concern about the air quality inside the facility. 

That led to Daboll seeking the advice of Ronnie Barnes, the head athletic trainer and senior vice president of medical services, and other medical personnel.

“They suggested we hold off until next week,’’ Daboll said. “I’m going to listen to the people with a bunch of initials next to their degree.’’

Given the restrictive nature of the new kickoff rule the NFL adopted for the 2023 season, why not simply get rid of the play altogether?

“I’d never say that, because that’s my livelihood,’’ Thomas McGaughey, the Giants’ special teams coordinator, said Thursday.

McGaughey is not a fan of the new rule voted in by NFL owners that allows players to call for a fair catch on kickoffs, with the resulting possession beginning at the team’s own 25-yard line. The league cited increased player safety for the rule — which college football adopted in 2018 — estimating the concussion rate will drop 15 percent if the kickoff return rate decreases from 38 percent to the expected 31 percent with the new rule in place.

Many special teams coordinators have blasted the new rule.

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce called it “absolutely stupid.’’

McGaughey, a veteran coordinator, did not come out and rip the new rule but he clearly is not in favor of it. He said “that’s a really good question’’ when asked if he feels as if special teams coordinators are becoming an endangered species.

“No one wants to lose a part of what you’re used to doing as a part of your job, to kind of go away,’’ he said. “You want to be able to kind of coach the way you’ve been coaching and have the same kind of impact in the game that you want to have, but again, you just make the adjustments and just keep moving.’’

The Giants are installing their offense this spring without Saquon Barkley, who cannot attend the offseason program because he has not signed his franchise tender.

Does it feel strange to move forward without Barkley?

“Any time someone isn’t on the field, there’s obviously players that you want out there,’’ offensive coordinator Mike Kafka said. “Saquon is one of them. Not going to get into that.’’