Russell Wilson was full of enthusiasm following Saturday night\u2019s 31-12 preseason victory over the Jets, speaking glowingly about how the offense has operated in training camp and in two preseason games.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe good part is we don\u2019t even have Malik Nabers out there yet,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cHe\u2019s had a great camp, so when he gets back out there too it will be really exciting for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
The question is this: When will Nabers get out there? <\/p>\n
The answer: The Giants fully expect him to be ready to roll for the Sept. 7 season opener in Washington.<\/p>\n
Malik Nabers is pictured before the Giants\u2019 preseason game against the Jets on Aug. 16. Bill Kostroun for the NY Post<\/p>\n
The Giants are being quite cautious with Nabers, knowing he is their one difference-maker on offense and their breakout star wide receiver. <\/p>\n
Nabers has not played in the first two preseason games and there are no plans to play him in the final preseason game, Thursday night against the Patriots.<\/p>\n
This is not a concern. Nabers is fine, a source said, and expected to handle his usual full load in the season opener. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He has missed time this summer with a lingering toe issue, went down hard on his shoulder in one practice and has more recently sat out with back tightness. <\/p>\n
None of these physical setbacks are alarming to the Giants \u2014 or to Nabers.<\/p>\n
He has missed time this summer with a lingering toe issue, went down hard on his shoulder in one practice and has more recently sat out with back tightness. <\/p>\n
Malik Nabers looks to make a catch during the Giants\u2019 Aug. 6 practice. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post<\/p>\n
Brian Daboll talks to Malik Nabers during the Giants\u2019 Aug. 1 practice. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post<\/p>\n
None of these physical setbacks are alarming to the Giants \u2014 or to Nabers.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I\u2019m doing fine,\u2019\u2019 Nabers said earlier in camp. \u201cYou know, the coaches and the training staff have a process of what they want me to do to be healthy for when we get ready to play, so I just got to do my job and follow the plan that they put ahead of me.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
The Giants will hold what coach Brian Daboll described as \u201ca good competitive padded practice\u2019\u2019 on Tuesday. <\/p>\n
Does Andrew Thomas make it onto the field?<\/p>\n
Thomas, the starting left tackle and the team\u2019s most indispensable offensive lineman, remains on the physically unable to perform list following foot surgery to repair a Lisfranc fracture. <\/p>\n
Andrew Thomas is pictured during the Giants\u2019 Aug. 7 practice. Charles Wenzelberg<\/p>\n
Time is running short for Thomas, as the season opener is three weeks away and it is clear he is not going to play in any of the three preseason games. <\/p>\n
The closer it gets to the games counting, the less likely it is that Daboll will put his team in pads in practice. <\/p>\n
Thomas once he is able to come off the PUP will need work to get into playing shape and there will not be many opportunities for him to get that work after this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cGetting better, so we\u2019ll take it day by day and see where we\u2019re at,\u2019\u2019 Daboll said on Sunday, parroting what he has said about Thomas all spring and summer. \u201cEach day he gets a little bit better, so we\u2019ll make that decision when we think it\u2019s best for us and him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s on his rehab schedule and he\u2019s working hard to get back as quickly as he can.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andrew Thomas works out during the Giants\u2019 Aug. 7 practice. Charles Wenzelberg<\/p>\n
Giants general manager Joe Schoen at the start of training camp said he expected Thomas would be available to play in Week 1.<\/p>\n
Without Thomas, James Hudson III has worked at left tackle with the starting group. <\/p>\n
Rookie Marcus Mbow, a fifth-round pick from Purdue, has primarily lined up at right tackle, but he has been given a look on the left side, and his performance has been impressive.<\/p>\n
Rookie outside linebacker Abdul Carter in the second quarter got leveled on a chip block by TE Stone Smartt. <\/p>\n
When Carter got back to his feet, he got leveled again by OT Chukwuma Okorafor.<\/p>\n
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\u201cS\u2013t just happens on the football field, but we got the win, so we\u2019re good,\u2019\u2019 Carter said after the game.<\/p>\n
That clip made the rounds on social media and Carter was not impressed or amused. He responded to the video on Sunday, posting on his X account \u201cmight be the only highlight of the Jets all season\u2019\u2019 and calling the block on him a \u201cweak a\u2013 chip.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Russell Wilson was full of enthusiasm following Saturday night\u2019s 31-12 preseason victory over the Jets, speaking glowingly about…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":155157,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,58348,58346,405,403,4716,5226,5225,1232,5228,5227,62,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-155156","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-andrew-thomas","10":"tag-malik-nabers","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-new-york-giants","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkcity","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-ny","18":"tag-nyc","19":"tag-sports","20":"tag-united-states","21":"tag-united-states-of-america","22":"tag-unitedstates","23":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","24":"tag-us","25":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115048596335268053","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}