{"id":166230,"date":"2025-08-22T10:18:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T10:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/166230\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T10:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T10:18:16","slug":"tj-moore-carted-off-after-gruesome-leg-injury-in-giants-preseason-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/166230\/","title":{"rendered":"TJ Moore carted off after gruesome leg injury in Giants preseason finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From a high to a low.<\/p>\n<p>Rookie cornerback TJ Moore suffered a devastating right leg injury shortly after he had one of his best moments in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/21\/sports\/jaxson-dart-leads-electric-giants-touchdown-drive-before-brief-concussion-scare\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giants\u2019 42-10 preseason win over the Patriots<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Minutes after Moore intercepted a pass and ran it back for a 44-yard touchdown, he had to be carted off the field during the final minutes after his leg appeared to twist awkwardly as he was running during a play.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He appeared to plant his leg the wrong way and tumbled to the ground, a replay of the play appeared to show, and he grabbed at his right leg.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The entire Giants sideline came out onto the field to support Moore before he was loaded onto the cart with his right leg immobilized and taken to the Giants\u2019 locker room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warning: Graphic content<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TJ Moore sustained a gruesome knee injury during the Giants\u2019 42-10 preseason win over the Patriots on Aug. 21, 2025. AP<\/p>\n<p>TJ Moore was carted off the field during the Giants\u2019 preseason win over the Patriots. AP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWasn\u2019t good,\u201d head coach Brian Daboll said postgame. \u201cFeel for that young man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quarterbacks Russell Wilson, Jaxson Dart and Jameis Winston helped lift Moore onto the cart, North Jersey\u2019s Art Stapleton reported\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moore was later seen loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher after it pulled into the tunnel near the Giants\u2019 locker room, according to The Post\u2019s Ryan Dunleavy,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Giants gathered around TJ Moore after he sustained a gruesome knee injury during the Big Blue\u2019s preseason win over the Patriots. AP<\/p>\n<p>It was a tough way or the night to end for Moore, who had produced a strong showing in the Giants\u2019 final preseason game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moore had recorded three tackles Thursday, in addition to the interception.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGo behind the scenes with Big Blue\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Giants by Paul Schwartz, a weekly Sports+ exclusive.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>He arrived as an undrafted free agent out of Mercer, where he was named an FCS All-American in 2024 and had 64 tackles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Giants finished their preseason with a 3-0 mark, and will open up their 2025 season Sept. 7, against the Commanders in Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From a high to a low. 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