{"id":264558,"date":"2025-09-29T19:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/264558\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T19:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:16:11","slug":"giants-wr-malik-nabers-tore-his-acl-will-miss-remainder-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/264558\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants WR Malik Nabers tore his ACL, will miss remainder of season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Giants\u2019 worst fears have been confirmed. Star wide receiver Malik Nabers will miss the remainder of the season after tests revealed Monday that he tore his ACL<\/a>, the team announced.<\/p>\n

Nabers got hurt during the second quarter of Sunday\u2019s 21-18 win over the Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>. He started to leap for a deep pass from rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, but he couldn\u2019t complete the jump as something went wrong. Nabers appeared to grab his leg mid-catch, and he was down on the field for a long time before a cart came out to take him off the field.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a huge loss for the Giants\u2019 offense, as Nabers has been the No. 1 target since he arrived in New York last year as the No. 6 selection out of LSU. He entered Sunday with 16 catches for 251 yards, fourth among NFL receivers.<\/p>\n

Despite leaving the game early, Nabers\u2019 35 targets this season are tied for seventh-most in the NFL entering Monday Night Football. Last season, Nabers was No. 2 in the league in targets (170) behind Cincinnati\u2019s Ja\u2019Marr Chase despite playing in two fewer games. Nabers finished his fabulous rookie season with 109 receptions for 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns while commanding a league-high 30.7% of his team\u2019s targets.<\/p>\n

Suffice it to say, he\u2019s a critical part of the Giants offense who will be next to impossible to replace.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, this is a business of injury, and I feel terrible for Malik\u2019s injury,\u201d coach Brian Daboll said Sunday postgame. \u201cHe\u2019s an important piece of our team, but \u2026 it\u2019s the next man up.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the Giants, next man up is Darius Slayton, who has stepped into the Giants\u2019 WR1 role before, when Nabers missed two games with a concussion last season. With Slayton bumping up a spot, 2023 third-rounder Jalin Hyatt now has the opportunity to see more action, as he should replace Slayton as the team\u2019s other outside receiver. The Giants also have the undrafted rookie Beaux Collins to turn to, but he\u2019s played just 12 percent of the team\u2019s offensive snaps so far this season.<\/p>\n

Following Nabers\u2019 injury, former Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham shared his thoughts<\/a> on X about the risks players take on when playing on turf fields, like the one at MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cDear @NFL, I mean this with the upmost love and respect,\u201d\u00a0Beckham wrote.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cWe (The NFL) take all The precautions in the world with EVERYthing else when it comes to players \u201chealth\u201d and \u201csafety.\u201d PLZ. PLZ. PLZ. GET RID OF THE (angry expletive emoji) TURF. Thank You in advance. LUV.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a follow-up post, he added:\u00a0\u201cRespect and u kno I loveeeee the giants, but DeathLife has taken too many talented players away from the game. I kno it\u2019s not ALL the turfs fault but at least maybe it to where we\u2019ve gotten all research done to if TURF has to stay it\u2019s at the HIGHEST of quality possible. At least can we start the discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n

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