A tough night for the New York Giants was made worse by star rookie Malik Nabors being injured late in the fourth quarter of Thursday night's loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Nabors, the No. 6 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, fell heavily to the sideline while trying to connect with Daniel Jones on fourth-and-six with just over three minutes left in the game.
New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabors, 1, hits Dallas Cowboys linebacker Demarvion Overshawn during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in East Rutherford. (13 years old) and linebacker Eric Kendricks (50 years old) to carry the ball. new jersey (AP Photo/Adam Hange)
Jones scrambled to find Neighbors downfield and almost made a good catch for another set of downs.
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Nabors managed to get both feet on the ground, but he was tackled by Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs and the ball spilled for an incompletion.
Nabors remained motionless on the ground and was eventually helped off the field. He was later diagnosed with a concussion.
“I thought he did a great job of keeping his feet in bounds,” head coach Brian Daboll told reporters after the game. “It was a perfect throw and the ball swung a little bit on the outside as he went to the ground. But he scrambled and put the ball exactly where he was supposed to put it. It was close. It was a matter of inches. It was.”
New York Giants wide receiver No. 1 Malik Nabors is injured and off the field during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, September 26, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. be rescued. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
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Daboll said Nabers is “with the doctors” and will be examined later.
Nabers posted an update on social media early Friday morning, saying she was “okay.”
Nabors had 12 catches for 115 yards, marking his second straight game with 10 or more catches for at least 100 yards. According to ESPN, he is the first player in NFL history to have at least 25 receptions and three touchdowns in his first four games.
New York Giants wide receiver No. 1 Malik Nabors reacts after a first down against the Dallas Cowboys during the third quarter of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. . (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
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“He had another great game and did a great job in front of us. We will continue to have faith in him,” Jones said of Nabors.
The Giants are on a mini-bye until their next game against the Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 6, so Nabors will have more time to clear concussion protocol.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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