{"id":185131,"date":"2024-08-13T14:12:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T18:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=185131"},"modified":"2024-08-13T14:12:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T18:12:19","slug":"giants-relieving-news-star-rookie-malik-nabers-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/08\/13\/giants-relieving-news-star-rookie-malik-nabers-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants Get Relieving News With Star Rookie Malik Nabers&#8217; Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A collective gasp from the Bronx to Cape May, NJ, took place this past Sunday afternoon when New York Giants No. 6 overall pick Malik Nabers exited practice 20 minutes early. While they&#8217;re not totally out of the woods yet, they can now slightly exhale.<\/p>\n<p>It was difficult for eye-witnesses to tell what actually happened on Sunday, but Nabers did leave the field during practice, could be seen with his shoe off, and received attention from New York&#8217;s training staff, <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/art_stapleton\/status\/1822659317608186214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to Art Stapleton<\/a> of <em>USA Today<\/em>. He was eventually diagnosed with a mild ankle sprain.<\/p>\n<p>Stapleton <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/art_stapleton\/status\/1822662000872165849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">later reported<\/a> that Nabers spent the remaining minutes of practice on a training box using an exercise band on his foot. He also walked back onto the field to break down the huddle and wasn&#8217;t exactly adamant on getting back in to get his foot checked out after. Stapleton <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/art_stapleton\/status\/1822675902855106773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">then went on to say<\/a> that the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_self\">Giants<\/a> are &#8220;hopeful Nabers is OK and appears to have avoided a serious injury to his left foot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Early Indications say Malik Nabers Injury was No More than a Scare<\/h2>\n<p>While these early reports prompting Nabers&#8217; early exit from practice as a minor concern rather than major, Giants fans were able to close out their weekends without much stress. Nabers has been a bright spot and then some at camp so far this summer, getting easy separation from the team&#8217;s best corners, running sharp routes, and making contested catches.<\/p>\n<p>It was the day after, however, where the additional support came made the Nabers injury seem like a jump scare in a thriller film rather than anything else.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Nabers&#8217; Appearance on <em>Up &amp; Adams<\/em> Speaks to His Health<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>After that turbulent practice on Sunday, Dexter Lawrence, Daniel Jones, and Nabers conducted interviews with Kay Adams of <em>Up &amp; Adams<\/em>, which dropped on Monday. While Nabers doesn&#8217;t need a healthy foot to speak into a mic, the touted wideout&#8217;s willingness to do the interview bodes well for his injury. A number of media members endorsed the idea that Nabers would not have done the interview had he been seriously injured, including Adams herself.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I dunno man. I just interviewed him. If he was hurt I would not have just interviewed him. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EyN9bj66A2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/EyN9bj66A2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kay Adams (@heykayadams) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heykayadams\/status\/1822689339786031437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Stapleton agreed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nabers did the interview with Kay today AFTER leaving practice with the ankle injury,&#8221; he <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/art_stapleton\/status\/1822776424832352691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote on X<\/a>. &#8220;He was still moving in some discomfort. But if Giants feared this was something serious, no way does he still do this interview.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nabers did not practice Monday, and <a  href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/12\/sports\/giants-give-malik-nabers-injury-update-after-practice-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">head coach Brian Daboll said<\/a> he&#8217;s &#8220;still being evaluated&#8221; and that he&#8217;s &#8220;a little sore.&#8221;\u00a0Regardless, whenever a dynamic player goes down, fans and fantasy investors alike oftentimes fear the worst, and everything we heard yesterday argues that isn&#8217;t what we&#8217;re dealing with here.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Injury News<\/h3>\n<p>Onto the offensive line, the Giants did activate tackle Evan Neal from the active\/physically unable to perform (PUP) list on Monday. The Alabama product <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/09\/28\/ny-giants-offensive-line-lets-daniel-jones-and-the-team-down\/\" target=\"_self\">contributed to an O-line<\/a> that gave up a whopping 85 sacks last year, good for the worst mark in the entire league.<\/p>\n<p>When booed by fans, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2023\/10\/04\/giants-evan-neal-fair-weather-fans-boo-louder\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Neal called them<\/a> hot dog and hamburger flippers, though he later went on to explain that was a mistake. The former No. 7 overall pick is taking a less hostile approach to this season as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever role that the team has for me, I\u2019m going to embrace it,&#8221; <a  href=\"https:\/\/giantswire.usatoday.com\/2024\/08\/12\/humble-evan-neal-ready-embrace-whatever-role-new-york-giants-need\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Neal told reporters<\/a> after being activated. &#8220;So, whether that\u2019s starting or not starting, I\u2019m here to contribute to the team, and I\u2019m going to do everything in my power to do so. I\u2019m not owed anything, and I can\u2019t feel like I deserve anything. All I want is what I work for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Image: Lucas Boland &#8211; USA Today Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giants wideout Malik Nabers went down with an injury on Sunday. 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