The New York Giants are now firmly in the Jaxson Dart era after benching veteran quarterback Russell Wilson following his 0-3 start to the season as the team’s starter. Dart won his first game as a starter, an upset victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.
Unfortunately, Dart’s top target, wide receiver Malik Nabers, went down with a knee injury. However, Nabers’ injury was even more complicated than indicated by initial reports.
“Giants WR Malik Nabers suffered a partially torn lateral meniscus in addition to the torn ACL in his right knee, per source. That’s common with ACL tears and shouldn’t add any time to Nabers’ recovery timeline,” Dan Duggan reported on Wednesday.
“The meniscus will likely be repaired when he undergoes the ACL reconstruction surgery. The good news is there’s no other damage to the knee. Nabers will likely undergo surgery within the next week or two.”
Fans reacted to the news on social media.
“What is the likelihood he’s the same player ?” one fan on Twitter wanted to know.
“He should demand a grass only clause in his second contract if the giants are lucky enough to not have him demand a trade next year anyway,” another fan added.
“I saw Larry Fitzgerald talk about this, he said he will be back and ready to rock and roll by training camp, if it was an Achilles he said it would be much much worse, I think the kids going to be all right he’s very young he’s very athletic and in good shape, he will be back,” someone else added.
Hopefully, Nabers can make a complete recovery.
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