EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants rookie extensive receiver Malik Nabers won’t play Sunday night time towards the Cincinnati Bengals due to a concussion, coach Brian Daboll stated.
Nabers will miss his second straight recreation. He additionally did not play in Sunday’s 29-20 win over the Seattle Seahawks.
“He’ll be doing stuff out of the sphere extra like he was doing the final two days,” Daboll stated. “He will not make it [for Sunday].”
The No. 6 choose on this 12 months’s draft stays within the concussion protocol and didn’t follow this week.
Daboll wouldn’t say if Nabers was nonetheless experiencing any signs.
“I will depart that in-house,” he stated. “However making progress, he’ll do some greater than he did [Thursday], much like most likely the day earlier than. Take it day-to-day.”
Darius Slayton will step into the No. 1 receiver spot for the second consecutive recreation. He had eight catches for 122 yards and a landing in Seattle.
The Giants (2-3) may be with out operating again Devin Singletary for the second straight week as properly. He has been restricted in follow this week and Daboll appeared uncertain earlier than Friday’s follow the place he stood.
Rookie Tyrone Tracy (129 dashing yards) stuffed in admirably in Seattle.
Nabers regarded as if he had an opportunity to return earlier this week. He did some operating on the aspect with a coach Wednesday. However he did little or no throughout the open portion of follow Thursday when Daboll stated he remained within the “similar spot” within the protocol.
He possible wanted to get right into a follow to be prepared for Sunday night time.
“I might say he is bought a reasonably good concussion,” Daboll stated. “I am not going to get into the concussion protocol or something like that. It is a severe factor.”
The younger playmaker did extra Friday. He was operating sprints and even caught some passes throughout the open portion of follow.
Nonetheless, he was out of time. A participant should do “club-based non-contact coaching drills” and get cleared by a crew bodily earlier than an unbiased neurologist can clear him from the league-mandated concussion protocol.
The intention now will likely be to get him again when the Giants host their former operating again Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles subsequent week.
Nabers didn’t appear to get all that shut this week, and his attendance at a Travis Scott live performance Wednesday at MetLife Stadium raised some questions on social media.
Daboll wouldn’t say if he had any points along with his star extensive receiver attending the live performance whereas nonetheless within the protocol.
“I will maintain that every one in-house,” he stated.
Daboll did say that Nabers didn’t violate any crew guidelines.
The harm occurred when Nabers tried to make a catch late within the fourth quarter close to the sideline two weeks in the past towards the Dallas Cowboys. His face hit the bottom as he tried to corral the cross and get his ft down in bounds. The Giants’ medical workers instantly attended to him whereas he was down on the crew’s sideline.
Nabers didn’t return to the sport. Afterward, outdoors linebacker Brian Burns yelled throughout the locker room to the rookie, asking if he was OK.
“Nah,” Nabers responded.
The problem has slowed a historic begin to the season. Nabers grew to become the primary participant in NFL historical past to report no less than 25 receptions and three touchdowns in his first 4 video games.
The LSU product has 35 catches for 386 yards and three touchdowns this season.
