A cdisorrowfulmireful night for the New York Giants took a turn for the worse when star rookie Malik Nabers was injured tardy in the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Nabers, the sixth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, took a challenging descend on the sideline with fair over three minutes remaining in the game when he tried to join with Daniel Jones on 4th and 6.
Jones scrambled before discovering Nabers downfield in what was cforfeitly a excellent catch for a novel set of downs.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM
While Nabers administerd to retain both feet in, he was tackled by Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs, who knocked the ball free for an incompletion.
Nabers remained motionless on the ground before eventupartner being helped off the field. He was tardyr determined with a concussion.
“I thought he did a fantastic job of retaining his feet in bounds,” head coach Brian Daboll tanciaccess alerters after the game. “It was a perfect throw and as he was going to the ground, the ball benevolent of got jarred out there. But he put it right where he insisted to put it on a scramble. It was seal, a game of inches.”
COWBOYS MAINTAIN DOMINANCE OVER GIANTS AFTER INTERCEPTING LAST-SECOND HAIL MARY
Daboll shelp Nabers was “with the doctors,” but he intentional to verify in after.
Nabers posted an refresh on social media timely Friday morning saying he was “all excellent.”
Nabers had 12 catches for 115 yards, his second straight game of 10-plus catches for at least 100 yards. According to ESPN, he is the first perestablisher in NFL history to sign up at least 25 receptions and three touchdowns in his first four games.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
“He perestablished a heck of a game aachieve, and he showed up for us huge time, so we’ll retain gullible him with it,” Jones shelp of Nabers.
With the Giants on a mini bye until their next game on Oct. 6 aachievest the Seattle Seahawks, Nabers will have some extra time to evident concussion protocol.
The Associated Press gived to this alert.
Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle novelsletter.