New York Giants rookie Malik Nabors has become the team’s latest victim of injuries.
NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that Nabors underwent an MRI on Thursday for a hip flexor issue.
#Giants WR Malik Nabors suffered a hip flexor injury during practice yesterday and will undergo an MRI. He won’t practice today.
A final decision on his match status is expected to be made later today. pic.twitter.com/KVNGh4Gy7a
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) December 6, 2024
It may just be a precaution, but Nabers did not practice on Friday. The injury initially reported Thursday was in the groin and was considered a minor injury.
Head coach Brian Daboll said the team won’t count Nabors out for this Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints.
Nabors has played in 10 games this season and has 75 receptions for 740 yards and three touchdowns. He missed two games in October with a concussion.
Neighbors, the sixth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, ranks second among rookies in receptions behind Las Vegas tight end Brock Bowers (84 yards) and fourth in receiving yards. There is.
Nabors has the most receptions in his first 10 career games in NFL history and is the first player in history to have five or more catches and 50 or more receiving yards in nine of his first 10 career games. It became.
Nabors has been targeted 116 times in the 10 games he has played this season, ranking third in the NFL in that category behind Dallas’ CeeDee Lamb and the Jets’ Garrett Wilson.
Nabors’ 166 goals account for 29.9 percent of the Giants’ total goals on the season.
