Malik Nabers gives much-needed update about his head injury that he suffered during TNF game against Cowboys
Malik Nabers finally gave an update on his concussion from Thursday night, assuring them that he was doing alright.
Malik Nabers injury update (Via KTLA/Instagram)
The Thursday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys ended badly for the New York Giants, not merely for losing 15-20 but their star wide receiver Malik Nabers sustained a concussion, resulting in him leaving the football field.
It happened late in the fourth quarter when the rookie was attempting a difficult catch of a fourth-down pass thrown by quarterback Daniel Jones, on the sidelines. For a brief moment, it appeared he succeeded but lost it as the Cowboys’ Trevon Diggs tightly covered him. As a result, Nabers fell on the ground after his helmet violently hit the turf, leaving him motionless and unconscious.
As he lay on the field, the Giants trainee and doctors rushed to him and he was later ruled out because of a concussion. That frightening scene from the game when the rookie lay still, left anxiously holding their breaths, hoping he was alright.
The sixth overall pick finally gave an update on Friday morning to those anxious fans by sharing a picture of himself on his Instagram story to assure them that he was doing alright and his concussion was not very serious.
All good. Thanks for all the prayers.
Malik Nabers wrote on his Instagram story
Until the late fourth quarter, Nabers gave an impressive performance by logging 12 catches for 115 yards– recording his second game of the season to exceed 10 catches and 100 yards.
Concern for Giants’ rookie Malik Nabers after concussion
After the game, everyone was concerned about Nabers including the Cowboys’ players, whose star Micah Parsons also got injured in the game. Many of Nabers’ teammates and the Giants’ head coach Brian Daboll checked in on him during the open locker room.
I’m going to see him right after this. I was going to stop in, he was with the doctors right before I came in here. I’ll see him right after.
Head coach Brian Daboll said in the post-game press conference
Linebacker Brian Burns also checked in on the rookie star and it gave everyone a sign of relief when the two shared a light moment. Following this, Nabers will enter a mandatory concussion protocol to make sure he didn’t endure any serious injury.
The Giants have 10 days before facing their next week’s opponents Seattle Seahawks. He is expected to recover completely by then, but it isn’t confirmed if he’ll be cleared to play that game.
Pratyusha Srivastava
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