Giants Week 2 Injury Report: Four Not Scheduled to Practice

Giants rookie ILB Darius Muasau lands on this week's injury report.

Sep 8, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants linebacker Darius Muasau (53) reacts after an interception against the Minnesota Vikings during the second half at MetLife Stadium. / John Jones-Imagn Images

New York Giants rookie inside linebacker Darius Muasau begins this week on the team’s injury report after suffering a knee issue in Sunday’s regular season opener.

It’s unclear when Muasau, who played 45 snaps in the defense and who was a surprise starter ahead of Micah McFadden, was injured in Sunday’s game, but head coach Brian Daboll said that Muasau is “day to day” and is not yet cleared to practice as the team began its preparations for Sunday’s Week 2 game in Washington.

With Muasau sidelined for the time being, McFadden, who was expected to be on a pitch count last weekend, will step into his role. McFadden, Daboll indicated, was cleared to take on a full workload. 

GIANTS WEEK 2 INJURY REPORT

Player	Pos	Injury	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Game Status
Darius Muasau	ILB	knee	DNP
Darius Slayton	WR	concussion	DNP
Nick McCloud	CB	knee	DNP
Gunner Olszewski	WR/PR	groin	DNP
Micah McFadden	ILB	groin	Full

COMMANDERS WEEK 2 INJURY REPORT

Player	Pos	Injury	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Game Status
Zach Ertz	TE	Rest	DNP
Jer'Zhan Newton	DT	Foot/Rest	DNP
Tyler Owens	S	Ankle	Limited
Brandon Coleman	OT	Sholder	Full
Emmanuel Forbes, Jr.	CB	Thumb	Full
Brian Robinson, Jr.	RB	Knee	Full
Trent Scott	OT	Knee	Full

Daboll also said that receiver Darius Slayton (concussion) is still in the protocol, but there is some good news there in that Slayton was set to do warmups with his teammates before going to the side with trainers. If Slyton can’t go on Sunday, Daboll confirmed that second-year man Jalin Hyatt would be the next man up.

Punt returner/receiver Gunner Olszewski (groin) will be out for several weeks. It’s expected he’ll land on IR at some point. And Daboll said cornerback Nick McCloud (knee) is “day-to-day.”

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