Giants Week 2 Injury Report: Malik Nabers Limited with Knee Injury

Plus, a Giants assistant coach suffered an injury during Sunday's loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

Sep 8, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers (1) gains yards after catch during the first half against the Minnesota Vikings at MetLife Stadium. / Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

New York Giants rookie receiver Malik Nabers was added to the team’s injury report with a knee issue. Nabers was listed as a limited participant in practice.

It’s unclear when Nabers developed his issue, but since he wasn’t on Wednesday’s report, it’s assumed that something might have happened on Thursday. 

Head coach Brian Daboll did not hold a formal news briefing on Thursday, though he did quickly speak with reporters on his way out to practice. And no mention was made of Nabers having any issues. 

Speaking of Giants receivers, Darius Slayton, who is in the concussion protocol, is trending in the right direction, head coach Brian Daboll said Thursday.

Slayton advanced to the latter stages of the protocol, which is to engage in non-contact activity. While not completely out of the woods just yet, Slayton is trending in the right direction for Sunday, though it’s also likely that second-year man Jalin Hyatt will see an increase in his game reps Sunday so as not to tax Slayton too much coming off his injury.

Linebacker Darius Muasau (knee) and cornerback Nick McCloud (knee) worked on the side during the part of practice open to the media. Punt returner Gunner Olszewski (groin) was not spotted on the field and is likely headed to injured reserve.

GIANTS WEEK 2 INJURY REPORT

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

In other injury news, outside linebackers coach Charlie Bullen suffered a broken leg in Sunday’s loss to the Vikings when he was hit on the sideline by Minnesota running back Ty Chandler in the fourth quarter. Bullen underwent surgery on Thursday to repair his leg, and defensive assistant Ben Burress appeared to be taking on some of Bullen’s duties at the start of Thursday’s practice.

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	Limited
Tyler Owens	S	Ankle	Limited	Full
Brandon Coleman	OT	Sholder	Full	Full
Emmanuel Forbes, Jr.	CB	Thumb	Full	Limited
Brian Robinson, Jr.	RB	Knee	Full	Full
Trent Scott	OT	Knee	Full	Full

Forbes will undergo surgery on Friday to repair a torn UCL in his thumb suffered in the team's regular-season opener last week against Tampa Bay. That would obviously make him unavailable for Sunday's game against the Giants.

---

• Follow and like us on Facebook.
• Submit your questions for our mailbag.
• Follow on Instagram.
• Check out the Giants Country YouTube Channel.