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Giants Safety Xavier McKinney Suffers a Hand Injury During Bye Week

Giants Safety Xavier McKinney was injured over the bye week and will miss a few weeks.

Patricia Traina

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The injury bug has struck the New York Giants again, as safety Xavier Mckinney suffered a hand injury over the bye week.

The news was broken by McKinney himself on his social media channel and confirmed by a source.

According to McKinney's tweet, he suffered a hand injury while on vacation in Cabo over the bye during a guided ATV tour. The injury, he said, will keep him sidelined "for a few weeks."

McKinney's injury is a blow to the 6-2 Giants, who, starting on Thanksgiving, face five weeks of games against the NFC East. 

McKinney, who has played in 1,432 consecutive snaps for the Giants, was placed on the Reserve/non-Football Injury list.  McKinney will have to miss a minimum of four games and will then have a 21-day window open once he's ready to return.

With McKinney out, the Giants other safeties include Julian Love, Dane Belton, and Jason Pinnock. They could also elevate Landon Collins from the practice squad to provide additional depth at the position if they see fit. However, since re-signing with the team's practice squad last month, Collins has been working primarily as an inside linebacker.

McKinney has 37 tackles this season, including one sack, two tackles for a loss, one quarterback hit, and four pass breakups. McKinney is the defensive play caller for the Giants, but that role will likely fall to Love while Belton, the Giants' fourth-round pick this year, figures to move into McKinney's spot in the starting lineup.

In other roster news, the Giants placed defensive lineman Nicholas Williams on the Injured Reserve list. He will have to miss a minimum of four games.

 

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Patricia Traina
PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for 30+ seasons, and her work has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Athletic, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and the Sports Illustrated media group. As a credentialed New York Giants press corps member, Patricia has also covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. She is the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants. In addition to her work with New York Giants On SI, Patricia hosts the Locked On Giants podcast. Patricia is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America.

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