MAY 14: ESPN’s Jordan Raanan confirms this second surgery still has Nabers on target for a return closer to the top of coaching camp. Week 1 participation might be an issue mark for a number of more months consequently, although Raanan adds the Giants are still “hopeful” Nabers might be available by that time.
MAY 13: The topic of follow-up surgeries surfaced recently when it was revealed Bo Nix underwent one to deal with his ankle issue. Malik Nabers is now in the identical boat.
Nabers, who suffered an ACL tear in Week 4 of last season, has undergone a second surgery during his knee rehab. This procedure removed scar tissue that had caused stiffness, The Athletic’s Dan Duggan reports. Like Nix’s, that is being described as a cleanup operation.
This procedure occurred multiple weeks ago, Duggan adds. Even though it is definitely not ideal to want a second surgery, this mid-offseason development just isn’t viewed as one that can alter Nabers’ recovery timeline. That said, Nabers just isn’t expected to be ready for training camp on time. Considering when Nabers went down (Sept. 28), it’s notable he’s unlikely to avoid the lively/PUP list come late July.
The lively/PUP list is a camp-only designation that got here up involving a key Giant last summer. Andrew Thomas, who went down with a Lisfranc injury in October 2024, was not moved off the lively/PUP list until August 19 of last yr. While that meant a stay on the reserve/PUP list (and a four-game absence) was off the table, the All-Pro left tackle didn’t debut until Week 3. Nabers, who needed rehab time on an injured toe through the Giants’ 2025 offseason program, might be a player to watch almost about practice participation once pads come on this summer.
Throughout the pre-draft process, the Giants were connected to using one among their top-10 picks on a receiver; Carnell Tate and Jordyn Tyson got here up during Big Blue’s complex runup to the primary round. The Titans took Tate fourth overall, and the Giants scooped up a falling Arvell Reese at No. 5. The choice so as to add one more pass rusher with a top-10 pick left Tyson on the board, and he went eighth to the Saints. The Giants did address the receiver position by making a 31-spot jump (via the Browns) for Notre Dame’s Malachi Fields in Round 3.
A rumor indicating the Giants’ receiver interest could also be partially resulting from Nabers not expected to be 100% by Week 1 surfaced. While I contended on the time such a protection measure can be a misguided use of a top-10 pick, Nabers’ timeline might be one to follow in the approaching months. The Giants still roster Darius Slayton and Jalin Hyatt, though the latter has dissatisfied after being a 2024 third-round pick. The team signed Darnell Mooney and Calvin Austin in March. Slayton can be recovering from offseason surgery.