{"id":334713,"date":"2026-05-14T20:01:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=334713"},"modified":"2026-05-14T20:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:31:31","slug":"giants-malik-nabers-undergoes-second-knee-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/giants-malik-nabers-undergoes-second-knee-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants&#8217; Malik Nabers Undergoes Second Knee Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>MAY 14:\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/48767796\/source-giants-malik-nabers-target-week-1-2nd-surgery\">ESPN\u2019s Jordan Raanan confirms<\/a> 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 \u201chopeful\u201d Nabers might be available by that time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAY 13:<\/strong>\u00a0The topic of follow-up surgeries surfaced recently when it was revealed <strong>Bo Nix<\/strong> underwent one to deal with his ankle issue. <strong>Malik Nabers<\/strong> is now in the identical boat.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.profootballrumors.com\/files\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24665475-scaled.jpg\"><\/a>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, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DDuggan21\/status\/2054644077254386093\">The Athletic\u2019s Dan Duggan reports<\/a>. Like Nix\u2019s, that is being described as a cleanup operation.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;t viewed as one that can alter Nabers\u2019 recovery timeline. That said, Nabers just isn&#8217;t expected to be ready for training camp on time. Considering when Nabers went down (Sept. 28), it&#8217;s notable he&#8217;s unlikely to avoid the lively\/PUP list come late July.<\/p>\n<p>The lively\/PUP list is a camp-only designation that got here up involving a key Giant last summer. <strong>Andrew Thomas<\/strong>, 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&#8217;t debut until Week 3. Nabers, who needed rehab time on an injured toe through the Giants\u2019 2025 offseason program, might be a player to watch almost about practice participation once pads come on this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the pre-draft process, the Giants were connected to using one among their top-10 picks on a receiver; <strong>Carnell Tate<\/strong> and <strong>Jordyn Tyson<\/strong> got here up during Big Blue\u2019s complex runup to the primary round. The Titans took Tate fourth overall, and the Giants scooped up a falling <strong>Arvell Reese<\/strong> 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\u2019s <strong>Malachi Fields<\/strong> in Round 3.<\/p>\n<p>A rumor indicating the Giants\u2019 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\u2019 timeline might be one to follow in the approaching months. The Giants still roster <strong>Darius Slayton<\/strong> and <strong>Jalin Hyatt<\/strong>, though the latter has dissatisfied after being a 2024 third-round pick. The team signed <strong>Darnell Mooney<\/strong> and <strong>Calvin Austin<\/strong> in March. Slayton can be recovering from offseason surgery.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAY 14:\u00a0ESPN\u2019s 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 \u201chopeful\u201d Nabers might be available by that time. 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