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New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers is believed to have suffered a torn ACL in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported, per sources.
Nabers appeared to hurt his knee as he was jumping up for a ball from Jaxson Dart down the sideline midway through the second quarter. The Giants WR grimaced in pain on the turf holding his right knee following the play, which was an incompletion negated by an offsides penalty on the Chargers.
He was quickly carted to the locker room before eventually being ruled out after halftime. New York held a 10-3 lead over the visiting Chargers at the time of Nabers’ exit.
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Nabers’ day ended with two receptions for 20 yards. He led the team in receiving going into Week 4, entering Sunday’s game with 16 catches for 251 yards and two TDs.
It’s a brutal development on an afternoon that was supposed to be a celebration of Dart’s beginning.
The first-round pick led a nine-play, 89-yard scoring drive on the first possession of his first start, connecting with Nabers twice before finding the end zone on a 15-yard run.