New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers has torn his ACL and will miss the remainder of the 2025 NFL season according to reports.
The star wideout suffered the injury in the first half of his team’s 21-18 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, with an MRI confirming the team’s fears on Monday. Nabers grabbed his right leg immediately, and was forced out of the game on a cart shortly thereafter.
It’s a massive blow to a Giants offence that has struggled out of the gates this season. As a rookie in 2024, the former LSU standout posted 109 receptions for 1,204 yards and 7 TDs. Across portions of 4 games this year, Nabers had been targeted 35 times, bringing in 18 of those for 271 yards and 2 TDs.
Comparisons to former Giants star Odell Beckham Jr. were apt, as only OBJ had more receptions through the first 20 games of his NFL career than the 22 year old.
“Injuries happen. Certainly not happy about it, whether it’s Malik or anybody else,” Coach Daboll said. “Unfortunately, this is a business of injury. I feel terrible for Malik’s injury, we’ll see where it’s at. He’s an important piece of our team, but the guys that play behind him… Everybody gets paid to do a job. It’s next man up.”
It’s a brutal development for a New York side that should have otherwise been celebrating the first win of rookie QB Jaxson Dart’s career. Dart completed 13 of his 20 pass attempts for 111 yards and 1 TD through the air, while adding 12 yards and another TD on the ground Sunday against a good Chargers defence.
With Nabers out for the year, Wan’Dale Robinson, Darius Slayton, and Jalin Hyatt are expected to see an uptick in targets. Up next for the Giants is a Sunday showdown with the New Orleans Saints at 1pm ET.
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