New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers will miss a second straight game due to a concussion, the team announced Friday.
Head coach Brian Daboll said Thursday that the rookie receiver was “in the same place” in the concussion protocol and has not progressed far enough to be considered an option to play Sunday night against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Nabers missed last week’s 29-20 win over the Seattle Seahawks after suffering the concussion late in their Week 4 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
In the fourth quarter of that game, the Giants went for it on fourth down and Nabers tried to make a catch along the sideline. He did not come with the ball and remained down before being attended to by the team’s athletic trainers.
The rookie wideout was then taken to the locker room for the remainder of the game. He was later ruled out due to concussion.
Nabers still leads the NFL in receptions with 35 and is eighth in receiving yards with 386.
Nabers isn’t the only injury problem for the Giants. Linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux will have to undergo week-to-week wrist surgery to repair a broken scaphoid. There is no timeline for a return and the team is unsure if he should be placed on injured reserve.
