Giants' Malik Nabers, Cowboys'
Micah Parsons injured in Thursday night game
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[September 27, 2024]
By TOM CANAVAN
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Two of the NFL's young stars were
injured Thursday night when Giants receiver Malik Nabers sustained a
concussion and Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons an ankle injury.
“It was a banger today,” Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs said after
Dallas' 20-15 victory. "A lot of guys got banged up. It shows the
fight and the resilience we have.”
Nabers, the No. 6 overall pick in the draft, was hurt with 3:30 to
play when he fell hard near the New York bench while attempting to
tiptoe the sideline and catch a fourth-down pass from Daniel Jones.
He appeared to have to ball momentarily but lost it with Trevon
Diggs draped all over him.
“It looked like he did from my view on it,” Jones said when asked if
he felt Nabers initially made the catch. “I mean, he played a heck
of a game again and he showed up for us big time, so we’ll keep
trusting him with it.”
Giants trainers and doctors ran up to Nabers as he lay on the field,
and he was ruled out for the rest of the game with a concussion.
Nabers had 12 catches for 115 yards, his second straight game of
10-plus catches for at least 100 yards.
Giants coach Brian Daboll had not seen Nabers before his press
conference after the game so he could not update his status.
Parsons was carted off the field in the fourth quarter. He had
returned after hurting the ankle earlier in the game. He had two
tackles, including one for a loss to help Dallas end a two-game
slide, but he did not have a sack for the third straight game.
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy has not talked to the trainers after the
game and was unable to say anything about the severity of his
injury.
Parsons hobbled around the locker room after the game.
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New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers (1) is helped off the
field after an injury during the fourth quarter of an NFL football
game against the Dallas Cowboys, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in East
Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
“We won’t know more until tomorrow,” said Parsons,
who said he was going to have an X-ray on Friday. “ We have no
idea.”
Parsons said he was hurt when someone fell on him as he was planting
his leg. He was just happy getting a win.
“I’m glad we’re finally back in the win column but we still got a
lot of work to do,” he said. “We can be a lot better. I’m not going
to stop until we’re damn near perfect.”
Parsons is a two-time All-Pro and has had at least 13 sacks in each
of his first three seasons. He has one sack through four games this
year.
“He’s a hell of a player, a big time playmaker,” said quarterback
Dak Prescott, who threw two touchdowns in posting his 13th straight
win over the Giants (1-3). “He made a huge run stop right there on
one of those last possessions. Honestly, I’m just hoping it’s not
anything serious.”
Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence left in the second half with
a foot injury. He had a sack to increase his career total to 61 1/2.
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