Malik Nabers returns after Giants shoulder injury panic in first half vs. Rams

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-22 · by Christian Arnold

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Malik Nabers returned to play for the New York Giants in their game against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night after appearing to injure his right shoulder early in the first quarter. The wide receiver was seen massaging his shoulder on the sideline before coming back into the game shortly thereafter. This came as a relief to fans, amid concerns following another player’s injury: Jaxson Dart was listed as questionable and underwent further testing for a knee injury he sustained earlier in the same quarter.
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Story summary

Puka Nacua, a star wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams, will miss their Monday Night Football game against the New York Giants due to an unexplained hip injury. This development came as a surprise after Nacua had been fully participating in practices on Thursday, but did not practice on Friday and was listed as questionable. Despite testing his injury during pregame warmups at SoFi Stadium, he could not get comfortable enough to play. The Rams' offense struggled in their season opener against the San Francisco 49ers with only seven points scored, and Nacua’s absence puts even more pressure on quarterback Matthew Stafford and other receivers like Davante Adams. Additionally, backup receiver Jordan Whittington is also doubtful due to a quad injury, further depleting the team's depth at wide receiver.

Written for “Rams vs Giants Injury Updates” on 2026-10-05, grounded in this article and the 47 other(s) covering the same event.

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Giants ORG · 3× Jameis Winston PERSON · 1× Jaxson Dart PERSON · 1× Malik Nabers PERSON · 1× Nabers PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The Giants wide receiver grabbed his right shoulder after he wasn’t able to pull down a pass from Jameis Winston with a second left on the clock in the opening quarter and quickly looked to be in a lot of pain.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-22
2026-09-22 · New York Post
Malik Nabers returns after Giants shoulder injury panic in first half vs. Rams · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 0 hedged)

Malik Nabers returned to Monday’s game after getting checked out by team officials following an apparent first quarter shoulder injury. asserted
Nabers → return → injury
The Giants wide receiver grabbed his right shoulder after he wasn’t able to pull down a pass from Jameis Winston with a second left on the clock in the opening quarter and quickly looked to be in a lot of pain. asserted
he → grab → pain
Nabers went right to the sideline as a team trainer looked at him. asserted
trainer → go → him
He was seen on the sideline trying to massage his right shoulder area, and returning at the start of the Giants’ next offensive possession. asserted
He → see → possession
The injury scare comes after Jaxson Dart sustained a knee injury, with the QB officially listed as questionable and getting tests done after a first-quarter hit. asserted
tests → come → hit
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