Giants get encouraging injury news as key stars trend toward return after brutal Rams loss

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-25 · by Ryan Dunleavy

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The New York Giants received positive injury updates that suggest several key players are on track to return after their recent loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Quarterback Jaxson Dart is out for the season due to a knee injury, but cornerbacks Deonte Banks and safety Tyler Nubin could play despite calf issues; Banks expressed optimism about his condition. Left tackle Andrew Thomas and wide receiver Malik Nabers are expected back from their respective groin and shoulder injuries, while linebacker Brian Burns' status remains uncertain after not participating in practices due to an ankle injury. The team's focus is on recovery ahead of Sunday’s game against the Titans.
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The New York Giants face worsening injury issues as star linebacker Brian Burns will miss time due to an ankle injury suffered during their 28-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Jaxson Dart, the team's young quarterback, has been ruled out for the season after suffering knee damage in the same game. The Giants host the Tennessee Titans on Sunday and are expected to start backup QB Jameis Winston, who struggled in his first game back since Dart’s injury. Despite these challenges, rookie kicker Dominic Zvada showed promise with successful field goals against the Rams, potentially boosting a unit looking to make improvements under new coordinator John Harbaugh.

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📰 Giants Injury Woes and Recent Games
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 no claims extracted 📰 publisher trust 63
“Article A lists injuries for a game, while Article B discusses injury updates and player availability for future games after the same initial game.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 8% hedged 1 of 13 📰 publisher trust 69
“Article A describes Dart's knee injury occurring during the game, while Article B reports on the team's overall injury status and updates following the game.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 18% hedged 5 of 28 📰 publisher trust 69
“Article A describes the knee injury occurrence during the game, while Article B reports on the aftermath and updates of player statuses after the initial injury.”
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 33% hedged 2 of 6 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles describe different stages of the Giants' injury situation following a game, not the same specific incident.”
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 3 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles cover different aspects of the Giants' situation; one focuses on injury updates while the other discusses team strategy and morale.”
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 6 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe Brian Burns sustaining an additional injury during the same game against the Rams, indicating it is the same specific incident.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 4 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles discuss different games and timeframes involving the Giants.”
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 19 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles describe different game events: one is about injuries from the Rams loss, and the other is about the Giants' performance against the Titans.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 4% hedged 1 of 26 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles describe different injuries and outcomes for Brian Burns; one mentions he is questionable with an ankle injury, while the other discusses a potential major knee injury after playing against the Titans.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 8 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles describe different games: one after the Rams loss and another against the Titans, indicating separate events.”

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Ryan Dunleavy
35 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 tRY IT NOWBecause McCarthy is on the 53-man roster, the Giants could have made McCarthy inactive and still used him as the emergency third-stringer if the starter and backup (Jameis Winston and Jake Haener) are ruled out.
🔮 Thomas (groin) practiced in a limited capacity after sitting out the previous two days, while center John Michael Schmitz (personal reasons) was absent and replaced by Bryan Hudson during the media viewing period. Access the Giants like never before Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers. tRY IT NOWSchmitz is expected to rejoin teammates in time for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals.
🔮 Cam Skattebo isn’t out to prove that the Giants didn’t need Love in a head-to-head matchup of the running back that they are featuring and the one they likely would have drafted had he been available two picks later.
🔮 None of it has made Hood any less coachable, passionate or willing to work, in the eyes of the Giants.
🔮 Informed that as of that moment Wednesday afternoon Dart had not shared any sort of public update, Harbaugh quipped, “Maybe he just texted me that.
🔮 - CHECK OUT THE LATEST NFL STANDINGS AND GIANTS STATS Harbaugh said there are “a lot of layers” and subtleties to playing time as coaches put together game plans and call plays that he does not feel obliged to share publicly. He spoke last week about hoping the opportunities would come for Beckham against the Titans, but it didn’t work out that way and it was “nothing he did.”
🔮 Isaiah Likely wears No. 9 for the Giants, and that might be the best thing that could happen to J.J. McCarthy.
🔮 Who would’ve thought that would be the case when the season started?
🔮 Guys go down and everybody feels bad for them, but we know that they would want us to continue moving forward.”
🔮 Tennessee could’ve played for a field goal in the final seconds rather than needing a touchdown.
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Broncos Giants Rams The Post Titans

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Giants ORG · 6× Harbaugh PERSON · 3× Thomas PERSON · 3× Banks PERSON · 2× Megan PERSON · 2× Rams ORG · 2× Titans ORG · 2× Brian Burns PERSON · 1× Jaxson Dart PERSON · 1× Paul Schwartz PERSON · 1×

Narrative

“It’s not something we have to manage from a football standpoint,” head coach John Harbaugh said, “as far as plays or like maybe keeping him on the right side of the field or the left side of the field or something like that.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-25
🔮 The forecast isn’t as optimistic for Burns, who did not participate in any practices this week but was working on the side with trainers Friday.

Claims (25 extracted, 2 hedged)

’s the overall assessment of the Giants’ final injury report of Week 3, which comes after Monday’s loss to the Rams included a handful of their most important players missing all or some of the game. asserted
loss → ’ → game
In addition to QB Jaxson Dart’s season-ending knee injury, OLB Brian Burns (ankle), CB Deonte Banks (calf) and S Tyler Nubin (calf) are questionable. asserted
Burns → end → injury
But Banks is expecting to play Sunday against the Titans rather than be inactive for the second straight game. asserted
Banks → expect → game
“Hell, yeah,” Banks told The Post. asserted
Banks → tell → Post
“I’m feeling better than last week.” asserted
I → feel → week
The forecast isn’t as optimistic for Burns, who did not participate in any practices this week but was working on the side with trainers Friday. asserted
who → participate → trainers
Thomas was injured on the Giants’ final drive and limped to the sideline medical tent but said he would have returned if the Rams hadn’t run out the final six minutes. asserted
Rams → injure → minutes
He was a full participant Friday after missing Thursday’s practice. asserted
He → miss → practice
“They held me out, I guess to give me another day to recover,” Thomas said. asserted
Thomas → hold → day
“It was sore right after the game, but feel good today.” asserted
It → feel → game
Nabers is ready to go after an X-ray on his dislocated shoulder showed encouraging results. asserted
ray → go → results
“It’s not something we have to manage from a football standpoint,” head coach John Harbaugh said, “as far as plays or like maybe keeping him on the right side of the field or the left side of the field or something like that.” asserted
Harbaugh → ’ → that
Nubin could be replaced by Ar’Darius Washington, who has played just two defensive snaps. uncertain
who → replace → snaps
DT Shelby Harris was upgraded from limited to full participation. asserted
Harris → upgrade → participation
“All of us are always trying to play,” Thomas said. asserted
Thomas → try → us
“Obviously, you have to put your body first. asserted
you → have → body
All those guys are trying to step up for Jameis [Winston]. asserted
guys → try → Winston
I hate what happened to Dart.” asserted
what → hate → Dart
Rosburg was the Broncos interim head coach in 2022 and specializes in special teams and game management. asserted
Rosburg → specialize → teams
“He’s visiting Megan,” Harbaugh said. asserted
Harbaugh → visit → Megan
“Jerry’s welcome any time. asserted
Jerry → ’ → ?
He was in our meetings today, so it’s great to have him with us. asserted
it → ’ → us
The NFL Legends Brunch Series is back at American Dream and will feature Plaxico Burress on Sunday, Hakeem Nicks on Oct. 4 and Ahmad Bradshaw on Oct. 18. asserted
Series → feature → Oct.
The two-hour event begins at 9 a.m. on game days. asserted
event → begin → days
Tickets are available through http://www.americandream.com/events/category Ticket holders can meet, take photos and get autographs from the featured legend and are entitled to the breakfast buffet. The Titans — coached by former Jets and Giants head coaches Robert Saleh and Brian Daboll, respectively — practiced with wet footballs Friday to prepare for what could be torrential rain. The Giants did not. “We made the wind really pick up,” Harbaugh joked, “but we couldn’t make it rain.” uncertain
it → meet → footballs
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