Giants’ Malik Nabers, Cowboys’ Micah Parsons injured in Thursday evening recreation

Two of the NFL‘s younger stars have been injured Thursday evening when New York Giants receiver Malik Nabers sustained a concussion and Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons suffered an ankle harm.

“It was a banger right this moment,” Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs mentioned after Dallas’ 20-15 victory. “A variety of guys acquired banged up. It exhibits the combat and the resilience we now have.”

Nabers, the No. 6 total choose on this 12 months’s draft, was harm with 3:30 to play when he fell exhausting close to the New York bench whereas making an attempt to tiptoe the sideline and catch a fourth-down cross from QB Daniel Jones. He appeared to have the ball momentarily however misplaced it with Diggs draped throughout him.

“It appeared like he did from my view on it,” Jones mentioned when requested if he felt Nabers initially made the catch. “I imply, he performed a heck of a recreation once more, and he confirmed up for us large time, so we’ll preserve trusting him with it.”

Giants trainers and docs ran as much as Nabers as he lay on the sphere, and he was dominated out for the remainder of the sport with a concussion. Nabers had 12 catches for 115 yards, his second straight recreation of 10-plus catches for a minimum of 100 yards.

Giants coach Brian Daboll had not seen Nabers earlier than his press convention after the sport, so he couldn’t replace his standing.

Parsons was carted off the sphere within the fourth quarter. He had returned after hurting the ankle earlier within the recreation. He had two tackles, together with one for a loss, to assist Dallas finish a two-game slide, however he didn’t have a sack for the third straight recreation.

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy had not talked to the trainers after the sport and was unable to say something in regards to the severity of his harm.

Parsons hobbled across the locker room after the sport. “We can’t know extra till tomorrow,” mentioned Parsons, who mentioned he was going to have an X-ray on Friday. ” We don’t know.”

Parsons mentioned he was harm when somebody fell on him as he was planting his leg. He was simply glad getting a win.

“I am glad we’re lastly again within the win column, however we nonetheless acquired a variety of work to do,” he mentioned. “We is usually a lot higher. I am not going to cease till we’re rattling close to excellent.”

Parsons is a two-time All-Professional and has had a minimum of 13.0 sacks in every of his first three seasons. He has one sack by means of 4 video games this 12 months.

“He is a hell of a participant, a big-time playmaker,” mentioned QB Dak Prescott, who threw two touchdowns in posting his thirteenth straight win over the Giants (1-3). “He made an enormous run cease proper there on a kind of final possessions. Actually, I am simply hoping it isn’t something severe.”

Cowboys defensive finish DeMarcus Lawrence left within the second half with a foot harm. He had a sack to extend his profession whole to 61.5.

Reporting by The Related Press.

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