Brian Burns Adds Knee Injury to Ankle Sprain in Giants' Clash with Titans
Mike Garafolo reported Burns is questionable to return with a knee injury.
The just watched their defensive front take a massive hit. According to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo, edge rusher is officially questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Tennessee with a knee injury.
Getting hurt is bad enough, but the timing here is a cruel joke. Burns spent the entire week sidelined from practice with a left ankle sprain he suffered in Week 2 against the . He gutted it out to get on the field today as a game-time decision, only to immediately injure a completely different joint. That is the bodily equivalent of fixing a flat tire and immediately driving your car into a ditch.
Before Burns limped off, the Giants were actually cruising. New York is currently blanking the 12-0, a rare moment of defensive dominance that now feels a lot more fragile without their star pass rusher on the edge.
It has been a frustrating start to the 2026 campaign for the two-time Pro Bowler. Through two-plus games, Burns has managed just four solo tackles and zero sacks. The Giants desperately need him to be the guy who racked up eight-plus sacks over the last few seasons, not a guy watching from the medical tent.
For anyone holding live tickets on the Giants to cover or keep this shutout intact, the math just got a lot tighter. Losing a primary edge setter changes the entire geometry of a defense, especially when the secondary is already missing guys like Deonte Banks and Tyler Nubin.
Now we wait for the inevitable post-game press and Monday MRI. If Burns is dealing with a serious knee issue on top of a bad ankle, the Giants are going to have to figure out how to generate a pass rush out of thin air.