Giants Secondary Decimated by Injuries Ahead of Monday Night Football
Adam Schefter tweeted: 'Giants CB injuries heading into Monday night vs. Rams: Paulson Adebo, placed on injured reserve Friday, knee. Deonte Banks, no practice Friday, calf. Greg Newsome III, limited practice Friday, rib.'
The are boarding a flight to for Monday Night Football, but they might need to ask the flight attendants if any of them can play press coverage.
Adam Schefter just dropped an injury update that reads like a horror story for the secondary. is officially heading to injured reserve with a knee issue, missed Friday's practice with a calf problem, and Greg Newsome III is limited by a rib injury.
That is all three of your top cornerbacks either out or actively falling apart just days before facing the . Adebo going to IR is especially brutal considering the Giants handed him a three-year, $54 million contract to be the anchor of this group. He managed exactly 10 defensive snaps and three tackles in their recent 28-20 win over the before his knee gave out.
If you are looking at the Monday night total or any Rams receiving props, this is the exact kind of structural collapse that moves the market. is already a tough matchup, and now is pulling guys like Nikko Reed off the ' practice squad just to have enough warm bodies in the defensive backs room.
You cannot survive in the modern NFL when your secondary is held together by athletic tape and practice-squad call-ups. The are trying to build momentum after that win, but asking a patchwork secondary to hold up on prime-time television is like bringing a water pistol to a wildfire.
We will see if Banks or Newsome can push through the pain by kickoff, but the reality is grim. If neither can go at full speed, Monday night is going to look less like a football game and more like a 7-on-7 drill for the Rams.