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

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Dunleavy, R. (2026, September 25). Giants get encouraging injury news as key stars trend toward return after brutal Rams loss. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/sports/giants-get-encouraging-injury-news-as-key-stars-trend-toward-return/

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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.
Written by AI on 2026-09-25, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Brian Burns, the star linebacker for the New York Giants, is expected to miss the rest of the 2026 season after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee during Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans. This follows Jaxson Dart, the team’s second-year quarterback, who was lost for the season with a severe knee injury two weeks earlier. Burns' prognosis is better than Dart's as he won't need surgery on an ankle injury sustained in the same Rams loss but now faces a significant recovery period due to the ACL tear.

The Giants are rallying around backup quarterback Jameis Winston, who led them to a 12-7 victory over the Titans, dedicating the win to Dart. Despite Winston's modest performance (14 of 22 passes for 118 yards), the team’s defense and special teams played crucial roles in securing the narrow win.

With key players sidelined, the Giants are entering an uncertain phase of their season, focusing on building a cohesive unit around Winston as they aim to make the playoffs despite significant injuries.

Written for “Giants Lose Brian Burns for the Season” on 2026-11-01, grounded in this article and the 25 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Giants Lose Brian Burns for the Season
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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.
2026-09-25 · New York Post
Giants get encouraging injury news as key stars trend toward return after brutal Rams loss · assertive framing

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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