{"id":515157,"date":"2026-01-04T02:18:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T02:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/515157\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T02:18:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T02:18:32","slug":"new-york-giants-theo-johnson-appears-at-knicks-game-after-being-ruled-out-with-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/515157\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Giants\u2019 Theo Johnson appears at Knicks game after being ruled out with illness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Theo Johnson of the New York Giants runs with the ball against the San Francisco 49ers.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2244653548-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" class=\"image-next-root\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Article_ImageCaptionCredit__mkXi_ article-image-caption-credit Typography_body1__xfKuc inherit Typography_base__jzSqr\">Johnson is the New York Giants&#8217; second-leading receiver this season and team leader in touchdown receptions. Al Bello \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>New York Giants tight end Theo Johnson was seen smiling and waving at the New York Knicks game Friday night at Madison Square Garden, hours after being ruled out of the Giants\u2019 regular-season finale Sunday versus the Dallas Cowboys with an illness.<\/p>\n<p>After being shown seemingly upbeat and healthy on the MSG big screen, Johnson delivered a simple message on his Instagram story, posting a Bleacher Report post of a tweet explaining the situation and declaring, \u201cI am not sick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Theo Johnson just posted on Instagram that he is not sick despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Giants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Giants<\/a> listing him as out for Sunday\u2019s game with an illness <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/amNyY3i8bQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/amNyY3i8bQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nlgSN5nWR8\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/nlgSN5nWR8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jared Schwartz (@jschwartz115) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jschwartz115\/status\/2007328972468826549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New York\u2019s 34-10 win in Week 17 over the Las Vegas Raiders (2-14) gave Las Vegas the inside track to the No. 1 pick in 2026, but the Giants could still earn the top pick with a loss to the Cowboys, a Raiders win over the Kansas City Chiefs and by maintaining their strength of schedule tiebreaker.<\/p>\n<p>The organization told reporters that Johnson has an infection that is neither the flu nor COVID-19, and would not put others at risk of infection when Johnson is out in public. Giants interim head coach Mike Kafka was asked Thursday about Johnson\u2019s weeklong stay on the injury report due to illness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s just still got a little bit of a sickness and just infection that we\u2019re just working through,\u201d Kafka told reporters. \u201cSo he\u2019s just kind of trying to clean it up, see where it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson wasn\u2019t the only player on the Giants\u2019 injury report listed out with an illness. Edge Abdul Carter and DL Dexter Lawrence missed practice this week with an illness, but they were not given a game designation, meaning they should be healthy enough to play against the Cowboys. WR Jalin Hyatt is questionable with an illness.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is New York\u2019s second-leading receiver this year, hauling in 45 catches for 528 yards and a team-leading five receiving touchdowns for the Giants.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Johnson is the New York Giants&#8217; second-leading receiver this season and team leader in touchdown receptions. 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