{"id":859682,"date":"2026-04-07T21:03:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/859682\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T21:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:03:20","slug":"new-york-giants-get-big-update-on-star-receiver-malik-nabers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/859682\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Giants get big update on star receiver Malik Nabers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NFL<\/a> is heading toward the 2026 NFL Draft. Teams are finalizing their draft boards as they prepare to add fresh, exciting talent.<\/p>\n

Teams are also beginning voluntary workouts. Players are checking in with trainers, receiving workout schedules, and warming up for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

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The New York Giants have a lot to navigate. Not only did their star defender request a trade, but the team also received a major update on star wide receiver Malik Nabers.<\/p>\n

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Malik Nabers<\/p>\n

Giants head coach John Harbaugh met with the media and provided a long list of updates. Among them, he offered a more definitive timeline for Nabers\u2019 recovery.<\/p>\n

Reports<\/a> indicated that Nabers\u2019 return \u201cis going to be in to training camp and closer to the season.\u201d That\u2019s a significant update for a team looking to build on Jaxson Dart\u2019s strong rookie season.<\/p>\n

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Nabers suffered an ACL injury just four games into the season. Two weeks earlier, he had a monster performance against the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n

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New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers catches a pass before being tackled by Dallas Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis<\/p>\n

Nabers recorded nine receptions for 167 yards and two touchdowns in that game. During his rookie season, he totaled 109 receptions for over 1,200 yards and seven touchdowns.<\/p>\n

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Nabers\u2019 promising start has encountered an unfortunate hurdle with this injury. However, if he returns to form, he will reestablish himself as one of the NFL\u2019s top receivers.<\/p>\n

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The Giants selected Nabers sixth overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. He stood out at LSU, and his recovery could provide a major boost to a young core of offensive weapons.<\/p>\n

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New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers celebrates with offensive tackle James Hudson III during training camp at Quest Diagnostics Training Center.<\/p>\n

A trio of Dart, Nabers, and a returning Cam Skattebo could become one of the strongest young groups in football. Skattebo is recovering from an ankle fracture that also ended his season.<\/p>\n

Can Nabers\u2019 return make the Giants offense in prime position to create noise in the NFC?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NFL is heading toward the 2026 NFL Draft. Teams are finalizing their draft boards as they prepare…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":859683,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[4955,746,54,427,257,7,519,27105,13,4126,4097,251,1917,56,2321,2469,6,15,8345,1473],"class_list":{"0":"post-859682","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-2026-nfl-draft","9":"tag-cam-skattebo","10":"tag-cleveland-browns","11":"tag-commanders","12":"tag-dallas-cowboys","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-giants","15":"tag-james-hudson-iii","16":"tag-jaxson-dart","17":"tag-malik-nabers","18":"tag-malik-willis","19":"tag-miami-dolphins","20":"tag-new-york","21":"tag-new-york-giants","22":"tag-newyork","23":"tag-newyorkgiants","24":"tag-nfl","25":"tag-nfl-draft","26":"tag-rookie-season","27":"tag-wide-receiver"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116365457684005445","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/859683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}