Two of the NFL ‘s young stars were injured Thursday night when New York Giants receiver Malik Nabers sustained a concussion and Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons suffered an ankle injury.
“It was a banger today,” Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs said after Dallas’ 20-15 victory. “A lot of guys got banged up. It shows the fight and the resilience we have.”
Nabers, the No. 6 overall pick in this year’s draft, was hurt with 3:30 to play when he fell hard near the New York bench while attempting to tiptoe the sideline and catch a fourth-down pass from QB Daniel Jones . He appeared to have the ball momentarily but lost it with Diggs draped all over him.
“It looked like he did from my view on it,” Jones said when asked if he felt Nabers initially made the catch. “I mean, he played a heck of a game again, and he showed up for us big time, so we’ll keep trusting him with it.”
Giants trainers and doctors ran up to Nabers as he lay on the field, and he was ruled out for the rest of the game with a concussion. Nabers had 12 catches for 115 yards, his second straight game of 10-plus catches for at least 100 yards.