Giants’ Malik Nabers carted off against Chargers with knee injury

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers was carted from the field with an injured right knee in the second quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

Jaxson Dart, making his first NFL start, launched a deep pass down the right sideline — a free play after the Chargers’ Troy Dye jumped offside — toward a streaking Nabers. The wide receiver’s right leg appeared to buckle as he went up to try to catch the pass, which fell incomplete.

Nabers, down at the Chargers 7 with 6:12 left before halftime, immediately grabbed at his right leg and was clearly in pain. Trainers rushed out to attend to Nabers, who was on the receiving end of Dart’s first NFL completion earlier in the game.

Several of Nabers’ Giants teammates, including benched quarterback Russell Wilson, surrounded him before he was lifted onto the cart. Nabers had his hands over his head as the cart sped away, but he then raised his right arm to acknowledge the Giants fans cheering for him.

The team ruled Nabers out for the rest of the game in the third quarter. The exact nature of the injury was not immediately known.

Dart also dealt with a few injury issues in his starting debut. The quarterback was listed with a hamstring injury coming out of halftime, but continued to play. On New York’s opening drive of the third quarter, he took a big hit after a long run and was checked for a concussion. He missed two plays, but was cleared and returned to the game.

Giants safety Jevon Holland left in the second quarter with a neck injury, but also returned.

The Chargers lost left tackle Joe Halt, who was carted off in the first quarter with an ankle injury. He was replaced by Austin Deculus.

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