The New York Giants became the archetypal NFL squad to beryllium eliminated from playoff contention this play connected Thanksgiving, and that had insult added to wounded — oregon vice versa.
Star antiaircraft tackle Dexter Lawrence suffered a season-ending dislocated elbow successful the team's 27-20 nonaccomplishment to the Dallas Cowboys connected Thursday.
Lawrence was spotted wearing a sling aft the game, and Giants caput manager Brian Daboll told reporters connected Friday that it was a "long-term" scenario. Big Blue has conscionable 5 games near connected the year.
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New York Giants antiaircraft tackle Dexter Lawrence warms up anterior to the crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh connected Oct. 28. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
Lawrence's play volition extremity with a career-high 9 sacks, which is presently sixth successful the NFL.
Lawrence had looked to beryllium different Dave Gettleman catastrophe successful his archetypal 3 seasons aft being the 19th prime successful 2019, but with Daboll, helium recovered a caller groove, and he's been named a second-team All-Pro successful each of the past 2 seasons.
Last season, helium finished successful ninth spot successful the NFL Defensive Player of the Year voting.
Dexter Lawrence of the New York Giants runs onto the tract anterior to the crippled against the Cincinnati Bengals astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, connected Oct. 13. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)
The Giants person been deed with the wounded bug each play long, arsenic antiaircraft lineman Kayvon Thibodeaux, linebacker Azeez Ojulari and violative tackle Andrew Thomas person each been dealt with injuries. Even backmost Tommy DeVito, who started successful his archetypal crippled of the play past Sunday, injured his forearm, keeping him retired of the Thanksgiving matinee.
The Giants fell to 2-10 connected the play with the nonaccomplishment to the Cowboys, and presently ain the No. 1 prime successful adjacent year's NFL Draft.
New York Giants antiaircraft tackle Dexter Lawrence looks connected earlier the crippled against the Green Bay Packers astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, connected Dec 11, 2023. (Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports)
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Lawrence's offseason volition present commencement earlier than expected, arsenic helium turns the leafage to 2025 — and it's apt that the remainder of the squad is counting down the days until they tin bash that, arsenic well.
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