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Jaxson Dart will be able to start at his No. 1 wide receiver when the New York Giants open training camp next week.
Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers will not begin training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list as he continues his recovery from a knee injury. There is also a “realistic possibility” that Nabers could play in the Giants’ Week 1 game against the Dallas Cowboys, ESPN reported Thursday.
Avoiding the PUP list leaves open the possibility that Nabers could be active for the start of the regular season. If Nabers was on the PUP list until the end of training camp and the preseason, he would have been forced to miss New York’s first four regular-season matchups.
Nabers suffered a torn ACL and meniscus in his right knee during the Giants’ Week 4 win over the Los Angeles Chargers last season. He underwent surgery in late October, followed by a secondary cleansing procedure in the spring.
As Nabers rehabbed, the Giants made some moves to add to their wide receiver depth during the offseason. They reunited with Odell Beckham Jr. after signing veterans Darnell Mooney, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Calvin Austin and Braxton Berrios. New York also selected Notre Dame wide receiver Malachi Fields in the third round of April’s draft and signed former Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely.
Nabers, who the Giants took in the first round of the 2024 draft, had 18 receptions for 271 yards and two touchdowns last season. He had 109 receptions for 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie.
