The Giants will send an MRI of tight end Evan Engram‘s foot to Dr. Robert Anderson for a second opinion, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (Twitter link). Engram will not play on Sunday against the Jets, reports Ralph Vacchiano of SNY (Twitter link), but he hopes to return soon after that.
Speaking to reporters today, head coach Pat Shurmur didn’t sound overly optimistic on Engram’s status. Shurmur said Engram is currently in a walking boot and called the third-year tight end “day-to-day, week-to-week,” as Dan Duggan of The Athletic tweets. However, Engram says he does not have a Lisfranc injury, tweets Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post. For now, New York is calling Engram’s injury a mid-foot sprain, per Paul Schwartz of the New York Post (Twitter link).
A first-round pick in the 2017 draft, Engram broke out with 64 receptions and 722 yards in his rookie campaign, but fell back to earth in a injury-riddled 2018 season. This year, Engram was once again posting another outstanding year and had been on pace to surpass his previous career highs in catches and yards, but his most recent health issues may prevent that from happening.
The Giants have yet to field their full set of skill position players for a game, and it doesn’t appear that will occur any time soon. Not only is Engram hurt, but wide receiver Sterling Shepard is being sent to Pittsburgh to meet with concussion experts, tweets Vacchiano. Shepard has already been concussed twice this season and hasn’t played since Week 5.
maybe the Jets can get a win
Anyone who would watch a Jets/Giants game is probably connected to a machine that provides life support…praying that a power failure occurs.
Engram and Shepard are both overrated, and worthless. They are always hurt, and like most of these baby players today they are crybabies. Rub a little dirt in it and get back in the game junior. Football is for MEN that play hurt. These guys are a joke.
Ok boomer
Yeah, why doesn’t Sterling Shepard rub a little dirt in his multiple concussions and get back out there?
CTE isn’t real!!
Moron
Babies and concussions? Wow that’s ridiculous
They used to play hockey without a helmet for Gods sake. Nobody died. These guys know the risks when they choose to play football. If they think it’s too dangerous they can always drive a truck. I’m not saying player safety isn’t important, but football has become so namby pamby it’s ridiculous. It’s barely even football anymore. If Lawrence Taylor was playing today he’d be arrested for assault, and he was always a clean player. If you’ve ever played a contact sport that didn’t involve your computer screen you know that you play hard and hit hard to intimidate the other guy. If you’re not willing to play with pain you shouldn’t play football.
This particular comment section is very poor. Lots of bro faux science, very little understanding of physiology, especially neurophysiology. I’m happy for Shepard and Engram. Life is more important than placating folks living vicariously through people with greater physical abilities than themselves.