Blake Martinez‘s season is over. On Monday morning, the Giants linebacker was diagnosed with a torn ACL (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo). 
This was the immediate fear after Martinez was forced out of Sunday’s game with a non-contact injury. It’s a bad blow for the Giants, on the heels of their latest defeat and a gruesome leg injury for offensive lineman Nick Gates. The Giants are now 0-3, without two of their team captains for the rest of the year.
Martinez moved on from the Packers last year to ink a three-year, $30.75MM deal with the Giants. Installed as the Giants’ left inside linebacker, he tallied 151 tackles, three sacks, five passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and one interception in his Big Blue debut. This year, he’ll finish with 23 stops in three games.
Martinez, 28 in January, will focus on recovery as he looks ahead to his next walk year in 2022. In theory, the Giants will have an escape hatch once Martinez gets medical clearance next year. He’s due to carry a $14MM cap number, but they can save $8.525MM with $5.5MM in dead money if they drop him. But, given his production while healthy, they’ll likely keep him in the fold.
Gettleman ruined this franchise.
Agree, but Mara is the real culprit.
Massive blow. Even with him, this defense gives up way too many plays with soft coverage and no pressure/blitzes. This year is shaping up to be an 0-17 year.
I am so done with this team. I wish they would clean house now, fire Getty and be done.
Sad to hear the acl rumors were confirmed. Good guy, bad injury, but at least he won’t have to be around this pathetic team until next year.
Bye, agreed with all the comments above. As a life long fan this team is pathetic and an embarrassment to the fans. Time to clean house and blow it all up….Again!
Mara is absolutely clueless! It will take him another 3 years to figure out that Gettlemam doesn’t have a clue as to what he’s doing.
The soon o be 0-4 Giants because there is no way they beat the Saints!
Make that 0-5 as they aren’t beating Dallas either.
Sad what this franchise has become. This will be 8th season out of the last 9 with a losing record.