The Giants will likely be lacking considered one of their essential defensive elements for a minimal of 4 weeks.
Big Blue placed Kayvon Thibodeaux on injured reserve on Saturday following a wrist harm sustained towards the Seahawks final week.
Thibodeaux had an operation earlier this week for a fractured scaphoid bone in his wrist, as reported by NFL Network.
The surgical procedure was not anticipated to be season-ending.
Head coach Brian Daboll knowledgeable reporters Wednesday that Thibodeaux was predicted to have a week-to-week restoration.
Thibodeaux, 23, amassed 12 tackles and two sacks in the Giants' preliminary 5 video games.
The Giants is not going to enter a recreation with an injured specialist this time round. They inked Matt Haack, who will act as their punter for Sunday evening’s matchup with the Bengals. Jamie Gillan sustained a left hamstring harm in observe on Friday, ruling him out of this recreation.
Haack, 30, spent 4 seasons with the Dolphins and has punted for the Bills, Colts, and Browns. He labored with Daboll and normal supervisor Joe Schoen in Buffalo in 2021. Haack has participated in 99 NFL