Malik Nabers injury: Giants star WR returns after shoulder scare

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[UPDATE: Nabers returned to the game midway through the second quarter].

Malik Nabers left the New York Giants game against the Los Angeles Rams in obvious pain late in the first quarter after an incomplete pass from backup quarterback Jameis Winston.

The Giants, of course, lost starting quarterback Jaxson Dart to a knee injury on their first possession of the game.

Nabers is questionable to return with a right shoulder injury. Nabers got mixed up with Los Angeles cornerback Trent McDuffie on the final play of the first quarter, but what happened was not immediately clear.

Malik Nabers is in pain on the Giants' sideline after suffering an apparent injury on this play pic.twitter.com/H3hvoux92x

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Nabers caught six passes for 69 yards in his Week 1 return from last season's torn ACL.

The Giants' offense, of course, is largely built around Dart, the second-year quarterback, and Nabers, the third-year wide receiver. They played less than half a game together in 2025.