The Giants Suffers a Knee Injury in Giants-Cowboys Game

 

Thomas participated in the game but could return after being evaluated.

It’s been a tough year for the New York Giants when it comes to injuries.
And that continued Sunday in their game against the Dallas Cowboys.
Left tackle Andrew Thomas, who returned to action last week against the Raiders after missing seven games with a hamstring injury in Week 1 against the Cowboys, injured his knee in the first quarter of the game against the Giants in Dallas.
The injury occurred when Dallas defensive lineman MAzi Smith beat Giants left guard Justin Pugh to blow up Saquon Barkley’s run.
Thomas, who was following his man, had his left leg pinned underneath him in the melee as bodies wrapped around his leg.

Thomas lay face down on the turf in pain for several minutes while Giants trainers rushed to attend to him. He was able to limp off the field under his own power to the blue medical tent, but he barely stayed there before the cart came out to take him back to the locker room.

The Giants said Thomas’ return was questionable due to a knee injury. Pugh moved over to left guard, and Marcus McKetan came in at left guard once Thomas left the game.

 

 

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The New York Giants injury-plagued season just keeps getting worse. All Pro left tackle Andrew Thomas was carted to the locker room midway through the first quarter of the Giants game against the Dallas Cowboys.

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Kayvon Thibodeaux ruled out

The Giants announced at the start of the second half that edge defender Kayvon Thibodeaux has been ruled out with a concussion.

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Cor’Dale Flott left the game in the first half with a shoulder injury. He was ruled out by the Giants just before the end of the third quarter.

Deonte Banks left at the half after injuring an ankle. That left the Giants short-handed in the secondary as Adoree’ Jackson (concussion/neck) was inactive.

Thomas update: Thomas came back into the game in the second quarter after an examination in the locker room. This is obviously excellent news for the Giants’ offensive line and offense in general, allowing Justin Pugh to return to his natural left guard position and return the line to it’s starting configuration.

Thomas missed seven games earlier this season after suffering a Week 1 hamstring injury against the Cowboys.

The injury to Thomas moved left guard Justin Pugh to left tackle, bringing second year guard Marcus McKethan onto the field to replace Pugh for the Giants’ third drive.