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New York Giants fans were excited to see a special player take part in practice on Wednesday.
Malik Nabers, who suffered a serious knee injury in Week 4 last season, “looked good,” according to his new head coach John Harbaugh, as he went through a full practice much to the delight of everyone involved in the organization.
While there is no commitment on a timeline for the 2024 first-round pick, seeing Nabers out on the field was a surprise to many.
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New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers practices during NFL training camp Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in White Sulfur Springs, W.Va. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Nabers’ injury was not a simple knee as he had to wait for the swelling to go down before undergoing surgery. Then in the spring, Nabers had to have scar tissue removed from the same knee while eliminating stiffness he was feeling.
After undergoing two surgeries and remaining on the sidelines, Nabers’ status for Week 1, or the first few weeks of the season, was up in the air.
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But general manager Joe Schoen also enjoyed watching him run around The Greenbrier in West Virginia to start camp.
“We have a really good plan for him,” Schoen said. “The medical staff has a really good plan for him, and we always want to say listen to the patients. So we’ll see how he responds. We have a good plan in place, so as long as everything goes as planned, we’ll listen to Malik and his body. And again, hopefully he’ll be ready and we’ll see how that plays out. But there’s not a long way to go because we have a lot of predictions right now.”
New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers (1) catches a pass as Dallas Cowboys cornerback Kaiir Elam (20) defends during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jerome Miron)
Nabers tore his ACL and suffered a full meniscus tear after jumping on a pass in quarterback Jaxson Dart’s first career start. He immediately clutched his knee and silenced the MetLife Stadium crowd as fans feared the worst as he was carted off the field.
However, Nabers remained in New Jersey this summer and worked with the Giants’ medical team on his recovery. The injury, which occurred early in the season, gave the team hope that he would be healthy back in Week 1, and after not being placed on the physically unable to perform list to start training camp, Nabers was on the right track.
“It was great. You saw him. He looked good,” Harbaugh said after watching Nabers. “He has a process going on. Thought he looked good.”
New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers looks on before the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on September 21, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)
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Dart, who said happy birthday to his best receiver on Instagram when Nabers turned 23, loved being able to throw to him on day one.
“He definitely has a presence about him,” Dart said of Nabers. “There’s an aura he has on the field that’s exciting. It makes me happy. It makes everybody happy just to see him out there. I think he’s had a lot of positives going for him. We’re just going to continue to bring him in slowly. He’s doing a great job of how he’s approaching his recovery. I’ve got all the confidence he’s out there and how much his approach to the world is and how much he’s missing in his game. The guys, I definitely think it’s for him – I don’t want to speak too much for him, but I just think it’s a really good feeling for him just to be out there with the team and be involved.”
