Malik Nabers will miss his second consecutive game for the Giants on Sunday night when they play the Bengals at MetLife Stadium.
Nabers, who suffered a concussion in the Giants Week 4 game against the Cowboys, remains in concussion protocol, though head coach Brian Daboll said Friday that he’s slowly progressing.
“He won’t make it,’’ Daboll said of Nabers’ status for Sunday’s prime-time showdown.
“He’ll be doing stuff out on the field, more like he was doing the last two days,’’ Daboll, speaking just before practice, went on. “He’ll do some more than he did (Thursday). We’re making progress, but that’s never anything you want to rush.’’
Asked if Nabers, who leads the team with 35 receptions and three touchdowns, was knocked unconscious, Daboll said, “I’m not going to get into you know what it was, but it was certainly a big hit. He’s got a pretty good concussion. I’m not going to get into concussion protocol or anything like that. It’s a serious thing.’’
Nabers raised the some eyebrows and the ire of some Giants fans when videos were posted of him attending a Travis Scott concert Wednesday night at MetLife Stadium.
When Daboll was asked if he has “any issue’’ with Nabers going to the show, he said, “Yeah, I’ll keep I’ll keep that all-house.’’
Asked if it was “a violation of any protocol on his end,’’ Daboll said, “No.’’
In other injury news, Daboll indicated that cornerbacks Adoree’ Jackson (calf) and Dru Phillips (calf and shoulder) “are going good.’’
Daboll said the corners are “ahead’’ of running back Devin Singletary (groin) in their injury recovery.
Guard Jon Runyan Jr., who missed the past two days with an illness, returned to practice Friday and is expected to play Sunday.
Receiver Bryce Ford-Wheaton, who returned the blocked punt for a touchdown Sunday in Seattle and didn’t practice Thursday with a shoulder injury, also returned to practice.
“With ‘Motor’ (Singetary) and Bryce, we’ll see where those guys are after today,’’ Daboll said.
