Giants Week 12 Injury Report: Kayvon Thibodeaux's Return Window Opens

Head coach Brian Daboll said there is optimism that Thibodeaux will be ready to play this weekend.

Sep 8, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux (5) warms up before a game against the Minnesota Vikings at MetLife Stadium. | John Jones-Imagn Images

The bye week did the New York Giants good as far as injuries are concerned. 

The Giants had all hands on deck to start Week 12, including receiver Darius Slayton, who is in the final stages of the concussion protocol, safety Jason Pinnock (abdomen), and receiver Bryce Ford-Wheaton.

In addition, outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux, who has been on injured reserve after having surgery on his wrist, had his 21-day window opened Wednesday and is on track to return by Sunday, per head coach Brian Daboll. 

Thibodeaux, who sounded confident of his chances of returning this week, is no longer wearing any sort of apparatus. However, it’s possible that he might wear some sort of protective device on game day to ensure he doesn’t have a setback.

Here are the full injury reports for both teams.

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New York Giants Injury Report

Player	Pos	Injury	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Status
Dexter Lawrence II	DT	Knee	Limited			-
Kayvon Thibodeaux*	OLB	Wrist	Limited
Darius Slayton	WR	Concussion	Full
Bryce Ford-Wheaton	WR	Achilles	Limited
Greg Van Roten	G	Abdomen	Limited			-
Theo Johnson	TE	Back	Limited			-
Matt Adams	LB	Knee	Limited
Darius Muasau	ILB	Hamstring	Limited
Tyler Nubin	S	Back	Limited

*Designated to return from IR.

Bold denotes a change in status/new addition to the report.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Injury Report

Player	Pos	Injury	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Status
Ben Bredeson	G	Shoulder	Full
Jameel Dean*	CB	Hamstring	Full
Mike Evans	WR	Hamstring	Limited
Greg Gaines	NT	Foot	DNP
William Gholston	DL	Knee	Full
Troy Hill	CB	Ankle	DNP
Bucky Irving	RB	Toe	Full
Zyon McCollum	CB	Hamstring	DNP
Jalen McMillan	WR	Hamstring	Full
Tykee Smith	DB	Knee	Limited
Tritan Wirfs	OT	Knee/Foot	Limited

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