Giants Week 3 Injury Report: OLB Brian Burns Headlines Lengthy List for Big Blue

The New York Giants held a walkthrough practice Wednesday, with their injury list growing at an alarming rate since last week.

Leading off is quarterback Jaxson Dart (knee), whom head coach John Harbaugh confirmed will miss the rest of the regular season. Dart, injured in Monday’s loss to the Rams, will have surgery on his ailing left knee, and Harbaugh said the team isn’t ruling out having the quarterback back in time for the postseason if the Giants should qualify.

That means Dart, who is looking at a 4-6 month recovery timeline, will be designated to return once he is officially placed on IR, which, as of the close of business on Wednesday, had not yet occurred.

Harbaugh also confirmed that Jameis Winston will step in as the starting quarterback. The head coach said the team will build a game plan around Winston’s strengths and skill set and how it aligns to give them a competitive advantage against the Titans.

In other injury news, receiver Malik Nabers (shoulder) and left tackle Andrew Thomas (groin) are among those listed as limited. Harbaugh said he was optimistic Nabers and Thomas would be good to go for the upcoming game.

As if the Giants didn’t need any other bad news on the injury front, they will be without outside linebacker Brian Burns, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who added that Burns “is not expected to need surgery” but “is likely to miss some time.”

Burns has been an ironman throughout his career, missing just three games in eight seasons and none since coming to the Giants. The 28-year-old linebacker takes pride in his availability, so he'll look to return as quickly as he can.

The Giants listed 12 players on their opening injury report.

In Titans injury news, both top running backs, Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears, didn’t practice Wednesday. Both are dealing with ankle injuries.

Giants Practice Participation Report

Player, POS	Injury	Wed.*
Brian Burns, OLB	Ankle	DNP
Jaxson Dart, QB	Knee	DNP
Andrew Thomas, LT	Groin	Limited
Malik Nabers, WR	Shoulder	Limited
Deonte Banks, CB	Calf	Limited
Shelby Harris, DT	Toe	Limited
Tyler Nubin, S	Calf	Limited
Micah McFadden, ILB	Neck	Full
Jermaine Eluemunor, RT	Thight	Full
Nic Jones, CB	Shoulder	Full
Francis Mauigoa, RG	Neck	Full
Greg Newsome II, CB	Rib	Full

*Giants had a walkthrough practice on Wednesday.

Titans Practice Participation Report

Player, POS	Injury	Wed
Tony Pollard, RB	Ankle	DNP
Tyjae Spears, RB	Ankle	DNP
Solomon Thomas, DT	Knee	Limited
Cor'Dale Flott, CB	Quad	Limited
Fernando Carmona, RG	Shoulder	Full
James Williams, Sr., LB	Elbow	Full

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