Giants: Micah McFadden, Starting LB, Injured in NFL Debut

Giants’ Micah McFadden Suffers Injury in Season Opener

The New York Giants’ starting linebacker, Micah McFadden, suffered an injury in the first quarter of the season opener against the Washington Commanders. McFadden was stretchered off the field due to a leg or foot injury. The injury occurred while tackling the Commanders’ quarterback, Jayden Daniels. His right leg was immobilized with a splint, and he was taken off the field on a stretcher, waving to the fans who gave him a warm ovation. He was replaced by second-year linebacker Darius Muasau. The Commanders took advantage of the situation immediately, finding tight end Zach Ertz for a touchdown on the next play.

Giants linebacker Micah McFadden, who had a career-high 107 tackles last season, was carted off in New York's opener with a leg/foot injury.

McFadden, selected by the Giants in the fifth round of the 2022 draft, became a full-time starter in 2023. He had started in 14 games in each of the previous two seasons, accumulating more than 100 tackles in each of those years, including a personal best of 107 last season. This was going to be an important season for McFadden, whose rookie contract was expiring at the end of the season. Although he wasn’t focused on a new contract, but on having a good season, as he stated at the beginning of the summer.

“I think there are a lot of things I can focus on to improve. There hasn’t been anything [with the contract] yet and I’m just focused on what we’re doing right now,” he commented.
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