Kayvon Thibodeaux Injury Update: Diagnosis Revealed Following Worrisome Preseason Injury

It appears that the Giants have dodged a bullet with a major Kayvon Thibodeaux injury.

During their preseason game against the Bengals, NFL fans started an online debate after Thibodeaux appeared to get taken out with a dirty, low hit near his knee.

He would go on the leave the game on a cart.

Today, the MRI came back on Kayvon Thibodeaux, and luckily it doesn’t appear that he’ll be sidelined for too long.

“Initial tests revealed that Giants’ DE Kayvon Thibodeaux suffered a sprained MCL that is expected to sideline him 3-4 weeks, per source. His ACL and meniscus were intact. Giants are still hopeful that he will be ready for the regular-season opener vs. the Titans, per source,” Adam Schefter reports.

After the game last night, Kayvon Thibodeaux showed confidence that his injury was nothing too major.

“I’m good. … We’re good. Good news,” he said as cameras were catching him walking out of the stadium without a noticeable limp.

Despite the online debate surrounding the block Bengals’ Thaddeus Moss put on Kayvon Thibodeaux, Giants head coach Brian Daboll didn’t find the play to be dirty.

“Well that’s the rules. We do it as well with TEs and FBs going back to the line of scrimmage. So got to do a good job of playing it. It’s a tough block. But whatever the rules are, those are the rules.”

Regardless on your opinion of the block put on Kayvon Thibodeaux Sunday night, today’s news should come as a sigh of relief for Giants fans and members of the organization.


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