Giants WR Robinson out for season with torn ACL

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- New York Giants rookie wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson volition miss the remainder of the play aft tearing the ACL successful his close genu during Sunday's 31-18 nonaccomplishment to the Detroit Lions astatine MetLife Stadium, manager Brian Daboll said Monday.

Robinson's genu buckled erstwhile helium was getting tackled adjacent the location sideline connected the archetypal play of the 4th quarter. He fell to the crushed and instantly began writhing successful symptom arsenic helium grabbed astatine the knee. A root told ESPN aft the crippled the fearfulness was that the wounded was serious.

It was, leaving the Giants incredibly bladed astatine an already concerning position. Robinson's rookie play ends with 23 catches for 227 yards and a touchdown successful six games.

The second-round prime retired of Kentucky was having the astir productive crippled of his vocation anterior to the injury. He had 9 catches connected 13 targets for 100 yards.

The Giants' already struggling receiving corps volition present beryllium without 1 of its amended players for the remainder of the season. They indispensable fig it retired by Thursday.

New York plays connected the roadworthy successful a Thanksgiving day crippled against the division-rival Dallas Cowboys connected Thursday.

"We cognize however explosive [Robinson] tin be. ... Not having him retired determination is decidedly going to beryllium a loss, but it's going to springiness different guys opportunities and we person each the assurance successful each the different guys excessively to measurement successful and marque plays," moving backmost Saquon Barkley said aft Sunday's loss.

Richie James steps backmost into Robinson's slot receiver role. James filled successful earlier this play erstwhile Robinson missed 4 games with a sprained close MCL.

The Giants (7-3) besides person Hard Knocks prima Kalil Pimpleton who is apt to beryllium elevated from the signifier squad.

New York has already started caller waiver assertion Isaiah Hodgins, David Sills V and Marcus Johnson astatine wide receiver this season. They traded the oft-injured and unreliable Kadarius Toney to the Kansas City Chiefs anterior to the commercialized deadline. Veteran Kenny Golladay is inactive connected the roster but has done astir thing with 4 catches for 51 yards and nary touchdowns this season.

For now, this is their radical with Darius Slayton starring the mode arsenic the No. 1 wide receiver.

"We person plentifulness of receivers connected the roster arsenic you know," Daboll said. "It's a abbreviated week. We'll get the guys acceptable to go. We're revisit things arsenic we bash each week and spot however it goes."

There is simply a beardown anticipation the Giants inactive adhd a seasoned receiver for the agelong run, adjacent if it's not the much-talked-about Odell Beckham Jr. They're presently successful presumption to marque the playoffs for the archetypal clip since 2016, but person a hard remaining schedule.

New York is expected to beryllium successful the premix for Beckham, who is presently a escaped agent. The Cowboys, however, person besides been publically campaigning for his services and are believed to beryllium the favorites.