New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers remains in concussion protocol and will miss his second straight game on Sunday night against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Head coach Brian Daboll made that announcement on Friday, two days after Nabers was spotted at a Travis Scott concert that was being held at MetLife Stadium.
Daboll stressed that Nabers’ attendance at the concert didn’t violate any rules regarding the concussion protocol but stopped short of approving the appearance.
Brian Daboll is asked if he had a problem with Malik Nabers attending Travis Scott's concert at MetLife Stadium earlier this week:
"I'll keep that in house" pic.twitter.com/sBY2QrQwGz
— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) October 11, 2024
“Yeah, I’ll keep that all in-house,” Daboll said.
While at the concert, Nabers was wearing dark sunglasses but otherwise appeared in good health and spirits. After all, had the concussion symptoms been lingering, a loud concert with strobing lights probably wasn’t the best place to be.
Even if Nabers’ presence at the concert didn’t violate any protocol rules, it did put Daboll in the awkward position of explaining how the rookie can party but not play. The optics are less than desirable.
Nabers initially suffered the concussion in Week 4 against the Dallas Cowboys — 15 days ago. Should he return to the field next week against the Philadelphia Eagles, he will have missed 24 days in total.
On both Wednesday and Thursday, Nabers worked outside with trainers, which Daboll suggested he would do again on Friday.
“Making progress,” the coach said.
In four games this season, Nabers has 35 catches for 386 yards and three touchdowns.
