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By Matt Audilet
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Malik Nabers' status for Sunday night's Week 1 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys was uncertain until just hours before kickoff.
But after weighing his health and readiness to go, Nabers elected to take the field at MetLife Stadium. In his first game back since suffering a torn ACL in Week 4 of the 2025 season, the star wide receiver reeled in six catches for 69 yards in the Giants' 28-20 win over the division-rival Cowboys.
On Wednesday, Giants head coach John Harbaugh was asked to evaluate Nabers' current injury status as the team prepares for its Week 2 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night.
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"I haven't really asked him directly, but the trainers said he looked good," Harbaugh said. "Looked like an 'A,' I would say. You should ask him. Seemed good, though."
"I had to feel that I wanted to play. I had to feel it," Nabers said after Sunday night's game. "Everyone wanted to see me. I was at practice. I never got the game feeling. I had to feel it. I had to feel like my body was able to. I had to feel the energy. I had to feel the game-day moment. That was really it."
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The Giants will kick off against the Rams at 8:15 p.m. ET this coming Monday.
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