Malik Nabers hasn’t been on the field in any official capacity since the end of his record-breaking rookie season. He was sidelined for the entirety of OTAs and minicamp with a lingering toe injury that traces back to his time at LSU.
The New York Giants have stayed quiet, offering little more than vague reassurances while the calendar moved closer to training camp with no sign of real progress.
The cautious tone coming from head coach Brian Daboll hasn’t exactly helped settle the fan base. Every time the topic came up, the response was the same — the injury wasn’t serious, the team was being smart by playing the waiting game, and there was no concern about his availability for the season. None of it was backed by anything concrete. The weeks went by, the team kept practicing, and the best player on the offense remained sidelined.
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It was cryptic press conference after cryptic update. That’s what made his most recent development actually worth paying attention to.
Malik Nabers links up with Giants receivers ahead of training camp
In a post shared on social media, Nabers was pictured alongside a bunch of Giants receivers during a workout in Atlanta. He was joined by Darius Slayton, Wan’Dale Robinson, Theo Johnson, and Zach Pascal. The caption simply read “NYG in ATL,” but it’s the context that matters.
Giants WRs getting work in before training camp 🔥
— SleeperGiants (@SleeperGiants) July 20, 2025
(coachliebs/IG) pic.twitter.com/6WouXZySJ0
This wasn’t just a reunion of skill players getting loose before training camp. This was the clearest indication yet that Nabers is finally moving like someone who’s ready to rock and roll. Call it being cautiously optimistic or an overreaction, but this is an awesome sign.
It marked the second unofficial offseason session Nabers has participated in, following a workout held in San Diego by Russell Wilson and a group of offensive teammates.
That one had a bit more structure to it, more quarterback involvement, and more of a PR spin. This most recent Atlanta session looked like players taking it upon themselves to get extra work in without needing direction or fanfare. For someone coming off a soft-tissue foot injury, showing up to practice in back-to-back weeks with the offense feels significant.
He went for 1,204 yards and broke the franchise receptions record as a rookie, while nothing around him was consistent. With better quarterback play and a full 17 games, there’s a real shot Year 2 ends up even better. Nabers has best-WR-in-the-NFL-type talent. Time to take full advantage of it.
The team still hasn’t confirmed whether he’ll be full-go on Day 1 of training camp on Tuesday, but it’s getting harder to lean on skepticism when Nabers is showing up for football. The ramp-up appears to be done, the rehab phase is fading into the background, and if everything holds steady over the next few days, the Giants’ top weapon will be exactly where he needs to be when camp opens... today.