Initial NY Giants injury report for Week 5 spells trouble for veteran RB

The New York Giants had a very good chance at improving to 2-2 against the Cowboys in Week 4 if not for squandered opportunities on the offensive end. While it was a more competitive outing than the past few meetings with Dallas, the G-Men haven’t had enough recent success to be in the moral victory business.

Not only did the team finish last week’s edition of Thursday Night Football with a loss, but a number of players also left the game banged up. NY’s two most important offensive skill position players did not practice on Wednesday, leaving multiple questions in the air going into Sunday’s game against the Seahawks:

Devin Singletary's status in jeopardy ahead of Week 5 matchup

Despite staying healthy through the first few weeks of the season, Singletary unexpectedly popped up on the injury report after missing Wednesday's practice. Based on head coach Brian Daboll's comments, he is in 'questionable territory' heading into Week 5. While he's feeling a bit better on Thursday, it's still unknown if he'll play.

Singletary was expected to have a big day against a porous Cowboys rushing defense that entered last week’s contest ranked dead-last in the NFL. Instead, the veteran tailback had the worst game of his young Giants career, being held to 24 yards on 14 carries. That tally would make a lot more sense if he was fighting through a groin ailment all game.

Things look even more uncertain for NY with Malik Nabers still in concussion protocol. Without him, the Giants may lean heavily on their ground game, but now they might have to be cautious with Singletary’s groin issue. This casts serious doubt on how the offense will find reliable production.

Rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr. has shown promise early on, though his contributions have primarily come in the passing game. NY likely does not have enough faith in the youngster to be a successful feature back given his limited workload thus far.

The offensive outlook is more worrisome than ever, and the Giants can only lose so many games until the hopes of a successful season eventually slip away. If Nabers cannot suit up against Seattle — and signs point to that being the case — Big Blue needs its starting running back to be active and have an exceptional performance.