Giants WR Carted off Practice Field With 'Serious Knee Injury'

During Tuesday's Giants training camp practice, wide receiver Calvin Austin III suffered a serious knee injury, according to multiple reports. The recent free-agent signing was immediately seen grabbing at his right knee and was subsequently carted off the field, receiving comfort from team owner John Mara, as reported by team insider Jordan Raanan of ESPN.

Austin had signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Giants earlier in the offseason. The former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver had been anticipated to serve as the Giants' third-string WR behind Malik Nabers and Darius Slayton for the upcoming NFL season. In his final season with the Steelers in 2023, Austin tallied 31 receptions for 372 yards and three touchdowns.

Prior to that, in 2022, he had 36 catches for 548 yards and four scores. However, the Giants can take heart from the fact that Nabers returned to the practice field on Monday after recovering from his own season-ending ACL tear suffered the previous year. As such, it seems the Giants' top WR is on a promising path to suit up for his team's Week 1 showdown against the Dallas Cowboys on September 13th.