{
  "id": 11479972,
  "title": "Malik Nabers still learning to trust his knee after surgery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/malik-nabers-still-learning-to-trust-his-knee-after-surgery",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T16:32:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/malik-nabers-still-learning-trust-163231216.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers is still adjusting to his surgically-repaired knee after tearing his ACL last season. The 12-catch, three-game stretch has seen him learn to trust his knee more each day. Nabers admitted he is learning to trust his knee more with every passing day. \"It looks better each and every day,\" he said. \"Little things that I see when I'm watching myself play that I'm like, okay, I'm going to emphasize that in practice the next day. So just overall, just trusting my knee.\" Nabers averages 4.0 receptions, 8.0 yards per catch, and 32.0 yards per game this season, a far cry from his rookie season's 7.3 catches, 11.0 yards per catch, and 803 receiving yards. Nabers knows there are plays where he leaves yards on the table. \"Just like the slant I ran this past week,\" he said. \"That's one of those catches that I made before that I'm able to take 25, 30 yards, maybe even more. But I left a lot.\" Skattebo, a second-year running back, wants the empty seats witnessed last Sunday against the Tennessee Titans to fill up for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals. He acknowledged the miserable weather had a part in the low attendance but emphasized the importance of building a strong fan base. Skattebo believes a good fan base can make the team better, citing his own experience at Arizona State.",
  "summary": "Nabers knows he has left some yardage on the field over the first thre games.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}