The New York Giants’ offseason moves at receiver have raised suspicion that\u00a0Malik Nabers\u00a0might not be ready for Week 1 as he continues to rehab from the second surgery on his injured knee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, general manager Joe Schoen told\u00a0Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports\u00a0that he remains optimistic about Nabers’ timeline, planning for the star wideout to be on the field Sept. 13\u00a0against\u00a0the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I still think he’ll be fine Week 1,” Schoen told Epstein on Monday. “So we’ll see. He’s trending in the right direction. Again, these things take time, so it’s not instant. Every patient is different.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nabers suffered an ACL tear in late September and underwent a\u00a0second cleanup surgery\u00a0to remove scar tissue earlier this offseason. News of the second surgery throttled down the questions about Nabers’ timeline during June workouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Big Blue spent the offseason restocking the wideout room.\u00a0Darius Slayton\u00a0returns, and the Giants added\u00a0Calvin Austin III\u00a0and\u00a0Darnell Mooney\u00a0early in free agency and drafted\u00a0Malachi Fields\u00a0in the third round. Recently, they\u00a0signed\u00a0a trio of pass catchers in\u00a0Odell Beckham,\u00a0JuJu Smith-Schuster\u00a0and\u00a0Braxton Berrios\u00a0(also a potential returner). The recent moves added to speculation that Nabers might not be ready to face Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Schoen believes that the collective receiver room can provide enough weapons, along with tight ends\u00a0Isaiah Likely\u00a0and\u00a0Theo Johnson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Do we have that true No. 1 alpha 22-year-old Malik Nabers out there if he’s not available? No, but I think there’s enough to go,” Schoen said. “There’s going to be a good competition at receiver throughout camp, but there’s enough for me from the backfield, the tight end position, there’s enough at receiver where we’ll be able to move the ball and still be a productive offense — and it’ll be a cherry on top if Malik’s out there.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As we approach training camp in late July, questions will ramp up about how much Nabers can participate and whether he will indeed be ready for the start of the regular season. For now, Schoen isn’t fretting that Nabers is not participating in offseason workouts, even as the Giants install a new offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“If he’s ready to go Week 1, you told me that today, however it looks in between now and then, I don’t care as long as when we roll out against the Cowboys over here that he’s out and ready to go,” Schoen said. “And if it’s not? Again, I think we bought enough insurance that we’ll still be able to move the ball and be productive.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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