The New York Giants will be without one of their key defensive players for an unspecified amount of time.
Per a report from Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News, New York linebacker Jarrad Davis needed “an undisclosed surgery this summer and is expected to be out long-term.” There is no update on when he may return to the club.
Late last season, the Giants signed Davis off the Detroit Lions’ practice squad. The 2017 first-round pick suited up in one game for the Giant, recording half a sack and 11 combined tackles. Davis also started both of the Giants’ playoff games, recording seven total tackles.
Before joining the Giants, the 28-year-old Davis spent three games on the Lions’ 2022 roster. In those three contests, he recorded one pass defensed and three combined tackles.
The Giants re-signed the ex-Lion and New York Jet back in March, and Davis was expected to compete for a starting linebacker job on Don ‘Wink’ Martindale’s defense. With Davis sidelined, 2022 sixth-round pick Darrian Beavers moves atop the veteran on the depth chart.
The Giants were among the NFL’s biggest surprises in 2022, finishing 9-7-1 to end a six-year playoff drought. They went on to upset the Minnesota Vikings on Wild Card weekend, marking the franchise’s first playoff victory since Super Bowl 46 11 years earlier.
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New York will kick off their 2023 season with a home tilt against the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 10.
