Giants not worried about Nabers' nagging toe

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- New York Giants prima receiver Malik Nabers's presumption this summertime volition not beryllium affected by the toed contented that caused him to miss the spring, according to manager Brian Daboll.

The Giants expect Nabers to beryllium acceptable for the commencement of grooming campy connected July 22.

"He's doing good. No [concern]," Daboll said of being acceptable for camp.

Nabers did not enactment successful immoderate of the practices unfastened to the media during organized squad activities (OTAs) oregon mandatory minicamp. He did, however, instrumentality portion successful immoderate walk-through periods and was seen jogging without a limp.

Daboll said earlier this offseason the toed wounded was from past play and has been an contented for him since his days astatine LSU.

"Every person's astatine a antithetic portion in, telephone it rehab if you will, oregon prehab," Daboll said. "And we conscionable did what we thought was champion for Malik to effort to get him arsenic steadfast arsenic we can."

Nabers, the 4th wide enactment successful past year's draft, finished his rookie play with 109 catches for 1,204 yards and 7 touchdowns and participated successful the Pro Bowl afterwards.

The Giants decided to play it harmless this spring.

"He's had immoderate issues, similar I said, successful the past successful assemblage with it," Daboll said. "And again, that was the program that we came up with for him and for our shot team."

Nabers was hardly the lone Giants starter who was constricted this spring. Left tackle Andrew Thomas besides didn't signifier arsenic helium comes backmost from Lisfranc country past October. All Pro antiaircraft tackle Dexter Lawrence lone participated successful idiosyncratic drills passim the spring.

At 1 signifier earlier this month, the Giants had 8 starters (including 5 connected defense) not participating successful squad drills.

The Giants are going to request a steadfast Nabers to hole a troubled discourtesy that finished 31st past play successful constituent per game. It's important that helium gets immoderate enactment this summertime and, perhaps, preseason with caller starting backmost Russell Wilson, the 10-time Pro Bowler who has yet to propulsion to Nabers successful unrecorded drills.

The anticipation is that Wilson's enactment and skillset volition bring retired the champion successful the Giants' receivers. His quality to propulsion the heavy shot should beryllium particularly invaluable to the speedy group.

Nabers averaged conscionable 4.3 yards aft the drawback per reception past season, 82nd among each receivers.