Giants Hold on to Beat the Titans 12-7 but Lose Brian Burns to a Knee Injury
The All-Pro edge rusher was unable to put weight on his right leg and went straight to the locker room, with no diagnosis announced.
- New York Giants All-Pro linebacker Brian Burns left Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans in the fourth quarter with an apparent right knee injury after going down on the MetLife Stadium turf.
- Burns played despite not practicing all week after sustaining a left ankle sprain in the fourth quarter of last Monday's loss at the Los Angeles Rams.
- Offensive linemen Aaron Stinnie and Andrew Thomas helped Burns off the field, and he could not put weight on his right leg as he headed directly to the locker room.
- The Giants held on to beat the Titans 12-7 on Sunday, though the team now awaits further evaluation on Burns' status as their most important defensive player.
- Dr. David Chao wrote there is 'worry for right ACL injury' based on video analysis, while Burns remained on the ground in pain for several minutes after the play.
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Giants hold on to beat the Titans 12-7 but lose Brian Burns to a knee injury
Relying on running the ball in their first game without quarterback Jaxson Dart, the New York Giants beat the Tennessee Titans 12-7 but lost their most important defensive player, Brian Burns, to a knee injury
Giants All-Pro LB appears to suffer serious knee injury
New York Giants All-Pro linebacker Brian Burns left Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans in the fourth quarter with an apparent serious right knee injury. The Giants linebacker stayed on the MetLife Stadium turf and struck the ground with his fist while trainers attended to him. Offensive linemen Aaron Stinnie and Andrew Thomas supported him …
By leaning on the ground game in their first match without quarterback Jaxson Dart, the New York Giants resisted beating the Tennessee Titans on Sunday 12-7, but lost their most important defensive player, Brian Burns, to a knee injury.
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