EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Rookie Malik Nabers, who leads the NFL in receptions after four games, missed the New York Giants practice on Wednesday because of a concussion.
Coach Brian Daboll said the No. 6 overall pick in the draft was still in the early stages of the concussion protocol and his status for Sunday's game in Seattle against the Seahawks (3-1) is uncertain.
Nabers was hurt late in the 20-15 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday. He had a career-best 12 catches for 115 yards before being hurt trying to catch a pass in front of the Giants' bench.
“We’ll just take it day by day with him," Daboll said before the Giants (1-3) held their first practice since the game. “Really, other than that, I have no update other than he’s in the protocol and just hope he continues to get better.”
Nabers has 35 receptions, five more than No. 2 Nico Collins of Houston. The LSU product is second with 386 yards and tied for third with three touchdown receptions. He is the first player in the NFL to have that combination of numbers through his four games.
His 35 receptions are the second-highest four-game total to start a career. Puka Nacua of the Rams had 39 catches in his first four games in 2023.
“There’s no doubt he’s been a big part of our offense so far and someone who we’ve counted on in a lot of spots,” quarterback Daniel Jones said. “So, it’ll change a little bit. But the guys we got out there, we have a lot of confidence in them winning their matchups and getting open. I know we’ll play well.”
Second-year receiver Jalin Hyatt will get more work in practice with the first team, Daboll said.
“I think we got a lot of guys who can make plays,” Jones said. “We’ve said that really through training camp up till now and guys stepped up today and made plays. We’ll see what happens with Malik through the week, but confident in all our guys.”
Nabers has been targeted on 52 of the Giants 145 total pass attempts, with the 35.9% the highest in the NFL.
Wan'Dale Robinson, whose 26 catches is second on the Giants and fifth in the league, was added to the injured report Wednesday with a heel injury. He practiced on a limited basis.
Starting running back Devin Singletary (groin) did not practice along with cornerbacks Dru Phillips and Adoree Jackson, who had calf injuries against the Browns in Week 3.
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New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers (1) catches a touchdown pass against the Cleveland Browns during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers celebrates after an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers (1) is helped off the field after an injury during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's new President Claudia Sheinbaum started her day Wednesday much like her political mentor, ex-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, began most of his: with an early morning news briefing from the National Palace.
López Obrador's news briefings, known as the “mañaneras,” were marathon affairs, featuring folksy dialogue, verbal jousting with the press, and, frequently, long history lessons. His oratorical skills turned his 2 1/2-hour-long daily mañaneras into a powerful political weapon.
Sheinbaum kept her morning briefing shorter, less combative and more concise, in keeping with her character as a scientist and academic.
She said she would keep some of her predecessor's fixtures, like a weekly segment attacking what she called media “lies” about the government. The new president also continued a diplomatic dispute with Spain — which has refused to apologize for abuses during the 1500s conquest of Mexico — that many thought she would try to defuse.
Sheinbaum also continued López Obrador's efforts to downplay drug cartel violence in the northern state of Sinaloa, saying it was not among the states with the highest number of murders this week.
It’s no surprise that Sheinbaum decided to continue with the successful formula of her mentor — she has promised to continue virtually everything he did. She will hope to set the press's daily agenda just as López Obrador did throughout his presidency.
After her June 2 election victory, the former Mexico City mayor began holding midday news briefings that concluded within half an hour. Sheinbaum would open with announcements and then take questions from journalists.
In Wednesday's first press conference, Sheinbaum was a bit more punctual in her responses and, unlike López Obrador, didn't use questions as a pretext for half-hour discourses on obscure chapters of Mexican history.
But she did open her first press conference with a governmental apology on the 56th anniversary of the Oct. 2, 1968 army massacre of student pro-democracy protesters in Mexico City's Tlatelolco square in which as many as 300 people were killed.
Sheinbaum revealed that her mother had participated in the movement and had been expelled from a state-run university in retaliation.
“I have said before, I am a child of ‘68,” Sheinbaum said, calling her memories of the period — when she was 6 years old — “something very painful.”
During his presidency, which concluded Monday, the 70-year-old López Obrador held daily briefings Monday through Friday, combining jokes and harshness and, often, attacking journalists critical of his administration, publishing reporters' phone numbers and personal financial data.
But Sheinbaum, a 62-year-old scientist-turned-politician, has another style.
“As a communicator she’s different,” said Roy Campos, president of the polling company Consulta-Mitofsky. He said Sheinbaum has a “spare” speaking style. She transmits an image of “a university professor who tries to demonstrate seriousness and truth through science," he added.
That's a far cry from the folksy López Obrador, who would speak for hours, with lots of colloquial language, and he enjoyed publicly confronting his adversaries.
Through his powerful speeches, López Obrador managed to leave office with an approval rating still above 60%. His legacy makes him one of Mexico’s most popular presidents in recent history.
Now the question arises as to whether Sheinbaum will be able to capture the attention and win the empathy that López Obrador consolidated during his six-year term.
Campos said it all depends on how she will come across in front of the cameras.
“She will try to create that empathy that López Obrador created,” he said. “We’re going to see if this daily presence will give her control of the press agenda or popularity.”
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives a media briefing from the National Palace in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, the morning after her inauguration. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives a media briefing as journalists raise their hands to ask questions at the National Palace in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, the morning after her inauguration. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives a media briefing from the National Palace in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, the morning after her inauguration. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Supporters of President Claudia Sheinbaum gather in the Zócalo, Mexico City's main square, during a rally on her inauguration day, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
A supporter carries a cutout of President Claudia Sheinbaum during a rally to hear her speak on her inauguration day at the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
Supporters listen to President Claudia Sheinbaum during a rally in the Zócalo, Mexico City's main square, on her inauguration day, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
President Claudia Sheinbaum waves to Indigenous women during a rally in the Zócalo, Mexico City's main square, on her inauguration day, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum smiles at supporters during a rally in the Zócalo, Mexico City's main square, on her inauguration day, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Supporters of President Claudia Sheinbaum attend a rally in the Zócalo, Mexico City's main square, on her inauguration day, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
President Claudia Sheinbaum addresses supporters in the Zócalo, Mexico City's main square, on her inauguration day, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks on her inauguration day after being sworn in at Congress in Mexico City, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
President Claudia Sheinbaum and outgoing President Andres Manuel López Obrador wave on her inauguration day at Congress in Mexico City, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
