Giants’ Brian Daboll reveals Dexter Lawrence’s “long-term” injury update

The New York Giants’ disastrous season continued on Thanksgiving Day. They lost to the Dallas Cowboys in the national spotlight with Drew Lock at quarterback. And then the Giants’ defensive superstar Dexter Lawrence left the game with an elbow injury. Head coach Brian Daboll said things aren’t looking good for the nose tackle, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

“Giants HC Brian Daboll expects Dexter Lawrence’s elbow injury to be ‘long term,'” Schefter wrote.

Lawrence was in the midst of a Defensive Player of the Year-caliber season. He recorded nine sacks and 30 tackles through the first 12 games of the season. While the rest of the Giants’ defense has been lazy this season, their 2019 first-rounder has been spectacular. Without her nose device, this could be a tough December in the Meadowlands.

The Thanksgiving loss was their 10th of the season and put them in prime position for the top pick in the draft. After Daniel Jones was cut last week, it was clear that this season was over. While Daboll should want to win to save his job, he doesn’t have the squad to win. Without their best defensive player, things will only get worse.

Next week the challenge will be a little easier for the Giants. They host the Saints in a winnable Week 14 game. But the following encounters with the Ravens, Falcons and Eagles spell disaster.

Giants should pursue top draft pick

The Giants have made it clear that they like Shedeur Sanders as a draft prospect. The Colorado quarterback and son of Deion Sanders could be the first choice regardless of who votes there. But if it’s the Giants, they’ll almost certainly bring Coach Prime’s son to New Jersey.

With the Daniel Jones disaster, this regime of general manager Joe Schoen and Daboll could be over. They may also get a chance to draft their first quarterback in their tenure with the Giants. They expressed interest in Jayden Daniels before last year’s draft, but won too many games to select him. That doesn’t seem to be a problem this season.

Drew Lock showed last week why Tommy DeVito was chosen over him as the starter. He made brutal mistakes and was inaccurate, but made some nice plays with the ball. In his worst games he looked like Daniel Jones. It is unknown whether DeVito or Lock will play next week.