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Micah McFadden injury update: Former Hoosier and New York Giants LB avoids serious injury

New York Giants inside linebacker Micah McFadden was carted off the field in the first quarter of the team's season opener on Sunday against the Washington Commanders.

Micah McFadden’s scary injury in the Giants' Week 1 opener against the Commanders had fans holding their breath, but early X-rays show no fractures.

The fourth-year veteran and former Indiana Hoosiers suffered a leg injury that needed to be placed in an aircast. McFadden's right leg bent awkwardly under him while making a tackle on the Commanders' running back Austin Ekeler.

As bad as it looked for #Giants LB Micah McFadden, sources say X-rays were negative.