The New York Giants reportedly will be without linebacker Jarrad Davis for an extended period after the Detroit Lions’ former first-round pick received surgery on an undisclosed injury. Davis’ absence is magnified due to the Giants’ lack of depth at the linebacker position.
The Giants re-signed Davis to a one-year, $1.8-million contract for a chance to start alongside newly-signed linebacker Bobby Okereke in 2023. Davis’ main competition - second-year linebackers Micah McFadden and Darrian Beavers - are the likely beneficiaries of Davis’ misfortune.
New York did not draft a linebacker in the 2023 NFL Draft, and now the depth for linebackers coach John Egorugwu is apprehensive, a situation familiar to the second-year positional coach.