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Giants Coach Brian Daboll Discusses Block That Injured Kayvon Thibodeaux

After New York’s first-round pick Kayvon Thibodeaux suffered a sprained MCL after taking a cut block to his right knee Sunday night against Cincinnati, Giants coach Brian Daboll was asked if he thought the block constituted a dirty play.

“Well that’s the rules,” Daboll said. “You know, if they can. ... if they allow it, you know we do it as well with tight ends and fullbacks going back to the line of scrimmage, so we gotta do a good job playing it. It’s a tough block, but whatever the rules are, those are the rules.