The New York Giants lost another wide receiver for the year with Brandon Marshall set to undergo surgery Today to repair an ankle injury suffered in Week 5. For the Giants, it’s another bad blow to a wide receiving corps that placed Dwayne Harris and Odell Beckham Jr. on injured reserve Monday following injuries each suffered in Week 5.
While Marshall was carted off the field with what looked like a serious injury, Giants coach Ben McAdoo called it a sprain after the game. In his first season with the Giants, Marshall had caught 18 passes for 154 yards before his departure from Sunday’s game.
The Giants are 0-5 and No. 28 in points scored. With Marshall done for the year, things aren’t looking like they’ll be getting much better any time soon. Marshall was released by the Jets after the 2016 season, at Marshall’s request. At the time Marshall expressed the desire to play with a team that could win. Ironically it is the Jets team he bailed on that has a winning record for the 2017 season.
Marshall will be 34 years old in the 2018 season, coming off surgery, and three years removed from his last effective NFL season. He will count for $6.5 million against the Giants’ salary cap in 2018. Given these circumstances the chances are good that Marshall will be an ex-Giant by the start of the 2018 season.
