Abdul Carter, Jaxson Dart Back at Giants Practice — Nabers Still Sidelined
Carter and Dart returned Tuesday, but Malik Nabers worked with trainers again as the Giants prep for Saturday's date with Minnesota.
Side work with trainers is a yellow flag before Saturday's game.
- Carter, Dart both returned to Tuesday practice
- Nabers limited to side work with trainers
- Giants host Vikings Saturday, 1 p.m. at MetLife
- CBs Newsome II, Phillips worked on the side (knee)
- Slayton logged 37-538-1 in 14 games in 2025
The Giants got two of their headliners back on the grass Tuesday. Edge rusher Abdul Carter (hand) and quarterback Jaxson Dart (ankle) both practiced ahead of Saturday's 1 p.m. home date with the Vikings, a day after Dart tweaked the ankle in Monday's session. DL Chauncey Golston returned alongside Carter, so the pass rush is trending back to full strength.
The bigger fantasy story is who wasn't fully in. Wideout Malik Nabers worked on the side with trainers after going through one-on-one drills only — not a clean bill of health with a game five days out. Cornerbacks Greg Newsome II (knee) and Dru Phillips (knee) also stayed with trainers, and Paulson Adebo sat out entirely with no known injury.
Tuesday was a soft one by design. New York practiced in shells after a grueling Monday, closer to a jog-through than a real workout, with full pads returning Wednesday. On the line, Francis Mauigoa skipped team periods and Daniel Faalele slid in at right guard.
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The offense's play of the day belonged to second-year tight end Fidone, who laid out for a one-handed 40-yard grab from Jameis Winston, beating linebacker Tremaine Edmunds in coverage. Winston, unranked in our model, threw for 567 yards with 2 TDs and 2 INTs across 3 games last season (2025) and has trended down — his last five games came in at 3.5 fantasy points below his season average. He's a camp arm, not a redraft target.
Darius Slayton got mixed reviews as the defense's young corners tested him, and he was possibly the intended man on a Dart red-zone interception. Slayton sits at our #203 overall (#64 at receiver) off a 37-538-1 line over 14 games in 2025 (95 PPR points) — a deep-league dart throw whose ceiling shrinks fast if Nabers is fully healthy.
For fantasy managers, the actionable piece is simple: don't panic on Carter or Dart — both practiced and are pointing toward Saturday. Nabers is the one to babysit. Side work five days out isn't alarming yet, but if he doesn't ramp back into team reps by Thursday, treat it as a genuine question mark and have a pivot ready in case he's limited.
