Burns (ankle) is not among New York's inactives for Sunday's Week 16 matchup against Atlanta, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports. Burns dealt with an ankle injury throughout the week, but head coach Brian Daboll indicated Thursday that he expected the veteran pass rusher to be able to play against the Falcons. That will indeed come to fruition with Burns active for Sunday's game. He'll look to pick up a sack for the third straight game against Atlanta rookie QB Michael Penix, who will be making his first NFL start.
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Team
New York Giants
Birthdate
4/23/1998 (26)
Status
Active
HT/WT
6'5", 250 lbs
Draft Info
2019: Rd 1; Pk (CAR)
Birthplace
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Position
OLB
College
Florida State
Experience
6 seasons
Career History
New York Giants
2024-Present
(1 season)
Carolina Panthers
2019-2024
(5 seasons)
Burns (ankle) is not among New York's inactives for Sunday's Week 16 matchup against Atlanta, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports. Burns dealt with an ankle injury throughout the week, but head coach Brian Daboll indicated Thursday that he expected the veteran pass rusher to be able to play against the Falcons. That will indeed come to fruition with Burns active for Sunday's game. He'll look to pick up a sack for the third straight game against Atlanta rookie QB Michael Penix, who will be making his first NFL start.
Burns (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Falcons, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports. Burns was DNP on Wednesday and Thursday but upgraded to a limited practice Friday. Coach Brian Daboll said Thursday that he expected Burns to play against Atlanta, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reported. Burns has started all 14 games this season, recording 58 tackles (34 solo), including 8.0 sacks, eight batted passes and two forced fumbles. Burns' eight batted passes are a new career-high, and he needs 4.5 more sacks to match his single-season best of 12.5 from 2022.
Giants head coach Brian Daboll said Thursday that Burns (ankle) will not practice but is expected to be available for Sunday's road matchup against the Falcons, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports. Burns is considered day-to-day, but it sounds like the standout pass rusher's ankle injury is something he'll be able to play through versus Atlanta and rookie quarterback Michael Penix, who will be drawing his first start. His final chance to practice prior to Week 16 action will come Friday.
Coach Brian Daboll said Wednesday that Burns is day-to-day with an ankle injury, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports. Burns came up with a sack during Sunday's game versus the Ravens, but he apparently also came away with an ankle injury, and now his status for Week 16 is uncertain. He'll probably have to participate at practice Thursday or Friday to have any chance to play Sunday versus the Cardinals.
Burns finished with two tackles, including 1.0 sacks, in a 35-14 Week 15 loss to Baltimore on Sunday. Burns brought down Lamar Jackson for a 10-yard loss in the first quarter, though Jackson responded with a touchdown pass to Mark Andrews on the next play. The sack was Burns' second in as many contests and brought his total to 8.0 this season. With three games left in the season for New York, Burns has a shot of reaching double-digit sacks for the second time in his six-year career.
Burns posted four tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks, and forced a fumble Sunday in a loss to New Orleans. Burns got to New Orleans QB Derek Carr (hand/head) late in the second quarter, sacking the signal-caller and forcing a fumble, though the ball was recovered by the Saints. The takedown brought Burns to 7.0 sacks through 13 games, leaving him one sack shy of the 8.0 he totaled over 16 regular-season games with the Panthers last year. Burns also has 56 total tackles in his first year with New York, and he's within reach of the career-best mark of 63 he established in 2022.
Burns recorded nine tackles (four solo) including 1.0 sacks during Sunday's 20-17 overtime loss against the Panthers. Burns' nine tackles against his former team was a season-high for him, and his sack was his sixth in his last eight games. He's on pace for the second double-digit sack season of his career, and his next chance to build on his year-long total will come in Week 12 versus the Buccaneers.
Burns recorded four tackles (one solo) and a pass deflection during the Giants' loss to Washington on Sunday. Burns had a solid outing despite the loss and has now logged at least four tackles in four straight games. The 2019 first-round pick will look to keep producing during the team's Week 10 matchup versus the Panthers.
The Giants announced Saturday that Burns (groin/Achilles) does not carry an injury designation for Monday's road game against the Steelers, Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports reports. Burns missed practice Friday and seemed initially to be trending in the wrong direction for Week 8, but New York may merely have been capping his practice reps. The standout defensive end has tallied one sack in each of his last three games, and he'll look to keep up his momentum versus Russell Wilson and the Pittsburgh offense on Monday.