Giants WR Calvin Austin III suffers season-ending torn ACL
The New York Giants' receiving depth took a hit Tuesday when wideout Calvin Austin III went down with a knee injury that has now been confirmed as a season-ending torn ACL. Austin was carted off the practice field, and follow-up testing co…
The New York Giants' receiving depth took a hit Tuesday when wideout Calvin Austin III went down with a knee injury that has now been confirmed as a season-ending torn ACL. Austin was carted off the practice field, and follow-up testing confirmed the worst.
Giants WR Calvin Austin did in fact suffer a season-ending torn ACL during Tuesday's practice; as feared. He was in a contract year, and primed to replace former Giants WR Wandale Robison.View on X →
Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter): Giants WR Calvin Austin did in fact suffer a season-ending torn ACL during Tuesday's practice; as feared. He was in a contract year, and primed to replace former Giants WR Wandale Robison.
Austin suffered the torn ACL during Tuesday's practice "as feared," and that the 26-year-old was entering a contract year and had been primed to replace former Giants WR Wandale Robinson.
Multiple reports from the Giants' beat paint an even grimmer picture.
#Giants WR Calvin Austin III suffered a major knee injury during Tuesday's practice that includes a torn ACL and will sideline him for the entire 2026 NFL season. Austin signed a 1-year, $1.5M prove-it deal this offseason and was poised to have a role in New York's offense.View on X →
MySportsUpdate (@MySportsUpdate): #Giants WR Calvin Austin III suffered a major knee injury during Tuesday's practice that includes a torn ACL and will sideline him for the entire 2026 NFL season. Austin signed a 1-year, $1.5M prove-it deal this offseason and was poised to have a role in New York's offense.
Beyond the ACL, the injury includes multiple torn ligaments, and the follow-up testing confirmed the severity of a scene that looked gruesome on the field.
The injury to #Giants WR Calvin Austin III includes multiple torn ligaments, with a long road to recovery ahead. It looked gruesome on the practice field, and all the follow-up testing confirmed the severity of the injury and more.View on X →
MySportsUpdate (@MySportsUpdate): The injury to #Giants WR Calvin Austin III includes multiple torn ligaments, with a long road to recovery ahead. It looked gruesome on the practice field, and all the follow-up testing confirmed the severity of the injury and more.
Signed to a one-year, $1.5 million prove-it deal this offseason, Austin was expected to factor into an offense built around Malik Nabers. With Austin out, the Giants are thinner behind Nabers and Darius Slayton — and the door opens for veteran Odell Beckham Jr., whose path to a reserve role had been uncertain because he does not play special teams. The loss also removes a vertical speed element the team was counting on entering the final week of the preseason.