{"id":75581,"date":"2025-12-19T15:39:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/75581\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:39:39","slug":"kayvon-thibodeaux-adamant-on-return-to-giants-despite-lingering-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/75581\/","title":{"rendered":"Kayvon Thibodeaux adamant on return to Giants despite lingering injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kayvon Thibodeaux is playing beat the clock.<\/p>\n

Thibodeaux remains committed to playing again for the Giants this season \u2014 his eye is on Dec. 28 against the Raiders \u2014 despite a lingering shoulder injury that will sideline him Sunday<\/a> for a fifth straight game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still feeling good and shooting for the last two [games],\u201d Thibodeaux told The Post. \u201cI have to come back; I have to play. Obviously, I just want to play football, but I still feel a certain level of pride in this team and I still feel a certain level of expectation on myself to leave everything on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thibodeaux is signed for $14.7 million in 2026 but is eligible for a long-term extension. Playing at anything less than 100 percent could be jeopardizing his future for a 2-12 team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that we still have some opportunities left, I can\u2019t sit and think about what else is to come,\u201d Thibodeaux said. \u201cAs long as I\u2019m healthy and I can play, then I\u2019m going to play. For what I injured, you can\u2019t play if you can\u2019t play. I\u2019m definitely going to make sure that I\u2019m able to do my job at a high level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thibodeaux has only 2.5 sacks in 10 games but has become a more complete player in Year 4, including as an edge-setter against the run.<\/p>\n

\"GiantsGiants linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux (5) reacts as he walks off the field at the end of the fourth quarter of the Giants and Philadelphia Eagles game in East Rutherford, NJ. Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/p>\n

Rookie OLB Abdul Carter\u2019s new commitment<\/a> to arriving early, leaving late and watching more film, according to the Giants, led to his breakout game with a sack and two forced fumbles.<\/p>\n

\"GiantsGiants linebacker Abdul Carter (51) and defensive tackle Darius Alexander (91) walk off the field after the Washington Commanders beat the Giants 29-21 in East Rutherford, NJ. Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the production on the field was validation for the improvements and commitment he made to the process,\u201d defensive coordinator Charlie Bullen said. \u201cHe\u2019s been foot on the gas. He\u2019s even brought a couple teammates with him this week, too. Really proud of the way he\u2019s been working.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Carter didn\u2019t name which teammates are carpooling with him but said it is other young players in the defensive front seven.<\/p>\n

\u201cShoot, I hope it\u2019s contagious,\u201d Carter told The Post. \u201cFor the good of the defense. It\u2019s me reaching out because I felt I could help more if I bring some guys with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

After returning for one practice following four weeks on the shelf with a hamstring injury, OT Evan Neal was sidelined again<\/a> Thursday with some neck soreness, according to head coach Mike Kafka.<\/p>\n

Considering the Giants have been open about having no plans to give their 2022 draft bust his first snap this season at a new position (guard) and he is headed to free agency after the season, it\u2019s not a surprise development.<\/p>\n

DT Dexter Lawrence (rest) and CB Art Green (illness\/hamstring) were upgraded to full practice participants. S Tyler Nubin (personal) missed practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kayvon Thibodeaux is playing beat the clock. Thibodeaux remains committed to playing again for the Giants this season…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[19888,21020,4509,9,2683,11,10,22,1558,319],"class_list":["post-75581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-abdul-carter","tag-evan-neal","tag-kayvon-thibodeaux","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-giants","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-nfl","tag-ny-sports-minute","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}