Report: Giants’ Evan Engram has sprained MCL

The New York Giants suddenly find themselves ravaged with injuries at key positions and that has been compounded by a new injury sustained by tight end Evan Engram.

After being a projected non-participant on Monday, Giants head coach Pat Shurmur dismissed Engram’s absence as little more than “game soreness.”

“Just a little game soreness. We’ll just see how he does as the week progresses,” Shurmur said.

Unfortunately for the Giants and Engram, it turns out that there’s a little more than “game soreness” going on.

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Engram sustained a sprained MCL in a Week 5 loss to the Minnesota Vikings and much like wide receiver Sterling Shepard (concussion) and running back Saquon Barkley (ankle), is unlikely to play against the New England Patriots on Thursday night.

In addition to WR Sterling Shepard being out Thursday at New England and RB Saquon Barkley being unlikely to play, there’s also a real chance the Giants will be without TE Evan Engram, who is dealing with a sprained MCL, per source. It’ll be a challenge for Engram to play at NE.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 8, 2019

With the Patriots currently shutting down their offensive opponents at a historic rate, things could get exceptionally ugly for the Giants without Barkley, Engram, Shepard and running back Wayne Gallman (concussion).