The Giants were back on the practice field Thursday.
And once again, star second-year wide receiver Malik Nabers did not participate, as he deals with a toe injury.
Nabers was on the field, but he just observed the entire practice.
This was the Giants’ sixth practice of organized team activities and the second that was open to reporters. Nabers also did not participate last Wednesday, during OTAs practice No. 2, which reporters attended.
It’s unclear if he has participated in the closed practices, but that seems unlikely.
The Giants this spring have four OTAs practices and two mandatory minicamp practices remaining. Both sessions of minicamp are open to reporters, as is OTAs practice No. 9, next Thursday.
So the Giants are now halfway through their 12-practice spring. And it sure seems like Nabers has yet to participate at all, though coach Brian Daboll has been unsurprisingly evasive about that.
After minicamp ends on June 18, the Giants will be off until training camp starts in late July.
Ultimately, it’s not a big deal if Nabers doesn’t practice at all the spring. Training camp is a different story, of course, since he will need to get acclimated with new quarterback Russell Wilson (and also that Jaxson Dart guy).
In the meantime, this is worth remembering: This toe issue isn’t a new thing for Nabers. Daboll said last week that Nabers has been dealing with it since his days at LSU.
Last season, when Nabers starred as a rookie, he dealt with a groin injury. At the time, he said that was something he’s had to manage since college.
Now, he has a separate injury, to his toe, that has lingered since then.
“We’re being mindful of his toe [issue] that he’s had,” Daboll said last week. “Nothing serious, but we’re just being smart with him, in terms of the rehab part of it. He’s had it for a while. Back in college, too. Just trying to be smart.”
Daboll said Nabers did not have an offseason procedure on his toe. Daboll said the Giants’ medical staff has “a plan to move him along” and eventually get him back on the practice field.
It’s unclear how long that will take. But at this point, it would not be a stunner if Nabers doesn’t practice at all in the spring.
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Darryl Slater may be reached atdslater@njadvancemedia.com.