"New York Giants starting linebacker Micah McFadden was carted off the field and ruled out with a leg/foot injury suffered in the first quarter of Sunday's season opener against the Washington Commanders. McFadden was injured while making a tackle on Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels. His right leg was placed in an air cast, and he was taken off the field on a cart. He waved to the crowd as he exited to a gracious applause."
"McFadden was replaced by second-year linebacker Darius Muasau. The Commanders immediately took advantage, finding tight end Zach Ertz matched against Muasau for a touchdown on the very next play. The Giants originally selected McFadden in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft. He became a full-time starter in 2023. McFadden had started 14 games each of the previous two seasons. He racked up over 100 tackles each of those years, including a career high 107 last season."
""I think there's a lot of things that I can focus on to get better," he said at the beginning of the summer. "There hasn't been anything yet [with the contract] and I'm just focused on what we're doing right now.""
Micah McFadden suffered a right leg/foot injury in the first quarter of the Giants' season opener against the Washington Commanders while making a tackle on quarterback Jayden Daniels. His right leg was placed in an air cast and he was carted off the field, waving to the crowd as he exited. Darius Muasau replaced him, and the Commanders scored a touchdown on the next play with Zach Ertz matched against Muasau. McFadden, a 2022 fifth-round pick who became a full-time starter in 2023, had started 14 games in each of the past two seasons and recorded over 100 tackles both years, including a career-high 107 last season. His rookie contract expires after this season; he said he was focused on getting better rather than contract talks.
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