Giants OT Evan Neal Reportedly Suffered | general | Forum

New York Giants offensive tackle Evan Neal reportedly suffered a Grade 2 Dewayne Dedmon Jersey MCL sprain, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, who also reports that Neal could mi s some time.Neal was injured early in the second quarter while blocking for running back Saquon Barkley's 5-yard run up the middle. It looked like Neal had someone roll up on his leg, which caused him to crumble to the ground in pain.Although he Trevor Ariza Jersey was able to walk off the field, Neal was soon carted back to the locker room for further evaluation and was declared out for the rest of the game shortly after that. Grade 2 MCL tears can take anywhere from , depending on the treatment and the individual. The NFL Network reported that , but thegood news is the Giants have a Week 9 bye, which Neal can use to aggre sively treat and rest the injury in the hopes of Brandon Knight Jersey getting back on the field sooner than later.Scroll to ContinueTyre Phillips stepped in for Neal at right tackle after he went down. In 57 snaps played, . He'll Dzanan Musa Jersey presumably get the start against Seattle."Yeah, I think they both did a good job," head coach Brian Daboll said about Phillips and rookie joshua Ezeudu, who stepped in for Ben Bredeson at guard."They were prepared and thats a credit to them, first and foremost, but then (offensive line coach) Bobby (Johnson) and (a Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk Jersey sistant offensive line coach) Tony (Sparano Jr.) spend a lot of extra time with some of those younger guys or guys that are working on the practice squad. They were both ready to go and prepared and did a good job."