The Giants season has certainly not gone the way they had hoped coming off a playoff appearance about a year ago. With just one week remaining before their tumultuous 2017 campaign comes to a close, the team has learned it’s lost another star player to injury. All-pro safety Landon Collins left today’s game vs. the Cardinals, with the team now learning that he is out for the season with a fractured forearm, reports Jordan Schwartz of the New York Post (Twitter link).
While the injury is not ideal for a franchise that intends to try and compete next season, Collins will now have a full offseason to recover from the injury. At 23 years old, the former 2015 second round pick has already established himself as one of the best safeties in the NFL. Collins produced breakout numbers a year ago, which led him to a First Team All-pro selection in just his second year in the NFL.
Even in a down year for his franchise, Collins continued his quality play in 2017. Through 14 weeks, he ranked as the eighth best player at his position, according to the metrics at Pro Football Focus. In 15 games this season, Collins collected 77 total tackles with two forced fumbles and another two interceptions. The Giants have Andrew Adams, Nat Berhe and Ryan Murphy on the bench to fill-in for Collins in the team’s 2017 season finale vs. Washington.