Giants defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, the franchise’s prized first-round pick, was ruled out of Sunday night’s preseason game against the Bengals with a knee injury.
Thibodeaux went down quickly after a cut block took his legs out from under him as he was pursuing a run play. The 21-year-old remained on the ground for a few minutes before being helped to the sideline by team trainers.
Thibodeaux was seen smiling on the sideline with teammates and waved off a training cart that would have taken him to the locker room. In addition, there’s initial optimism Thibodeaux avoided major injury, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
