New York Giants safety Xavier McKinney will miss at least four weeks after suffering an injury while on a guided tour in Cabo during the bye week.
McKinney told reporters on Tuesday that his Can-Am tipped during said tour and he landed on his hand. It resulted in multiple broken fingers and a subsequent surgery.
“I got into a Can-Am accident. I kind of just flipped over, not flipped over but tilted over, fell on my hand,” McKinney said. “We were on a sightseeing tour. . . It was nothing that was reckless. This was just simply being able to see, being able to be out of the country, seeing out the country, seeing what it looked like. It was just an unfortunate event that happened.”
Asked if he was driving the Can-Am, McKinney refused to answer.
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McKinney also wouldn’t commit to returning this season, which is something head coach Brian Daboll also sounded pessimistic about. That leads to the question of discipline and salary. And while Daboll wouldn’t discuss any of that, McKinney did say he’d be play losing some pay.
“I wouldn’t be upset with (losing pay). Like I said, I take full responsibility in what was going on. I’m an accountable person, so for me I was just more upset about knowing that I wasn’t going to be able to be here for my team,” he said. “But as far as that goes, I’m still going to be able to help as much as I can. Like I said, I’m going to be in meetings, I’m going to be out there in practice, and helping as much as I can so we can keep this thing rolling.”
In McKinney’s absence, safety Julian Love will wear the green dot.
