Nabers, who was held out of the preseason games, missed a couple of weeks toward the end of the preseason with what was believed to have been a back issue, this coming on the heels of him being held out of the spring practices with a toe issue.

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll addressed the statues of wide receiver Malik Nabers and left tackle Andrew Thomas ahead of Week 1. Here's what he said about New York's key offensive players.

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll confirmed to the assembled media that starting left tackle Andrew Thomas would practice on Friday. At the same time, he announced that star wide receiver Malik Nabers wouldn’t practice due to back tightness.