The New York Large put a ton of accountability on the shoulders of rookie security Tyler Nubin this season after deciding to let Xavier McKinney stroll in free company.
McKinney went on to have an All-Professional season in his first 12 months with the Inexperienced Bay Packers, however the Giants didn’t precisely get shortchanged by inserting Nubin in his spot this 12 months.
The second-round draft select of Minnesota began the primary 13 video games and led the staff with 97 tackles when he suffered a season-ending ankle damage in opposition to New Orleans on December 15.
Nubin believes he might be again and even higher in 2025.
“I felt like I grew so much this 12 months, not solely as a soccer participant however as a person too,” Nubin stated in a Giants.com interview. “Simply being across the guys, being round this nice workers, and grinding day-after-day. Simply rising collectively and rising by these pains however getting higher on the similar time.”
Nubin might be requested to tackle a extra management position subsequent season. The Giants are nonetheless deciding whether or not they may re-sign his companion, Jason Pinnock, or elevate Dane Belton to a beginning position.
“For me, simply ensuring that I come again essentially the most prepared of anyone on this complete group and ensuring that I come again prepared to steer,” he stated.
However for now, Nubin nonetheless has a methods to go as he rehabs his injured ankle.
“It’s actually extra of a psychological factor, particularly in making an attempt to get again and actually get again into it, but additionally being away from the sport since you put a lot into it,” he stated.
“I’ve been doing this my complete life, and it’s actually arduous to be away from the sport that you simply love, so it’s actually extra of a psychological factor than bodily since you’re all the time going to be working. I’m younger, and I really feel like I’m going to get well properly, however the psychological half is what’s been the hardest.”
