New York Giants Giants’ Malik Nabers confident he can be himself again — and more — after grueling surgery recovery By Steve Serby Published Aug. 31, 2026, 8:30 p.m. ET After all the heartache and heartbreak, after the Spartan post-surgery grind, Malik Nabers vows that he will be Malik Nabers again, the Malik Nabers who electrified Giants fans as a rookie. And to those who wonder whether that is realistic, this is Nabers:
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“I’ve heard a lot of people say it takes a little while for it to feel better, but I put in countless hours of work. I put in many nights. I’ve sat in rooms, cried. I did everything to get to this moment right here, so …
“I feel like when I get out there, I feel like I’ll be better than what I was before.
“I went through everything that I could just to get to this moment. I thought I would probably never run a route again, just how the stuff was going.
