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Burns Calls Low Ankle Sprain Nothing Serious
By Smacktok
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New York Giants edge rusher Brian Burns said a low left-ankle sprain suffered late in Monday Night Football at the Los Angeles Rams is nothing serious, easing a night that already took Jaxson Dart and rattled Malik Nabers. Burns limped off in obvious pain, left SoFi in a walking boot on a golf cart per ESPN's Jordan Raanan, and still told reporters the medical staff's low-sprain read calmed him down after a brutal SoFi injury pileup.
"It eases my mind to know it's not nothing serious," Burns said, per NBC Sports' Michael David Smith. He added he has dealt with similar sprains, that swelling and inflammation decide the calendar, and that rehab started with ice and compression on the red-eye back east. Head coach John Harbaugh called it a sprained ankle and said the low location "makes me happy." Low beats high. That is the whole early stamp.
Soft fantasy note only: bank the low-sprain optimism and the short-week watch versus the Titans. Do not invent a Week 3 snap lock from one postgame quote. Burns is one of New York's best defensive pieces and a weekly disruptor when healthy. On a night Dart's believed MCL and Nabers' shoulder MRI already lit the board, a season-wrecking Burns stamp would have been the nightmare closer. Early word says that stamp is not coming.
Andrew Thomas also exited with a groin issue, which only piles more short-week questions onto a roster already staring at Jameis Winston under center. The Giants host Tennessee after the 28-6 loss and the overnight flight. Burns wants the swelling tamed fast. Tuesday's facility work is the next real tell on whether he can chase Titans tackles this weekend or needs another day of elevation and tape.
Walking boot photos look scary. The quote board does not. Treat the ankle as day-to-day until the practice report argues otherwise, and remember the Giants defense still needs Burns more than the boot needs a viral clip.
Ankle board short week
Low sprain. Nothing serious. Ice and elevate.
Burns aims to beat the swelling before Titans week.
