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Report: Giants’ Brian Burns to avoid surgery but miss Week 3 game

By Thomson Reuters Sep 23, 2026 | 4:40 PM

By Field Level Media

Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – New York Giants edge rusher Brian Burns likely ​will avoid surgery on ‌his injured left ankle, but he is expected to miss Sunday’s home game against the Tennessee Titans, ESPN reported.

Burns was ‌not ​seen on the ⁠field for practice Wednesday, ⁠according to ESPN’s report.

The ace pass rusher left the team’s 28-6 Monday night road loss to ​the Los Angeles Rams after suffering the injury. He told ⁠reporters after the game ⁠that he suffered a ​low ankle sprain.

“It eases my mind to ​know that it ain’t nothing ‌serious,” Burns said.

Burns, 28, registered two tackles and a quarterback hit against Los Angeles. He has no ⁠sacks in the team’s first two games after recording a career-high 16.5 last season.

This ⁠is ‌Burns’ eighth season in ⁠the NFL, and his third ​year ‌with the Giants after ​being acquired ⁠in a trade with the Carolina Panthers in March 2024. The Giants signed him to a five-year, $141 million contract soon after the trade.

(–Field ​Level Media)