Kayvon Thibodeaux is an American football outside linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League. A native of Los Angeles, he was named USA Today’s High School Football Defensive Player of the Year in 2018.
Kayvon Thibodeaux: Injury| Injury update| Contract
Injury:
Thibodeaux’s ACL and meniscus were intact, and the Giants hope the first-round pick will be ready for their regular-season opener against the Titans on Sept. 11, the source told Schefter.
Thibodeaux suffered the injury in Sunday’s preseason game against the Bengals when he was cut-blocked in the second quarter by Cincinnati’s Thaddeus Moss.
Thibodeaux immediately grabbed his knee and walked off the field, but the former Oregon star later told reporters that he was “all right.”
Injury update:
During the second quarter of Sunday’s Giants-Bengals preseason game, Thibodeaux appeared to injure his knee after a cut block by Bengals tight end Thaddeus Moss. Thibodeaux — the Giants’ fifth overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft — clutched his knee in pain before waiving off a medical cart and limping off the field under his own power.
The No. 5 pick in this year’s NFL draft, Thibodeaux was having a strong summer and had a quarterback pressure earlier in Sunday’s contest.
The Giants are expecting big things this season from Thibodeaux, who has been working with the first-string defense since the start of OTAs in the spring.
Contract:
Unfortunately for Thibodeaux, the numbers are a little smaller than predicted, but I don’t think anyone would be upset about signing a contract that had these types of numbers included.
According to reports, Thibodeaux signed on the dotted line this past week for a 4-year deal worth $31.3 million, including a $20 million signing bonus. Every dollar is fully guaranteed.
