Giants WR Malik Nabers recalls scary concussion

New York Giants receiver Malik Nabers said he doesn’t remember much about his first concussion two weeks ago in a loss to the Dallas Cowboys, except that it was a “scary” experience.

“Yes. I mean, it was scary when I couldn’t remember what happened or couldn’t remember the last play I was in,” he said Friday. “So, yeah, it was kind of scary.”

Nabers said he couldn’t remember if he lost consciousness when he hit the ground. “The last thing I remember was DJ (quarterback Daniel Jones) throwing me the ball. That’s it,” he said.

The first-round rookie admitted he had headaches and a pounding in his head during the two weeks he was in the protocol, but now that that’s behind him, he’s ready to go.

“I mean, my health is really the most important thing, so I really wasn’t frustrated,” he said of the process. “Just getting back out there made me feel right. The trainers did a good job letting me answer a lot of questions to see if I was back to normal. The process was easy with these guys, but I wanted to be out there.”

Nabr, who dismissed the tightness in his groin as something he struggled with in college, said his goal this weekend was to catch his breath.

“Try to go out there and do well to make it with the brothers,” he said.

Nabers also criticized critics who questioned the wisdom of his attending the Travis Scott concert at MetLife Stadium while he was still in the early stages of concussion evaluation.

“I mean, that’s my business,” he said. “What I do outside of this facility has nothing to do with what the media thinks or what they’re doing right now, so that’s my business.”

Nabers said he had no problems with the flashing lights or volume at the corporation.

“I said I’ve been playing loud music in the car since the concussion. I go out with the lights on. I play the game with lights. So I had nothing to do with lights. It didn’t give me a headache. The noise didn’t give me a headache, so I was fine,” Nabers said.

Nabers declined to disclose any conversations he had with head coach Brian Daboll about his decision to attend the concert.

While he said he had informed the team’s medical staff about his trip, he would not reveal whether the medical staff had advised him against it.

Nabers also revealed that he was considering changing his helmet to reduce the risk of future head injuries.

“I don’t know,” he said. “I changed my helmet so I’m not sure if I need to wear the protective cap because I got a new helmet. But if I switch to my other helmet, it will probably be safer for me too. But that’s the decision I made.”