The New York Big put a ton of duty on the shoulders of rookie security Tyler Nubin this season after deciding to let Xavier McKinney stroll in free company.
McKinney went on to have an All-Professional season in his first yr with the Inexperienced Bay Packers, however the Giants didn’t precisely get shortchanged by inserting Nubin in his spot this yr.
The second-round draft pick of Minnesota began the primary 13 video games and led the staff with 97 tackles when he suffered a season-ending ankle damage towards New Orleans on December 15.
Nubin believes he will likely be again and even higher in 2025.
“I felt like I grew rather a lot this yr, not solely as a soccer participant however as a person too,” Nubin stated in a Giants.com interview. “Simply being across the guys, being round this nice workers, and grinding daily. Simply rising collectively and rising by means of these pains however getting higher on the similar time.”
Nubin will likely be requested to tackle a extra management function subsequent season. The Giants are nonetheless deciding whether or not they are going to re-sign his companion, Jason Pinnock, or elevate Dane Belton to a beginning function.
“For me, simply ensuring that I come again probably the most prepared of anyone on this entire group and ensuring that I come again prepared to guide,” he stated.
However for now, Nubin nonetheless has a methods to go as he rehabs his injured ankle.
“It’s actually extra of a psychological factor, particularly in making an attempt to get again and actually get again into it, but additionally being away from the sport since you put a lot into it,” he stated.
“I’ve been doing this my entire life, and it’s actually exhausting to be away from the sport that you simply love, so it’s actually extra of a psychological factor than bodily since you’re at all times going to be working. I’m younger, and I really feel like I’m going to get better properly, however the psychological half is what’s been the hardest.”
