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Not again.
The thought process had to be the same for Bryce Ford-Wheaton and so many others within the Giants on Sunday when testing confirmed that the depth receiver and special-teams coverage standout suffered a season-ending torn Achilles.
Ford-Wheaton, 25, crumbled to the ground without contact at the snap during one play in Sunday’s practice. He got to his feet, took another step or two, spiked his helmet in frustration and went down again.
Teammates quickly ran over, dropped to a knee and huddled around the emotional Ford-Wheaton as he was loaded onto the medical cart and taken off the field.
“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t devastated!” Ford-Wheaton wrote on X. “I did everything by the book! Didn’t take a single shortcut, left no stone unturned, invested everything into my body and my health this year.
“I’m not sure why me but I promise I’m not going out on these terms. It’s a long road ahead for sure but I know this is just part of Gods plan for me no matter how tough it may seem right now. Thank you all for your prayers, please continue to keep me in them. I WILL be back that’s a promise!! God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers!”
It is the second time in three seasons that Ford-Wheaton suffered a season-ending injury during the preseason.
He tore his ACL just before cut day as an undrafted rookie with a strong chance to make the team in 2023, and bounced back to play in 14 games last season.
The Giants signed linebacker Chris Board during the offseason to fill a similar special teams role. And undrafted rookie receiver Dalen Cambre — a long shot to make the roster when camp opened — is in the NFL right now because of his special-teams excellence in college.
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