Rakeem Nunez-Roches is in concussion protocol after car accident while leaving New York Giants’ team facility

Rakeem Nunez-Roches is in concussion protocol after car accident while leaving New York Giants’ team facility Nunez-Roches joined the Giants this offseason on a three-year, $12million deal The 30-year-old won a Super Bowl with Tom Brady on the Buccaneers in 2021 DailyMail. com provides all the latest international sports news By Alastair Talbot For Dailymail. Com Updated: 23:39 BST, 26 July 2023 e-mail View comments Giants defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches is in concussion protocol after being involved in a car accident on his way out of the team’s facility on Tuesday, according to reports.

The 30-year-old is expected to make a full recovery, having not suffered any injuries aside from the concussion, according to The Athletics’ Dan Duggan . The Giants signed Nunez-Roches to a three-year, $12million contract this offseason after the Belizean spent the last five years on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , winning a Super Bowl with Tom Brady in 2021. Nunez-Roches was a sixth-round pick of the 2015 NFL Draft and has spent time with the Kansas City Chiefs (2015-17) and Indianapolis Colts (2018) before joining the Bucs in 2018.

He’s played eight NFL seasons in total, having been involved in 102 games and 38 starts in his career. Rakeem Nunez-Roches’ concussion from a car crash comes after he joined the Giants in March The 30-year-old Nunez-Roches (C) is believed to not have suffered any other injuries The Giants signed Nunez-Roches to aid their run defense, which was ranked among the five worst in the league (27th) last year with 144. 2 yards per game.

Nunez-Roches, who stands at six-foot-two, 307-pounds will be tasked to help out de Dexter Lawrence and Leonard Williams, who protect the interior of the defensive line. ‘Nacho’ brings an older mindset to the group, and he knows how to work,’ Lawrence said in June. ‘He knows how to train, and he’s eager to get better.

He’s not stubborn or anything like that. ‘Us all having the same mindset and growing and getting better together. ‘ Nunez-Roches played in 17 games for the Bucs in 2022, registering 33 tackles and two sacks Nunez-Roches played in 17 games for the Bucs in 2022, registering 33 tackles and two sacks.

His defensive skillset contributed to Tampa Bay’s run defense finishing above the Giants’ (15th) in the NFL in rushing yards allowed. The Giants play their first preseason game on August 11 against the Detroit Lions. They kick off their regular season campaign against Dallas Cowboys at home on September 10 – a day before Aaron Rodgers’ NFL debut with the Jets.

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