The New York Giants lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, 23-17, on Monday night but may have lost more than just a game.
Right guard Kevin Zeitler left the game in the second half with an ankle injury. The injury occured when Eagles’ defensive end Vinny Curry zipped past Giants left tackle Nate Solder for a sack of Eli Manning. In the process, Curry inadvertently leg-whipped Zeitler, who was busy doing his job engaging another defender.
I hope Nate Solder gets his ass chewed into next week by these coaches. Because not only are you responsible for TWO sacks tonight when a TE has been chipping, but now you are responsible for the injury to Kevin Zeitler. Unbelievable #Giants #GiantsPride pic.twitter.com/WLYcJ9HdPv
— Justin Penik (@JPenik74) December 10, 2019
Zeitler left the game on a cart after not being bale to step down or put any weight on his right ankle.
Zeitler, who came over from Cleveland in the Odell Beckham Jr.-Olivier Vernon trade on March, has been a steady presence on the Giants offensive line this season playing 800 of the team’s 803 offensive snaps this season.
During his career, Zeitler has been extremely reliable, starting the last 85 games of his career going into and including Monday night.
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