Tag: Kevin Zeitler

Giants injury update: Kevin Zeitler hurt ankle in loss to Eagles

New York Giants OL Kevin Zeitler suffered what appeared to be a serious injury in a Week 14 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

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.

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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Giants’ Kevin Zeitler, Riley Dixon make PFF’s NFL Week 10 Team of the Week

Two members of the New York Giants were named to the Pro Football Focus NFL Week 10 Team of the Week.

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The New York Giants fell to the New York Jets, 34-27, on Sunday in embarrassing fashion and precious few players could put a feather into their cap for a solid performance.

One of those players was right guard Kevin Zeitler, who played well despite some struggles around him, earning a spot on Pro Football Focus’ NFL Week 10 Team of the Week.

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Zeitler earned his highest single-game grade of the season (75.6) against the Jets in Week 10. He allowed just two total pressures and earned a 72.3 run-blocking grade.

Considering how poorly the offensive line played as a hole and how little Saquon Barkley was able produce, it may seem somewhat shocking to see Zeitler’s name here, but PFF has their opinion.

In addition to Zeitler, punter Riley Dixon also earned a spot on the PFF Team of the Week, although they offered no additional context when it came to his inclusion.

Dixon averaged 53.5 yards on six punts with a long of 59 and one downed inside the 20. He also had a touchback and a failed two-point conversion attempt off a bad snap from Zak DeOssie.

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