Odell Beckham Jr. Was Carted Off With An Apparent Left Ankle Injury

The Giants were leading the Chargers 22-20 late in the fourth quarter when Eli Manning threw incomplete to Odell Beckham Jr. on a slant route. What would have generally have been a fairly inconsequential play became, unfortunately, a critical moment for the Giants as their star receiver remained on the ground in considerable pain.

Beckham’s ankle got caught and tangled up with the defensive back as he was being taken to the ground and was bent up in a scary fashion. The star receiver stayed on the ground as the Giants’ medical staff came out to attend to him, and he was eventually carted off in visible pain.

You can see video of the injury below, but be warned that it’s pretty ugly seeing his ankle get rolled up underneath him.

The left ankle is the same one that was injured earlier this season for Beckham and kept him out of action for the Giants’ opener. The star looked like he was back to his tremendous form over the past few weeks, including 97 yards and a touchdown on Sunday. According to ESPN Giants reporter Jordan Raanan, Beckham is headed into surgery shortly and NFL Network’s Kimberly Jones reports he has a broken fibula.
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The loss is devastating for a Giants team that’s already struggled to an 0-5 record, including Sunday’s loss to the Chargers after Eli Manning fumbled the ball away on the play after Beckham was injured and L.A. had the game-winning score on the ensuing possession.

Beckham wasn’t the only receiver to leave Sunday’s game with an injury for New York, as Brandon Marshall and Sterling Shepard also were injured and unable to return.