Giants’ final five games huge for Kayvon Thibodeaux’s future
NY Post
The next five “meaningless” games actually could shape a lot of evaluations on Kayvon Thibodeaux and his future.
A season that began with Thibodeaux eyeing Michael Strahan’s NFL single-season sack record will end with Thibodeaux trying to catch somebody named Michael Hoecht (a Rams defensive tackle with three sacks) far down on the leaderboard.
Like pretty much everything else with the 2024 Giants, Thibodeaux’s season hasn’t gone as expected — from a quiet two-game start to suffering a broken scaphoid bone that required wrist surgery and caused him to miss five games just as he appeared to be heating up.
Thibodeaux registered at least a half-sack in three straight games before he was sidelined.
He has zero sacks in the two games since he returned, leaving his season total at two.
“Super important to finish strong,” Thibodeaux said. “Definitely hungry. There’s still more work out there, focused on trying to finish strong and keep having an impact.”
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