Giants lose pass rusher Brian Burns to season-ending ACL tear

The New York Giants announced that star pass rusher Brian Burns sustained a torn right ACL during Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans, according to a report from NFL insider Ian Rapoport. Burns had been playing despite an ankle sprain incurred in the previous week’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams and did not participate in practice leading up to the Titans matchup.

"There is some hope," Giants head coach John Harbaugh said after the game regarding Burns’ condition.

The injury will sideline Burns for the remainder of the season, marking the second consecutive week a Giants star has suffered a season-ending knee injury, following quarterback Jaxson Dart’s similar fate. The team will look to Abdul Carter and Kayvon Thibodeaux to fill the edge-defender roles, with additional depth from Chauncey Golston, rookie Arvell Reese and practice-squad player Trace Ford.

The loss comes as the Giants’ defense has shown inconsistency in the opening three games of the campaign.