Giants’ Tyler Nubin, Jon Runyan Jr. underwent tightrope surgery

The New York Giants were back in their facility on Monday morning, bagging up their belongings after closing out their 2024 season schedule with a 20-13 loss to the Eagles in Philadelphia on Sunday.

This is the day when the public usually gets the full story of what’s been going on behind the scenes the last few months, such as injuries.

Dan Duggan of The Athletic is reporting that two of the Giants’ key starters underwent surgery to repair their injured ankles.

S Tyler Nubin had tight-rope surgery for the high-ankle sprain he suffered in Week 14.

OL Jon Runyan had tight-rope surgery for a high-ankle sprain *and* surgery to repair a torn deltoid ligament on his inner ankle. He also suffered his injuries in Week 14.

Tight-rope surgery is described as a “minimally invasive surgical procedure that stabilizes the ankle after an injury” that entails a “tunnel” to be drilled through the tibia and fibula and a “braided polyethylene cord with metallic buttons at each end” is inserted in that tunnel to secure the ankle in place which accelerates the healing process.

Runyan was signed as a free agent in March to a three-year, $30 million deal and played every offensive snap in the team’s first 12 games before getting injured in the Giants’ 14-11 loss to New Orleans on December 8.

Nubin, a second-round pick (47th overall) out of Minnesota in last year’s NFL draft, played every defensive snap in 11 of the Giants’ first 12 games.

Despite missing the last four games, Nubin finished second on the team in total tackles (98) and led all NFL rookie defenders in total tackles as well.