Calvin Austin III’s ‘serious knee injury’ could pave way for Odell Beckham Jr. Giants roster spot

The New York Giants are currently gearing up for their final preseason game of the schedule against the New York Jets on Friday. On Tuesday, the team got a rough injury update regarding a key member of their wide receiver room.

“Giants WR Calvin Austin was carted off today from practice with what one source described as a ‘serious knee injury,'” reported ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter on X, formerly Twitter.

Austin III was expected to play a sizable role as a supplementary receiver for the Giants this year, but if he is forced to miss extended time with this injury, that could open up a roster spot that would have otherwise gone elsewhere.

The most high-profile name competing for a spot in the Giants’ wide receiver room is franchise legend Odell Beckham Jr., who burst onto the scene as a star for New York in the mid-2010s and has bounced around the league since, not having played last year.

Some had speculated that the chances of Beckham Jr. securing a roster spot at the age of 33, and with a storied injury history of his own, might be long, but they could certainly get a bump depending on the status of Austin’s status moving forward.

Meanwhile, the team is hoping for a full injury recovery from number one wideout Malik Nabers, who went down with a torn ACL last season against the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Giants are slated to kick off their 2026 regular season schedule on September 13 with a home game against the divisional rival Dallas Cowboys.

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