The New York Giants‘ defense suffered a devastating blow early in the 2019 NFL season. Rookie linebacker Ryan Connelly was outperforming his draft stock by a mile in the first four weeks of the season. Then, Connelly unfortunately suffered a gruesome knee injury. In the middle of an impressive Week 4 performance, Connelly suffered a torn ACL that would sideline him for the rest of the season.
This was a huge blow to the Giants’ defense. Ryan was demonstrating a lot of potential and talent in his rookie season. Since then, the Giants have made numerous changes to their linebacker corps.