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The New York Giants got hit with news they don't want to hear as they lose a young player to a devastating season ending injury
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Injuries are truly the worst part of sports, and the New York Giants have already seen a young player's season stolen from him due to a major one.

A young Giants WR and key special teamer, Bryce Ford-Wheaton, suffered a devastating knee injury that will force him to miss the 2025 season.

Giants WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton ruptured his Achilles during training camp and will miss the 2025 season 


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The Giants signed Ford-Wheaton as an undrafted free agent ahead of the 2023 season. He turned some heads early on but suffered a torn ACL and had to wait until 2024 to make his regular-season debut. Last year, he appeared in 14 games as a key special teamer for the Giants. He logged 288 total snaps in 2024; 286 of them came on special teams. His impact on special teams gave him a leg up in ongoing competitions to make the Giants roster as one of their final WRs. 

There was also some hope that a full season removed from his ACL tear would allow him to reach new heights as a WR in training camp and potentially carve out a larger role on offense as well. That all came to a halt on Sunday with Ford-Wheaton going down with an injury that would require him to be carted off, and he left the field with a towel over his head. That type of scene hardly ever ends with good news, and sadly, that was the case for Ford-Wheaton, who will now miss his second NFL season in three years. With the news already out there, Ford-Wheaton took to social media to reflect on his injury and is already focused on coming back better than ever. 

This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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