Micah McFadden Injury History & Analysis

The Giants will miss MLB Tremaine Edmunds for the rest of the season because of a torn chest muscle, ESPN's Jordan Raanan reports. Edmunds had hoped to play through the injury after suffering it late in last Sunday's loss to the Saints. The team plans to start Micah McFadden in his place and have the fifth-year man wear the green dot, which means he'll relay defensive calls in the huddle.

Giants LB Bobby Okereke will miss his third straight game Sunday against the Falcons because of a back injury. Okereke has yet to even practice over that span, which doesn't bode well for his chances of returning for Week 17.

The Giants have ruled LB Bobby Okereke out for the second straight week with a back injury. Okereke remained out of practice all week, so we'll see about his status for Week 16 (and beyond). His absence once again elevates Micah McFadden and Darius Muasau to the top and second LB spots, respectively, for Sunday's game against the Ravens. McFadden presents more value if your league scores tackles for loss. He racked up 5 of them last week and now has 8 for the year. McFadden has also reached 11 total tackles in three of his past five games.