Giants quarterback J.J. McCarthy left Sunday’s game at Philadelphia in the second half with a hip injury, the team announced, and went to the locker room for evaluation. A return to the game is possible. The Giants have not updated his status as of yet. Jameis Winston is the next man up if McCarthy cannot continue. New York trailed 8-6 at the time.
J.J. McCarthy Hip Injury Impact
A hip injury for a quarterback can mean several things, from a deep bruise or muscle strain to a sprain of the joint, and the timeline depends heavily on which it is. Contusions and mild strains are often manageable, and a player who can move and plant normally during testing in the locker room or on the sideline can sometimes return. Anything affecting his ability to drive off his back leg or scramble would be more significant, and imaging may be used to rule out structural damage. The Giants play again Thursday night, November 12, at home against Washington, a short week that leaves almost no time to recover from anything more than a minor injury.
J.J. McCarthy Injury History
No prior hip injury appears in McCarthy’s documented record, which suggests this is a new problem. His history since the Vikings drafted him tenth overall in 2024 has been extensive. He missed his entire rookie season after a meniscus injury in his knee, sprained an ankle in 2025 that cost him five games, missed a game in the concussion protocol, and fractured a hairline in his right throwing hand on December 21, 2025, in a game against the Giants, an injury that kept him out of the Vikings’ Christmas Day game. He has since been traded to New York and has worked in a rotation with Winston this season after Jaxson Dart’s season-ending knee injury.
