EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers has been cleared to play in Sunday’s game against the Washington Commanders despite suffering a knee injury this week.

“Don’t worry,” coach Brian Daboll said before practice on Friday. “He’ll be ready to play.”

Nabers did not have an official designation on the last injury report. He participated fully in practice on Friday after being limited the day before.

Wide receiver Darius Slayton is also expected to return to play. He participated fully in practice on Friday after spending the week in concussion protocol.

Cornerback Nick McCloud (knee), linebacker Darius Muasau (knee) and kick returner Gunner Olszewski (groin) were ruled out.

The problem of Nabers, the number 6 pick in this year’s draft, first became apparent during training on Thursday.

“He was like, ‘Ah, it doesn’t feel right right now,'” Daboll said. “So we looked at him. We said, ‘Let’s be careful.’ We looked at him. He came in early this morning and was treated. So he’s good to go.”

A source told ESPN on Thursday that Nabers’ right leg felt “a little stiff” during practice, but that it was not a serious problem.

Nabers moved cautiously during the short part of training that was open to the media on Friday. He wore tights on his legs. After training, he walked cautiously around the locker room but was not available for conversation.

The rookie wide receiver caught five balls for 66 yards in his professional debut. He felt good after the game and was even more confident than he was in the preseason when he thought everything would happen quickly.

“It was kind of a little slower,” Nabers said. “I was able to read the defense a little better, line up a little quicker and run pretty good routes.”

The Giants (0-1) have not hidden their intentions with the first-round pick. Nabers was immediately thrust into the No. 1 receiver position and expectations are high.

The 21-year-old Nabers had seven tackles on him in the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings. At one point, quarterback Daniel Jones targeted him four times in a row.

The way Daboll, the team’s offensive playmaker, sees it, it’s not rocket science.

“Throw him the ball,” he said this week.