The Dallas Cowboys got hit by major injury news when they were forced to place All-Pro guard Tyler Smith on Injured Reserve. But other than that, their starting lineup looks ready to go. The biggest injury mystery ahead of Sunday Night Football is on the New York Giants’ side of things.

That’s because Giants top wide receiver Malik Nabers is raising questions about his Week 1 availability despite being a full participant in practice in back-to-back days.

Nabers sends odd message ahead of Cowboys vs Giants

Despite Nabers’ participation in practice, the Giants have been non-committal on his status for Sunday. That’s mostly because of Nabers, who claims the organization is letting him make the call.

“I’m just focusing on today, had a really good day at practice,” Nabers told reporters. “I’ll let God tell me [when it’s time to return].”

The receiver, who last year went off on a 167-yard performance against the Cowboys, was asked if he’d be willing to play on a pitch count if the Giants asked him to.

“If that’s the case, then they’re not letting the decision be on me,” Nabers said. “It’s my career and it’s my body. If a pitch count is in the conversation, then I would lead that conversation. That decision would be on me.”

Though Nabers isn’t closing the door on playing Sunday, his words sure not sound encouraging. He even admitted it’s a possibility for him to practice fully for three days and yet not play.

“Everybody’s got to understand at the end of the day, it’s my career,” Nabers insisted. “Everybody’s got to live with the decision of what I want to do with my career.”

Perhaps he meant nothing by it, but it’s fair to interpret Nabers’ comments as him saying he’s considering sitting out to play it safe even if the Giants don’t agree with the approach. He clarified he indeed believes it’s his decision alone and not the Giants’.

So is Nabers playing on Sunday?

He’s got the same response as Giants head coach John Harbaugh.

“What Harbs said,” Nabers told the media when asked if he’d play against the Cowboys.

And what’s that? Well…

“We can put a stop to all these questions because I’m not going to tell you who’s playing in the game,” Harbaugh said earlier in the week. “I’m not going to tell you who’s starting. I’m not going to tell you what package we have in. I’m not going to tell you what plays we’re running. I’m not going to tell you any of that, okay? So, we can make it great and have a great press conference, or we can make it uncomfortable. But I’m not going to tell you because when you know, the Cowboys know or every other team we play knows. And that’s not in the competitive interest of our football team. Does that make sense? So, I think you can respect that.”

I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t grade the vibes surrounding Nabers’ availability as very positive.

If he can’t go, the Cowboys secondary will face a very different test on Sunday Night Football.

Outside of Nabers, there’s a large chance the Giants’ biggest threat becomes tight end Isaiah Likely. That would be a world of difference for the new Christian Parker defense and frankly, a much easier one.