Even though he made an acrobatic catch in the end zone Monday night in the Giants 28-16 victory over the St. Louis Rams, Domenik Hixon's season is now over yet again.
For the second straight season, Hixon tore his ACL in his right knee and will be lost for the year.
The Giants were hoping that Hixon would be a key contributor to the Giants this season after the team let Steve Smith and Kevin Boss go via free agency.
Ironically, Hixon was injured on that terrific catch.
Before his injury trouble, Hixon had over 1,500 yards as a kick and punt return man for Big Blue; however, during spring practice in May of 2010, Hixon injured the knee on a sprint at the Meadowlands. After a full year of rehab, Hixon was now healthy and contributing to the Giants offense until this big blow.
Where the Giants go from here is anyone's guess. There are available free agent receivers like Randy Moss and Terrell Owens. Big names, but big names who are well past their prime, and who's negative history in the club house, probably won't entice a Giants team that needs to win right now.
The Giants did sign Brandon Stockley last week to become a slot receiver, and the Giants will likely rely on him and Victor Cruz a lot more as the season progresses.
Bad break for the Giants in a season full of bad breaks so far.
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