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Line 84: }} Nabers was selected by the [[New York Giants]] sixth overall in the [[2024 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Owens |first=Jason |date=April 25, 2024 |title=NFL Draft: Giants pass on QB in first round, select LSU WR Malik Nabers |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-draft-giants-pass-on-qb-in-first-round-select-lsu-wr-malik-nabers-005257712.html |access-date=April 26, 2024 |website=sports.yahoo.com |language=en |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426044715/https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-draft-giants-pass-on-qb-in-first-round-select-lsu-wr-malik-nabers-005257712.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In his rookie [[offseason]], he and former LSU teammate [[Jayden Daniels]] received training from the league on its gambling policy for proposing a friendly $10,000 bet on who would be named [[Associated Press NFL Rookie of the Year Award|offensive rookie of the year]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maske |first1=Mark |title=Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers given multiple sessions on NFL gambling rules |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/08/22/jayden-daniels-malik-nabers-nfl-gambling/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=August 26, 2024 |date=August 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Stapleton |first1=Art |title=From teammates to rivals: Malik Nabers, Jayden Daniels cherish bond as 'brothers for life' |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2024/09/13/malik-nabers-jayden-daniels-college-nfl-giants-commanders/75187650007/ |website=NorthJersey.com |publisher=[[North Jersey Media Group]] |access-date=September 13, 2024 |date=September 13, 2024 |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920213727/https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2024/09/13/malik-nabers-jayden-daniels-college-nfl-giants-commanders/75187650007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $29.9 million fully guaranteed, on May 10, 2024.<ref name="o711">{{cite web | last=Simmons | first=Myles | title=Malik Nabers signs his rookie contract | website=NBC Sports | date=2024-05-10 | url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/malik-nabers-signs-his-rookie-contract | access-date=2024-09-14 | archive-date=May 22, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522133033/https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/malik-nabers-signs-his-rookie-contract | url-status=live }}</ref> Nabers switched to the [[Uniform number (American football)|uniform number]] 1 after initially wearing 9 during the preseason, becoming the first Giant to wear it since 1935 when it was retired for [[Ray Flaherty]].<ref name="p846">{{cite web | last=Eisen | first=Michael | title=Malik Nabers to wear No. 1 with permission from Flaherty family | website=Giants.com | date=2024-08-30 | url=https://www.giants.com/news/malik-nabers-to-wear-no-1-with-permission-from-flahery-family | access-date=2024-09-14 | archive-date=September 20, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920213734/https://www.giants.com/news/malik-nabers-to-wear-no-1-with-permission-from-flahery-family | url-status=live }}</ref> In his NFL debut, he had five receptions for 66 yards in a 28–6 loss to the [[Minnesota Vikings]].<ref name="f404">{{cite web | last=Eisen | first=Michael | title=Notebook: Malik Nabers, Jayden Daniels meet for first time as NFL foes | website=Giants.com | date=2024-09-13 | url=https://www.giants.com/news/notebook-malik-nabers-jayden-daniels-meet-for-first-time-as-opponents-washington-commanders-2024-nfl-draft | access-date=2024-09-14 | archive-date=September 14, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914195844/https://www.giants.com/news/notebook-malik-nabers-jayden-daniels-meet-for-first-time-as-opponents-washington-commanders-2024-nfl-draft | url-status=live }}</ref> Nabers caught his first NFL touchdown pass in ==Personal life== | |||