Giants tight end attends Knicks game despite illness ruling out draft-implications matchup vs Cowboys

New York Giants tight end Theo Johnson attended a New York Knicks game on Friday night despite being ruled out for the team’s Week 18 game because of an illness on the same day.

Johnson, 24, did not play in the Giants’ 34-10 win in Week 17 over the Las Vegas Raiders due to an illness, and did not practice all week. NFL fans took to social media, speculating if the Giants were holding Johnson out under the guise of an illness to help tank for a higher draft pick.

The second-year tight end added fuel to the fire...