Injury Report – Burress Practices, Bradshaw Does Not: WR Plaxico Burress (ankle) practiced (on a limited basis) for just the third time during the regular season yesterday. "Plaxico is going to practice," said Head Coach Tom Coughlin. "He is going to take some reps; if we have a segment with eight snaps, he will take two. He will be limited but he will practice…The medical people thought that there wasn’t much risk involved in him practicing. He wants to practice. So we are going to see how that goes today and there is not much risk of a setback so we are going to try it."
"I came in (on Tuesday) and told the coach I wanted to go out and get a few reps during the week," said Burress. "I’m starting to feel a little better."
Not practicing were HB Ahmad Bradshaw (leg bruise), WR Sinorice Moss (back), CB Kevin Dockery (hip flexor), and DT Manny Wright (ankle).
"(Bradshaw) has a contusion in the muscle of his leg," said Coughlin. "He does have a little swelling so they are going to hold him…It is a day to day thing. We will see how it is (on Thursday)."
HB Brandon Jacobs (ankle) practiced fully. "The ankle is feeling way better than I thought it was going to end up feeling," said Jacobs. "I feel good. I feel great, as far as the ankle is concerned."
LB Kawika Mitchell Named "NFC Defensive Player of the Week": LB Kawika Mitchell has been named the "NFC Defensive Player of the Week" for his performance against the Buffalo Bills last Sunday. Mitchell was credited with six tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble, and an interception that he returned 20 yards for a touchdown.
Giants-Patriots Game Will Be Televised on NFL Network, CBS, and NBC: The NFL has made arrangements with CBS and NBC for an unprecedented three-way national simulcast of the NFL Network telecast of Saturday night’s Giants-Patriots game. The game also will be televised by WWOR (Channel 9) in New York and WCVB-ABC (Channel 5) in Boston. This will be the first three-network simulcast in NFL history and the first simulcast of any kind of an NFL game since Super Bowl I in 1967.
Head Coach Tom Coughlin’s Wednesday Press Conference: The transcript of yesterday’s press conference with Head Coach Tom Coughlin is available at Giants.com.
Patriots’ Head Coach Bill Belichick’s Wednesday Conference Call: The transcript of yesterday’s NY/NJ media conference call with Patriots’ Head Coach Bill Belichick is available at Giants.com.
Various Player Media Q&A Sessions: The transcript and/or video of yesterday’s media Q&A sessions with the following players is available at Giants.com:
- QB Eli Manning (Video)
- HB Brandon Jacobs (Video)
- WR Plaxico Burress (Video)
- RT Kareem McKenzie (Video)
- DE Justin Tuck (Video)
- LB Zak DeOssie (Video)
- CB Sam Madison (Video)
Giants Online – Week Seventeen: The video of Giants Online for Week Seventeen is available at Giants.com.
Article on the Giants’ Defensive Backs: Giants’ Young DBs Facing Rite of Passage by Michael Garafolo of The Star-Ledger
Quotes: DE Justin Tuck on Giants’ fans selling their tickets to Patriots’ fans for Saturday’s game: "It might be a road atmosphere for us. I heard people are selling tickets now. Who knows? We might have more Patriots fans than Giants. We’ll see what happens…It absolutely does (bother me). Because this is our stadium, that’s as simple as it gets. I don’t care if they are going for a record and they want to see history. I heard they’re going for about $1,600, that’s a good price. I don’t agree with it. This is Giants Stadium and I don’t want to see a whole Patriots clan out-weighting the Giants fans. Don’t sell their tickets and Patriots fans, if they want to see the game, order the NFL Network."
HB Brandon Jacobs on Giants’ fans selling their tickets: "That’s probably one of the reasons why we are better on the road than we are at home."
Tuck on what a victory over the Patriots would mean: "Nothing…Because we can go down to Tampa the next week and get our butts kicked."
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