New York Giants Confirm Will Beatty Will Miss 5-6 Months

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New York Giants Confirm Will Beatty Will Miss 5-6 Months: On Thursday, the New York Giants officially confirmed that left tackle Will Beatty will miss 5-6 months of action after tearing his pectoral muscle lifting weights on Tuesday. If that time frame holds up, Beatty will not return to the practice field until November or possibly December.

Beatty had surgery on Wednesday, the day after he suffered the injury.

“Will said, ‘I’d like to do it (on Wednesday), because I’d like to get back, I don’t want to lose time rehabbing,'” Beatty’s agent told The New York Post. “He just bought himself another week of healing. He opted to do it right then and there.’’

“The fact it happened 24 hours ago, that the tissue itself was of excellent quality and that we got a very solid repair is in his favor,’’ the doctor who performed the surgery told The New York Post. “What I told him and members of the organization is that I would be hopeful he would be back in early, mid-November. That still gives him a good solid end of the season to contribute to the organization.”

“The short-term is about biologic healing, so there’s not a whole lot of activity in the first month, it’s basically a sling, immobilization, some light exercises,’’ said Beatty’s doctor. “Second month, he’ll get back to some aerobic-type activities, getting his wind back, range of motion of the shoulder. The third month is more of a strength and conditioning program, he’ll get back to some lifting after the 12-week mark and then it’s a sequentially increasing program of exercise.”

Despite starting 46 games in a row, the second longest streak on the team, Beatty has been somewhat injury prone since being drafted by the Giants in second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He suffered a broken foot in 2010, a detached retina in 2011, a back injury that caused him to miss offseason work in 2012, and a fractured tibia that he suffered in the 2013 regular-season finale.

The 30-year old Beatty has three years left on his current contract and is scheduled to count $8.05 million against the NFL salary cap in 2015, $9.175 million in 2016, and $9.325 million in 2017.

Will Beatty's agent, Alan Herman, says it was a "clean tear'' and after pectoral surgery Beatty could be back in 5 months instead of 6.

— Paul Schwartz (@NYPost_Schwartz) May 20, 2015

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Articles on the New York Giants Offensive Line:

• Will Beatty injury: What is a torn pectoral muscle and how much time will he miss? by Nick Powell for NJ.com
• Options the Giants are looking at to fill hole left by Will Beatty by Paul Schwartz of The New York Post
• Some thoughts on Will Beatty’s injury by Dan Graziano of ESPN.com
• Giants spotlight turns to … John Jerry? by Jordan Raanan for NJ.com
• Former Giants discuss Big Blue Offensive Linemen by John Schmeelk of Giants.com