Giants Coordinators Address the Media; Thomas McGaughey Has Cancer

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SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR THOMAS MCGAUGHEY BATTLING CANCER…
New York Giants Special Teams Coordinator Thomas McGaughey revealed on Thursday that he is battling intestinal and lymphatic cancer.

“This past offseason, they found a growth in my bowel duct,” said McGaughey. “In that growth was cancer. They removed it. I had a very extensive procedure, called a whipple procedure. During the whipple, they found a cancer in one of my lymph nodes. I’ve been doing chemotherapy for about the last two months. I’m going on my fifth treatment, and it’s going good…I have a couple more treatments left. It is what it is…I had a scan, it was in Hackensack, three weeks ago. It was fine.”

NEW YORK GIANTS INJURY REPORT – OLIVIER VERNON STILL NOT PRACTICING…
Not practicing on Thursday due to injury were linebacker Olivier Vernon (high ankle sprain) and linebacker Tae Davis (hamstring). Linebacker Lorenzo Carter (illness) was limited in practice.

THE COACHES SPEAK…
Transcripts and video clips of the media sessions with the following coaches are available in The Corner Forum and at Giants.com:

• Offensive Coordinator Mike Shula (Video)
• Defensive Coordinator James Bettcher (Video)
• Special Teams Coordinator Thomas McGaughey (Video)

THE PLAYERS SPEAK…
Transcripts and video clips of the media sessions with the following players are available in The Corner Forum and at Giants.com:

• DE B.J. Hill (Video)
• LB Connor Barwin
• LB Lorenzo Carter (Video)

ARTICLES…

• The Giants have never had a mouthwatering trio like this by Paul Schwartz of The New York Post

WHAT’S UP NEXT…
The Giants practice on Friday in preparation for Sunday’s home opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars.