The fact that Underwood, who had surgery to repair a broken jaw yesterday, could be back practicing before the season begins was about the only good injury news the Giants got today.
WR David Tyree has a broken left wrist and is out 4-6 weeks.
WR Plaxico Burress was in the city today having his back checked out. Not the flu, as was reported as the reason for him missing Saturday's game, but his back, which has been acting up for several days.
FB Robert Douglas will have one of his knees 'scoped, meaning he's out a minimum of 2-3 weeks.
CBs Gerrick McPhearson (ankle) and Kevin Dockery (hamstring) didn't practice. Neither did LB Kawika Mitchell (groin), CB Sam Madison (hamstring), S Will Demps (elbow), DE Adrian Awasom (abductor), LB Gerris Wilkinson (knee), OL Grey Ruegamer (ankle) or OL Adam Koets (undisclosed).
The Giants did cut down to 76 players, one above the max allowed by 4 p.m. tomorrow. TE Rodney Burgess (shoulder) was waived-injured, DT Marcus Bell (knee) became the sixth Giant to go on injured reserve, and the following were waived: WR Wil Buchanon, DB Richard Yancy, LB Karibi Dede, OL Nick Jones and OL Myniya Smith.
Just so you know the available CBs today were the starting twosome of R.W. McQuarters and Corey Webster, nickel CB Aaron Ross... And then Darren Barnett and J.R. Reed, who's a safety.
I expect the starters to stand on the field for the anthem on Thursday and then sit inside for their own well-being.
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any strahan sightings?
Can we forfeit a pre-season game? I'm afraid to have them get on a bus at this point. At this rate LT and Brad Van Pelt will be the starting LB's by week 10 and the only guy still playing from day one will be Eli.
Unreal!
If feel like I just bought a new car and am stuck driving behind a gravel truck on the way home.
Wrap the starters in bubble wrap, have them take one snap, spike the ball and go home. Otherwise the injury list and the 53 man roster will be the same length.
Arthur,
Only 4 serious injuries(Madison, Demps, Tyree and Wilkinson)
The other guys are back-ups.
Douglas is toast, WHO WILL WE SIGN????
Let's get all the injuries out of the way now, please. Glad Underwood is back, though. Sucks about Tyree.
Definately bad news about David Tyree. The starters need to sit out the entire Pats game so we at least have a couple of guys to dress against Dallas in 2 weeks. Unphukin believable we have to deal with all these injuries already!!!! This really pisses me off!!!
Do you know who is not injured? Michael Strahan... And you can print that!
UNCLE!!!! ENOUGH WITH THE INJURIES ALREADY!!!
Arthur,
On Sunday you reports Underwood might be out for the season. Now you're saying he might be back in the next 2 weeks. Was the medical staff just really off on the extent of his injury?