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Giants’ WR Smith out for season

New York Giants WR Steve Smith will undergo knee surgery and miss the remainder of the season, according to Paul Schwartz of the New York Post. Smith suffered damaged articular cartilage around his knee and will need to go under the knife to repair it. Mario Manningham (hip) stated he will be ready to play [...]

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Nicks, Smith set to return to Giants this week

New York Giants WR Hakeem Nicks (leg) and WR Steve Smith (pectoral) are both expected to return for Sunday’s game against Minnesota. Nicks had the stitches removed from his wound Thursday, and is on track to start and play a hefty amount of snaps. Smith could be limited in his return, but he is expected [...]

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Bradshaw demoted, Jacobs to start for Giants Sunday

New York Giants Coach Tom Coughlin announced RB Brandon Jacobs will replace Ahmad Bradshaw in the starting lineup. A little overdramatic for our liking, despite the fact Bradshaw lost his fifth fumble of the season last week against Philadelphia. Bradshaw has severely outperformed Jacobs the past two seasons, so we don’t see this move sticking. [...]

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Nicks to miss three weeks with compartment syndrome

New York Giants WR Hakeem Nicks will miss the next three weeks with compartment syndrome in his right leg. Compartment syndrome deals with a muscle circulation problem, so the Giants will likely be very cautious with their budding star. Mario Manningham will take over as the Giants’ #1 wide receiver for the next few weeks, [...]

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Giants WR Smith likely to miss multiple weeks

New York Giants WR Steve Smith will likely miss several weeks with a partially torn pectoral muscle. Smith will not play this week, making Mario Manningham a very desirable fantasy option. The Giants will likely feature the running game a little more with Smith out. Ramses Barden will likely take over #3 receiver duties for [...]

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Giants’ Smith injures pectoral in practice

New York Giants WR Steve Smith left practice on Thursday after straining his pectoral muscle. Offensive Coordinator Kevin Gilbride stated Smith could miss Sunday’s game against Dallas. The team is awaiting further test results. Mario Manningham would be an excellent play if Smith is forced to miss game action.

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Giants LT Diehl diagnosed with torn hamstring

New York Giants LT David Diehl suffered a torn hamstring during Sunday’s win over Seattle and will be out indefinitely. Diehl will probably miss most, if not all of the regular season with the injury. Enigmatic T Shawn Andrews will likely take over at left tackle for the foreseeable future. Andrews is talented, but what [...]

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Giants place Kiwanuka on injured reserve

The New York Giants have placed DE Mathias Kiwanuka (neck) on injured reserve, ending his season. Kiwanuka was off to a fast start before going down with a herniated disc in his neck. He will be a free agent after the season and will likely be forced to take a short-term deal to prove he [...]

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Giants place Victor Cruz on injured reserve, sign K Graham

The New York Giants have signed K Shayne Graham and placed WR Victor Cruz (hamstring) on injured reserve. The Graham signing is a strong indication Lawerence Tynes (ankle) will not be able to go Sunday against Detroit. Cruz never got an opportunity to build on his preseason success as the Giants #4 receiver, although he [...]

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Tynes questionable with ankle injury

New York Giants K Lawerence Tynes is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against Detroit after spraining his left ankle during practice on Friday. The injury is to Tynes’ non-kicking ankle which is good news, although Tynes’ status is very uncertain at this point. If the Giants sign a kicker on Saturday, Tynes’ outlook would [...]

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