November 29, 2007 New York Giants Injury Report: FS Gibril Wilson (knee), LB Antonio Pierce (ankle), WR Plaxico Burress (knee/ankle), and CB Aaron Ross (hamstring) did not practice yesterday.
“The knee from last week is sore today so we held him,” said Head Coach Tom Coughlin of Wilson.
Speaking of Pierce, Coughlin said, “(He’s coming along) good. I think he is getting closer. He did all of the jog thru stuff and I thought maybe he could make it and go, but they decided they would work him on the side. I expect that he will (practice on Friday).”
When asked about Burress’ knee, Coughlin responded, “He went down on it the other day in the game and it got sore on him…We will see. Hopefully (he will play).”
HB Brandon Jacobs (hamstring) and WR Steve Smith (hamstring) were limited. “(Smith) did some things today in practice, but on a limited kind of basis,” said Coughlin. “He had a play here and a play there, that’s all.”
HB Derrick Ward (groin/ankle) practiced fully for the second day in a row.
Notes: TE Jeremy Shockey, WR Plaxico Burress, LB Antonio Pierce, HB Derrick Ward, HB Reuben Droughns, and WR Sinorice Moss will fly from Chicago to Florida on Monday in order to attend the funeral of Redskins’ safety Sean Taylor. “We’ll go down there and represent the New York Giants,” said Pierce. “Being over here in New York and seeing the amount of respect he gets in this locker room, it’s going to be an honor for all of us just to be down there.”
“I haven’t been able to sleep all week,” Moss said. “I just lost one of my closest friends.”