January 25, 2008 New York Giants Injury Report – Flu Hits Giants: Not practicing again were LG Rich Seubert (knee) and CB Kevin Dockery (hip flexor).
“(Dockery) ran pretty well on the side,” said Head Coach Tom Coughlin. “He didn’t practice but he is getting better; he is getting closer.”
Also the flu bug is hitting the Giants, causing three additional players to miss practice. “(FB Madison) Hedgecock is sick, (DT) Manny Wright is sick, and (S) Mike Johnson is sick,” said Coughlin. “They all have whatever is going around – the high temperature and that kind of thing.”
Article on the 2007 Giants (with Input from BBI): Where My Team Stands by DeadSpin.com
Article on CB Corey Webster: Webster Rebounds As Giants Roll On by Joe Lapointe of The New York Times
Article on TE Jeremy Shockey: Jeremy: Don’t Be Shocked by Win by Steve Serby of The New York Post
Article on TE Jerome Collins: Reprising Anonymous Role in Another Super Bowl by Bill Pennington of The New York Times
Notes and Quotes: The winner’s share of Super Bowl XLII is $78,000; the loser takes home $40,000. Each Giant player has already earned $18,000 for the Wild Card victory, $20,000 for the Divisional Round victory, and $37,000 for the NFC Championship victory.
Former Giant DE Leonard Marshall on the Giants’ season-finale against the Patriots and QB Eli Manning: “That was the turning point for this football team. Identities were discovered. It was a breakout football game, especially for Eli Manning. He’s rode the momentum from that game and he’s made me a believer. This quiet confidence the kid has definitely turned me into a believer. I always thought you had to be a Phil Simms, Jeff Hostetler type-of-guy who was fiery in the huddle, commanding leadership, speaking triumphantly in the huddle. But I see the way Eli does it, he’s very quiet. It’s different. But winning these games have made me a believer.”
Giants’ Chairman and Executive Vice President Steve Tisch on the Giants and Super Bowl XLII: “We’re getting stronger, we’re getting better and we’re performing as a team with confidence. Eli (Manning) is taking more of a leadership role, week after week. This is not a team that peaked at midseason. This is a team that’s been on the road, as underdogs many times, and has succeeded 100 percent. This team has played with heart and pride and dignity and strength, and I feel those elements will get us the ‘W’ on the third.”