October 29, 2009 New York Giants Injury Report – Ahmad Bradshaw Has a Broken Foot: Not practicing yesterday were HB Ahmad Bradshaw (ankle/foot) and CB Aaron Ross (hamstring).
Bradshaw told the press that he has a partially fractured bone in his foot. “It’s a cracked bone in my foot and on the outside of my foot, which is probably the easiest bone to break,” said Bradshaw. “There is a chance of it breaking all the way through the bone…I just plan on going out there and giving it my all and if it breaks, it does. I’ll get surgery. If not, I’ll wait to the end of the season and hopefully at the end I won’t need it, but more then likely I plan on having surgery.”
When Head Coach Tom Coughlin was asked about Bradshaw, he responded, “Bradshaw went and had a second opinion. Dr. Anderson in Charlotte confirmed that the present plan of attack was the way to go…Rest and immobilization, treatment, rehab, limited amount of work each week…Just what he is doing; the same order of business that we are following.”
When asked about surgery being needed for Bradshaw, Coughlin replied, “Possible, but hopefully a long way off.”
LB Antonio Pierce (ankle), LB Michael Boley (knee), and DT Chris Canty (calf) practiced on a limited basis.
“(Canty) and Michael Boley did the individual part of practice,” said Coughlin. “And obviously what they want to do is assess where they are the next morning, see if they can do a little bit more, when can they do a little bit more. It is a good sign.”
“It felt pretty good to be able to put on the pads and get out there, move around with my teammates and get back to football,” Canty said. “I’m tired of being in the training room rehabbing. Looking forward to doing football movements and being able to get out there and help my football team in any way I can.”
“It’s pretty tough to have to deal with a calf injury when you have so much force on your lower extremities, especially down in the trenches,” Canty said. “It’s something you have to take very seriously and you have to treat it accordingly. Hopefully, I’ll be putting this behind me and getting back to the business of football.”
“Progress is going good,” Boley said. “Just coming in and taking it a day at a time. Doing what the training staff tells me, what the doctors tell me and try not to move too fast so I don’t suffer any setbacks. It’s getting closer. It’s been three weeks, so I am counting down the days. I am looking forward to getting back on the field. Being away from the game is tough, especially when I was starting to get in a groove a little bit.”
“When I’m ready I’ll be back,” Boley said. “If it so happens I’m not ready to go next week (against the Chargers) and I get an extra week (of rest at the bye), it’s a bonus. I’ll be even stronger when I get back.”
RT Kareem McKenzie (groin) fully practiced.
Article on General Manager Jerry Reese: Reese Keeps Faith Despite Giant Sputter by Paul Schwartz of The New York Post