December 9, 2009 New York Giants Injury Report: Not practicing yesterday were RG Chris Snee (knee) and S Michael Johnson (groin).
“Johnson is going to work on the side just to determine where he is,” said Head Coach Tom Coughlin.
HB Ahmad Bradshaw (ankle/ankle/foot) was limited in practice.
QB Eli Manning (foot), HB D.J. Ware (concussion), and H-Back Travis Beckum (groin) practiced fully.
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Notes and Quotes: The Giants’ 2007 championship team will be honored in a ceremony prior to kickoff on Sunday. WR Amani Toomer, CB Sam Madison, and CB R.W. McQuarters will be honorary team captains.
General Raymond T. Odierno, the commanding general of the multi-national force in Iraq, visited practice yesterday and addressed the team: “All I ask you to do is go out there this week against the Eagles and depend on each other. And when you come off that field, no matter what happens in the end, you can say, ‘I’ve left everything I possibly could have done on that field.’ You only get so many opportunities in life. As you get older, like me, you realize you don’t ever want to have missed opportunities. So with that opportunity, do and work the hardest you possibly can so you can carry through with that opportunity. I want you to know that in Iraq right now there are 115,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who love watching you all perform. But what they like to see most is the compassion, the excitement and the downright toughness that you show every day. I always talk about mental and physical toughness…Good luck. I know this is a big game for you this week. I will be rooting for you hard.”