One More Practice Squad Move: The Giants have signed OT/OG Jacob Bender to the Practice Squad. Bender was originally drafted in the 6th round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. The Jets waived him before the 2008 season and the New England Patriots signed him to their Practice Squad. The San Francisco 49ers signed Bender off of the Patriots’ Practice Squad in November 2008. The 49ers waived him before the 2009 season.
September 16, 2009 New York Giants Injury Report: Not practicing yesterday were S Kenny Phillips (knee), S Michael Johnson (shoulder), CB Aaron Ross (hamstring), WR Hakeem Nicks (foot), HB Danny Ware (elbow), OC Adam Koets (ankle).
Practicing on a limited basis were DT Chris Canty (calf), LB Michael Boley (hip), LB Clint Sintim (groin), and CB Kevin Dockery (hamstring). Canty left practice early with the calf strain.
“I’m pretty sure I’ll play,” Phillips said. “I’m not too worried about it right now. I’m practicing (on Thursday), I’m going to go out there at full speed and whatever happens, happens. The coaches and the training staff, they’re doing a pretty good job with maintaining it. We’ll do whatever it takes to get through the season.”
When asked if there was anything new on Ross, Head Coach Tom Coughlin responded, “No. We are going to obviously continue to see where he is at. There is some strength gained there, which is a positive thing.”
When asked about Dockery before practice, Coughlin responded, “They are going to kind of push him along (on Wednesday) and see exactly where he is at. Hopefully he is (closer to being ready). The training room feels pretty good about his progress.”
“I was able to make it through the whole practice without encountering any problems,” said Dockery. “I feel good and I should be able to go.”
Coughlin was also asked about Boley before practice. “He is going to work,” said Coughlin. “He will get probably 50% of the work (on Wednesday). We will assess that as we go along.”
“I feel real good, I’m going to do as much as they let me do,” Boley said. “I basically did everything. It feels like the first day of practice for me.”
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Notes and Quotes: The Giants-Redskins game was the most-watched Week 1 Sunday game on record with 25.1 million viewers.
HB Brandon Jacobs on the Dallas Cowboys: “Dallas doesn’t like us and a couple of guys on their team made that pretty clear earlier in the week. We have guys in this locker room who are going to make that clear as well. We don’t like each other, it’s a rivalry that has been going for a long time and I am really excited to be a part of it and take it up to another level this Sunday.”