Injuries to O'Hara, Madison leave status uncertain for playoff game

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/news/story?id=3185477

Updated: January 7, 2008, 8:18 PM ET

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Center Shaun O'Hara and cornerback Sam Madison were not cleared to play in the NFC wild-card game, and coach Tom Coughlin is uncertain whether the starters will be available for the divisional round against the Dallas Cowboys.

"Both very much wanted to play, but the medical people said that wouldn't be the case," Coughlin said Monday.

O'Hara sprained his left knee in the regular-season finale against New England, while Madison aggravated a pulled muscle in his stomach.
Starting weakside linebacker Kawika Mitchell, who was also hurt against the Patriots, did not aggravate his sprained left knee playing in a limited basis in the Giants' 24-14 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

Backup defensive tackle and snapper Jay Alford sprained a knee Sunday, but Coughlin hopes to have him back at practice on Wednesday.

Grey Ruegamer and Corey Webster both played well in replacing O'Hara and Madison, respectively.

"Grey played very well, played well enough for us to win the game and we had no issues with center-quarterback exchange," Coughlin said of Ruegamer, who was making his first start of the season. "All the calls were made properly, so I was really impressed by the veteran professionalism that Grey demonstrated not only through the week but into the game."

Webster had an interception, recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half and limited Joey Galloway, the Bucs' 1,000-yard receiver, to one catch for 9 yards.

"He shut things down over there," safety Gibril Wilson said of Webster, who was making his first start since the third game of the season. "He played extremely well. I've been with Corey for three years now, and this is the best I've seen him. He's confident. It's just a wonderful thing to see."

Starting left tackle David Diehl left the game late in the third quarter after cramping in the 70-plus degree heat in Tampa, Fla.

Coughlin said that Diehl was fine after the game and that Guy Whimper did a good job replacing him for 12 plays on a 15-play, 92-yard touchdown drive that sealed the game.

"That was excellent experience for him and to have him get involved more and more was a good thing obviously," Coughlin said.

 

[Hostile]

Now where have I heard these names before?

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

O'Hara plays or doesnt play - Advantage Cowboys.

If he comes back he wont be 100%. We should have some major ownage there.

Same goes with Madison. Put him out there please.

Please sign Coughlin to a 10 year deal too.

 

[AmishCowboy]

The Giants injuries are forgotten by the Media, O'Hara, Madison and Shockey are 3 starters while on our side only T.O. is a question mark and it looks like he'll go.

 

[theogt]

BURRESS HAS MORE THAN A SPRAINED ANKLE
Posted by Mike Florio on January 7, 2008, 9:54 a.m.

Mike Garafolo of the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports that Giants receiver Plaxico Burress has been playing all season not with a sprained ankle, but with an ankle that has a torn ligament.

“Everybody thinks it’s just a sprain. It’s not,” Burress said. “I tore my ligament off the bone. That’s why I haven’t been practicing. Anybody else would be on IR at home.”

When Burress originally suffered the injury in Week Two against the Packers, the options were to continue playing, which would not increase the damage, take six weeks off and hope that the situation improved, or have surgery that would have ended his season.

Burress almost had surgery after Week Four against the Eagles.

“I really got frustrated because I couldn’t move, couldn’t cut,” he said. “I was like, ‘Man, I can’t do it anymore.’”

But he continued to play. He rarely practiced, but he always played.

Still, we’re confused by the fact that Burress would choose to disclose the situation now, with the Giants still alive. Maybe the goal is to intimidate the Cowboys’ defenders into thinking that he’s Superman, or something. But if that were the case, why not make it known a while ago that he’s playing with a detached ankle ligament?

But his decision to go public with the details of the condition makes his willingness to suck it up and play no less impressive. And it also makes us wonder how many needles have been inserted into that ankle to allow him to withstand the pain on game day.

 

[thekavorka]

kind of dumb that he played against NE

 

[Frozen700]

i smell BS, on Plax