Adam Schefter had Giants fans reaching for their panic buttons Sunday when he reported that quarterback Eli Manning was dealing with a "stress reaction" in his right foot that could lead to a stress fracture, an injury that would sideline Manning for the rest of 2009. But Manning attempted to ease any concerns about his health Monday.
"It has been the same probably for the last three or four weeks," Manning said, a statement that confirmed a Sunday afternoon report from The Star-Ledger's Mike Garafolo. "Nothing new, I feel like I can go out there in practice and do everything I need to do."
Manning could not confirm or deny that his current ailment could lead to a stress fracture, but stated that his right foot -- his plant foot during passing plays -- does not affect him on the field.
"In the games it doesn't bother me, I don't think about it. I am not overly concerned with it," Manning said. "Obviously, this is kind of new news to you all but something that has been around and I have been playing with it for four weeks. It's not something that is truly annoying me or bothering me and I don't feel like it is affecting my performance on the field."
Schefter reported that the stress reaction developed as Manning attempted to compensate for a case of plantar fasciitis he's been suffering from.
Manning and the Giants have stumbled since a 5-0 start to the season, dropping five of their last six to fall out of playoff position in the NFC. In four of those six games, Manning's QB rating has been at 65.6 or lower -- to put that in perspective, a 65.6 rating for the season would put a quarterback just below Cleveland's Brady Quinn in the NFL rankings.
The Giants lost 26-6 on Thanksgiving night at Denver -- Manning was 24 of 40 passing for 240 yards and an interception in that game.
He's not been alone, though, in struggling during the Giants' slide. Manning's been sacked 15 times in New York's 1-5 stretch, as the offensive line as had issues both run and pass blocking. And the defense is allowing almost 25 points per game, eighth-most in the NFL.
Still, Manning's the linchpin and any lingering foot injury would just about end the Giants' fading postseason hopes. But the good news for New York is that Manning doesn't anticipate the stress reaction being a major problem.
"It's one of those things that time and rest is probably the biggest thing," he said. "Having the weekend [after the Thanksgiving game] and the bye week ... helped some. Time to rest it is helpful. It is not something I think will linger or bother me."
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What did I tell you. I posted a response to Adam Schefter's report of E.Manning's injury and called it Sensational reporting by ESPN. Meaning that "if" Manning and the Giants beat the Cowboys this coming Sunday then ESPN would have a sensational story of how an injured Manning played hurt and beat the Cowboys to start of the Boys on their dog days of December. "If" the Cowboys beat Manning and the Giants, ESPN then has an excuse as to why the Cowboys start Decemeber on a winning note, by beating a crippled Eli Manning and call a Cowboy victory pure luck.
Funny how Schefter's article was pulled and no longer appears on this blog now that Eli Manning says he is ok!
As for Sunday's game, I expect the Giants to win because like in Green Bay....their backs are against a wall, they are playing at home and they have too much talent to just roll over. However, I will be rooting for my Boys and hoping we push the Giants further down.
well what do you know, the "Eli Manning may be out indefinitely" article has reappreared today. As for my remarks about Sportscasters showing their dislike for the Cowboys still stands. It is bad enough fans come here to make fun,bash and make deragatory remarks about other Teams but to tune in to a sports channel and hear the same things from so called professional sportscasters is ridicules.
Before anybody remarks..... I am NOT going to stop tuning it because there are SOME Professional Reporters worth listening too and there are some fans who's opinions have merit!
deitrade, you and I are so on the same page!!!!!
However, I do believe we will beat the Giants on Sunday ;) ;) GO MY COWBOYS, GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everytime you post you contradict yourself LOL...
The fact is neither the Cowboys or Giants are going anywhere in the playoffs. The Giants probaly won't make them; the Cowboys will get spanked by N.O., MN, AR, GreenBay or whoever else. The only time I'll root for the Cowboys is when they play the classless Eagles.
Not a cowboy fan but Eli is a scared little putz - he should be marching on AIDS day.
Mr TED, ( Tony the H )that sounds real original, real intelligent, real mature and very IDIOTIC!
Ohhhhhhhhh krap! You are right Mr Ted, I do contradict myself. I used intelligent and idiot to describe you and on top of all of that I made a deragatory response to you. I am so sorry, Payaso! Payaso is spelled c-l-o-w-n, in english.
What is going on here? Aticles appear, disappear and then reappear. Mr Ted posted that Tony the ho mo and McNabb the choker would not win so I responded and now it seems Teddy's mommy deleted his remarks. ( LOLLLLLLLLLLLL)
TED,as your comment on another post too get over Dallas, America's Team..... YOU never once have heard me call my Team "A.T." but I will be happy to teach you how that term got started.