Giants' Kiwanuka still hurting

by Ed Valentine on Sep 18, 2008 1:00 PM EDT in New York Giants News

Mathias Kiwanuka had a very quiet game Sunday against St. Louis. Wednesday, New York Giants Coach Tom Coughlin admitted that Kiwanuka is still suffering the effects of an ankle injury suffered in Week 1 against Washington.

From Coughlin's Wednesday press conference:

Q: Is Mathias Kiwanuka’s injury still lingering?

A: Yeah, I think it is going to be. Let’s face it, I don’t know that those things really ever get cleared up. But we hope that we have an opportunity to maybe shut him down a little bit. And then maybe he can play without the ankle swelling up on him.

Q: …..during the bye week?

A: Yeah.

Thanks a lot, Chris Samuels! It still ticks me off that the NFL did not fine Samuels for the dirty, unnecessary hit on Kiwanuka in the final play of the season-opening game.

It sounds like Bengals' coach Marvin Lewis might not be Ocho Cinco's biggest fan. ... For your entertainment, here is a complete Q&A with Ocho.
The Bengals have been terrible offensively, but NFL.com says Lewis still believes in his offense.
Eli Manning says the Giants will not look past the winless Bengals.
The Giants are reportedly one of four teams interested in 12-year veteran Hollis Thomas. The 6-foot, 335-pound defensive tackle was just released by New Orleans via an injury settlement.

BUZZ UP! Don't forget to click the 'Buzz Up' link when you see it on BBV stories. That recommends BBV posts to Yahoo! Buzz, and helps the site grow. We appreciate your taking 30 seconds to do that.

Tweet Comment 10 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

agreed re. Kiwi and Samuels

that was a dirty play

by JoshNY on Sep 18, 2008 3:01 PM EDT reply actions

Samuels will get his when they meet again

by potroast on Sep 18, 2008 3:03 PM EDT reply actions

Samuels

i would hope the Giants wouldn’t sink to the level of doing something dirty to him … but, Antonio Pierce plays on that defense … Samuels will be lucky to get through the game in one piece.

by Ed Valentine on Sep 18, 2008 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions

that sounds like a guarenteed personal foul by Pierce

by queler on Sep 18, 2008 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Dirty?

I didn’t mean it would necessarily be dirty (well, Pierce might get dirty). I just meant that guys will be looking to blow him up during a play if he’s in front of them.

by potroast on Sep 18, 2008 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Ocho Cinco

gives a great interview. I kind of soured on him this past offseason, but outside of that I’ve always been very entertained by him.

by potroast on Sep 18, 2008 3:05 PM EDT reply actions

What's the deal with the seemingly arbitrary fines being levied?

I haven’t seen any fines for the Tom Brady hit, or the dirty play on Kiwi, yet I’ve seen about three other fines for plays that were infinitely less serious and/or dirty. Do the fines come down only when they foul committed is against a team that DIDN’T make a Superbowl?
As for the Bungles, I hope they get their locker room, coaching/management issues and difficulty with the game of football worked out. AFTER this week end.

by NYcON on Sep 18, 2008 6:02 PM EDT reply actions