Eagles Brian Westbrook, Brian Dawkins, William Thomas and Lito Sheppard, along with Giants Plaxico Burress and Derrick Ward, all missed practice yesterday and are regarded as day to day.
The team doctors may decide this game because those docs will play a major role in deciding who’s going to play.
The NFC Offensive Player of the Week Brian Westbrook was out with an abdominal strain, he sustained in last Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions. BWest gained over 100 yards running the ball and catching the ball in the first of half of the game against the Detroit Lions. His status for the Giants game is up in the air, even though Westbrook practiced only one day last week before the Lions game because of a swollen knee.
Offensive tackle William Thomas is trying to recover from an MCL strain from the Lions game. I’m sure the Giants would love to give defense end Osi Umenyiora a shot of 2nd year Eagles backup Winston Justice.
Eagles All-Pro safety Brian Dawkins, who almost single-handedly beat the Giants when the Eagles beat New York last year at the Meadowlands, is nursing a neck injury, he sustained while making a tackle in the Redskins game.
There’s a chance Eagles All-Pro cornerback Lito Sheppard could make a return to action after missing a couple of games with a knee sprain.
The Giants top offensive weapon, WR Plaxico Burress didn’t practice yesterday, he was in Charlotte, North Carolina having his has his ankle examined by an orthopedic specialist. He’s had soreness in his ankle since the preseason, when he missed all the games.
Former backup and now starting Giants running back Derrick Ward isn’t practicing because he’s got a strained knee. Ward has been a pleasant surprise for head coach Tom Coughlin, who lost starter Brandon Jacobs to a severe knee sprain.
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