(Note: DE Owa Odighizuwa a late addition to injury report)


EAST RUTHERFORD - The good news is that the Giants made it through Week 1 without placing a player on injured reserve. The bad news is that several key players remain/have been added to their list of injured players.

Middle linebacker Jon Beason and wide receiver Victor Cruz missed Sunday night's game. They remain out of practice.

Starting left tackle Ereck Flowers played through injury. He'll be handled carefully throughout this week with the Atlanta Falcons up next on Sunday. Fill-in middle linebacker Uani Unga, starting defensive tackle Markus Kuhn and tight end Daniel Fells also joined the list.

Here's the injury rundown as of Wednesday:

WR Victor Cruz (calf) - He still didn't practice and doesn't appear to have done any running. It has now been a month since Cruz ran. A Week 4 (at best) return is becoming more inevitable by the day, even if coach Tom Coughlin said the calf problem was still just a strain.

LB Jon Beason (knee) - He didn't think he could play last week at the level he wanted. The Giants defensive captain tried practicing last week but experienced soreness. He didn't practice with his teammates on Wednesday, again putting his availability in serious doubt. Beason did stretch and do some work on a side field with trainers.

LT Ereck Flowers (ankle) - He played three quarters on Sunday night with an ankle injury and underwent an MRI on Monday. The results were encouraging enough that Flowers was back on the practice facility Wednesday, at least in a limited (maybe even full) capacity.

TE Daniel Fells (foot) - He missed practice on Wednesday. That could put Jerome Cunningham into this week's mix. Cunningham and Larry Donnell are the only other tight ends on the active roster.


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DT Markus Kuhn (knee) - He left Sunday's game in the second half and missed practice on Wednesday.

LB Uani Unga (knee) - Coughlin wan't sure if he'd be able to practice on Wednesday. He was on the field but worked on the side with a trainer. Unga started at middle linebacker in place of Beason.

DE Owa Odighizuwa (foot) - The rookie was a surprise scratch from practice on Wednesday. The Giants expected him to return and he was on the field for the media portion of the workout. But the foot again appears to be a problem.

Official Giants Injury Report

Out

None

Did Not Participate in Practice

LB Jon Beason (Knee)

WR Victor Cruz (Calf)

TE Daniel Fells (Foot)

DT Markus Kuhn (Knee)

DE Owa Odighizuwa (Foot)

Limited Participation in Practice

T Ereck Flowers (Ankle)

LB Uani Unga (Knee)

Full Participation in Practice

None

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