Updated at 10:54 a.m., Wednesday, September 12, 2007
NFL: Giants' Manning testing bruised right shoulder
Associated Press
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning took some snaps, made a few handoffs and tossed lightly to test his bruised right shoulder today.Manning did not practice and coach Tom Coughlin gave no indication whether he would play Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.
"I am encouraged by his progress," Coughlin said. "He is less sore than he was the day before, that kind of thing. The swelling is way down. So I'm encouraged by that."
Manning was not available for comment in the locker room after practice.
Backup QB Jared Lorenzen took snaps with the first team, and would make his first career start Sunday if Manning can't play.
"If I were a betting man I would say he would play," Lorenzen said of Manning, who returned and threw a touchdown pass after he was hurt in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 45-35 loss to Dallas. "He's a tough guy. He showed a lot of grit out there last week."
Manning has started the last 42 regular season and playoff games for New York. Coughlin said Manning's status is day to day.
"We'll take everything into consideration, realize that he wants to play and is extremely competitive, and at the right time, we'll make the proper call," Coughlin said.
