Eli Manning Back On Practice Field With Giants
ALBANY, N.Y. (WFAN/AP) Eli Manning is back on the field.
The New York Giants quarterback joined teammates for stretching on Wednesday morning at training camp at the University at Albany.
Manning needed 12 stitches to close a gash on the left side of his forehead on Monday night in a preseason game against the Jets. The 29-year-old also lobbed a couple of passes before stretching with teammates.
It's not clear whether Manning will play in the Giants' preseason game against Pittsburgh at the New Meadowlands Stadium on Saturday night. The seven-year veteran has said that he is all right, but the Giants have not said whether doctors cleared him to play after taking a battery of tests to rule out a concussion.
The laceration required 12 stitches. Eli showed no signs of a concussion. He was x-rayed at the stadium. The x-rays were negative. Eli was sent home by the team's medical staff.
"I feel fine. I feel normal. The play was my fault. We had a run play with an option to throw a fade that I thought I might try, but Brandon was coming right up the middle. Sometimes you make a mistake and you get hit in the head. It's preseason. You learn from it. I'll be back as soon as I can. It's really not an injury. Nothing serious. I really feel like I could go back out and play right now if I had to."
Manning was hurt with 10:40 remaining in the second quarter. On third-and-one from the Jets' 14-yard line, Manning received the snap from Shaun O'Hara and took a step back when Brandon Jacobs collided with him, pushing the quarterback's helmet up on his head. Manning was then hit hard from behind by linebacker Calvin Pace. His helmet flew off and Manning slammed face first into safety Jim Leonhard as his helmet rolled 10 yards away.
