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Ahmad Bradshaw News & Rumors

Giants rookie David Wilson will be Ahmad Bradshaw's 'project'
April 30
NFL.com
 
"Ahmad Bradshaw has led the New York Giants in rushing the past two seasons, but he plans on taking another leadership role with running back David Wilson, the team's first-round draft pick. "I plan on using him as my project," Bradshaw told the Giants' official website Monday. "He's a very talented running back and he's from Virginia. Two Virginia guys in this running back corps is going to be dangerous. I expect to use him as my project to get him better, to get him smarter and just to mature him a little bit, just to help him understand the NFL." Wilson, drafted out of Virginia Tech, carried the ball 290 times for nine touchdowns and 1,709 yards in the 2011 season."
Bradshaw to miss Giants' activities in offseason
April 3
New York Post
 
"The offseason program starts up in two weeks, the organized team activities begin next month and a veteran mini-camp arrives toward the end of June. That's a considerable workload for the Super Bowl champion Giants, but their top running back, Ahmad Bradshaw, is expecting to sit it all out. "I don't plan on it,'' Bradshaw said yesterday when asked if he will participate in the OTA practices or the mini-camp. "I just want to rest as much as I can.'' That might not be the most heartening news for the Giants as they prepare, for the first time since 2005, for a season without Brandon Jacobs in their backfield. Jacobs has signed with the 49ers and Bradshaw, the Giants' starting and only proven"
Radical new procedure gives NY Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw his best shot to heal injured foot
March 23
New York Daily News
 
"Ahmad Bradshaw took radical steps to help heal the broken foot that slowed him throughout last season. But they weren't the steps that everyone thinks the Giants running back took. Several reports said Bradshaw had received platelet-rich plasma or stem-cell treatments on his foot in early March, but a source close to the situation denied those claims. Instead, Bradshaw received a shot of Mini IGNITE, the source said."
Healthy Bradshaw ready for bigger role with Giants
March 21
New York Post
 
"Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw declared himself healthy Tuesday and ready for whatever the team asks him to do next season. With the recent release of Brandon Jacobs, the Giants may need to depend on Bradshaw to produce like he did in 2010, when he had a career-high 276 carries and 1,235 yards. Bradshaw was limited to 171 carries and 659 yards in 12 games this season due to a stress fracture in his right foot. "I picture my role to be just like [it was in 2010]," Bradshaw said. "I got the stem cell injection on my right foot that I refractured and it feels great. I feel like I can come out this next season and be ready for whatever they give me.""
Healthy Bradshaw ready for bigger role with Giants
March 20
New York Post
 
"Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw declared himself healthy Tuesday and ready for whatever the team asks him to do next season. With the recent release of Brandon Jacobs, the Giants may need to depend on Bradshaw to produce like he did in 2010, when he had a career-high 276 carries and 1,235 yards. Bradshaw was limited to 171 carries and 659 yards in 12 games this season due to a stress fracture in his right foot. "I picture my role to be just like [it was in 2010]," Bradshaw said. "I got the stem cell injection on my right foot that I refractured and it feels great. I feel like I can come out this next season and be ready for whatever they give me.""
NY's Bradshaw: 'I don't see' Cowboys winning Super Bowl with Romo
February 11
Dallas Morning News
 
"First, the Giants knocked the Cowboys out of the playoff picture with a 31-14 thrashing during the NFL's final regular season weekend. Then, the Giants got hot and pulled in their second Super Bowl in five years, and took a shot at the Cowboys' moniker of "America's Team" during their championship parade. And the hits just keep on coming. During an interview with the NFL Network this week , Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw took a shot at the Cowboys and their quarterback, saying he doesn't think the team will ever win a Super Bowl with Tony Romo at the helm. "I don't see it happening," Bradshaw told the network. "I don't think they believe it. They're America's Team. If America doesn't"
Bradshaw's accidental TD works out fine
February 6
New York Post
 
"Just call him The Accidental Hero. Never has a player felt more conflicted — at least at the time — about scoring the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl as Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw was here last night. The reason: Bradshaw was under orders not to score at the time because the Giants — trailing by two points and well within field-goal range — were trying to run the clock down on Tom Brady and the Patriots Bradshaw tried to take a knee at the 1-yard line, but his momentum carried him into the end zone anyway to culminate a 6-yard scoring run that gave Big Blue a 21-17 lead, but also gave the running back a case of heartburn until Brady's Hail Mary fell incomplete. "I tried to tap"
Ahmad Bradshaw skips final practice because of soreness in right foot, but is ready to run on Super Bowl Sunday
February 4
New York Daily News
 
"After practicing for the first two days of Super Bowl week, Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw was "a little sore" on Friday and did not take part in the Giants' final practice of the season. However, Bradshaw, nursing a broken bone in his right foot, is still "probable" for Super Bowl XLVI, and Tom Coughlin said there's no reason for concern. "He's OK," Coughlin told a pool reporter after the Giants' 70-minute practice at the University of Indianapolis. "He'll be ready. He got in two good days of work prior to this. He's prepared." The Giants listed six players on their Super Bowl injury report, and all of them are "probable." They include rookie safety Tyler Sash, whose foot got stepped"
No lingering Giants injury questions as Coughlin says Bradshaw is ready
February 4
New York Post
 
"When Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw practices, his right foot gets sore. That's why he doesn't practice very often. Bradshaw surprised coach Tom Coughlin this week by taking part in practice Wednesday and Thursday on a limited basis before, as expected, taking yesterday off. Coughlin said Bradshaw's foot "was a little sore'' but did not seem concerned. "But he's OK,'' Coughlin said. "He'll be ready. He'll be listed as probable. In fact, I don't believe we'll have anyone listed as questionable for the game.'' The Giants have six players listed as probable for Super Bowl XLVI tomorrow against the Patriots, and all are expected to play. One player added to the injury list, safety Tyler"
Giants RB Bradshaw practices again Thursday
February 3
New York Post
 
"Ahmad Bradshaw tripped, but it's no big deal. The Giants running back, who has a tender foot, during Thursday's practice stumbled going through the line but was able to get right back to his feet and showed no sign of a limp. "It looked like he tripped over the fullback's foot,'' Tom Coughlin said. "But he's fine.'' Bradshaw practiced on a limited basis for a second straight day, highly unusually for him. Since he suffered a stress fracture in his right foot earlier this season, he's sat our two days of practice before hitting the field on Fridays. Bradshaw (foot) and defensive end Osi Umenyiora (ankle/knee) were limited in the practice, held for 88 minutes on the University of"
Giants RB Bradshaw will practice again today
February 2
New York Post
 
"Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw said he will practice again Thursday and wait to rest his injured foot until Friday. "I think I'm ready to go today," Bradshaw said this morning at Super Bowl XLVI, with the Giants scheduled to practice in the afternoon. "I'll probably sit out tomorrow to get my feet back under me and try to stay off of it for a day." He said his participation Wednesday and again Thursday sends a message as the Giants prepare to face the Patriots on Sunday. "Oh, yeah, it gives a lot of confidence to me and my teammates," he said. "It doesn't do anything but help get a feel for the team.""
Foot injury can't stop Ahmad Bradshaw
February 2
New York Post
 columnist George Willis
"Giants running backs coach Jerald Ingram was trying to describe the kind of pain Ahmad Bradshaw endures from his injured feet. "For the average person who stubbed their toe on the bed, he feels that way all day long," Ingram said. That's why it was a good sign Bradshaw was able to take part in the Giants' first practice of Super Bowl week yesterday, even if it was on a limited basis. If he had sat out, it wouldn't have been surprising because Bradshaw has been limited to about one practice a week since re-injuring his surgically repaired feet midway through the season."
Ahmad Bradshaw ran well in practice
February 1
ESPN.com
 
"Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw practiced on a limited basis Wednesday and according to the pool report ran well in New York's first Super Bowl practice since landing in Indianapolis. Bradshaw, who has a broken bone in his right foot, was a surprise participant. Coach Tom Coughlin had said earlier in the day Bradshaw would not practice. Bradshaw's routine typically is to skip the first two days of practice before going through the third practice to rest his foot. But after having so many days off between the NFC Championship Game and the Super Bowl, Bradshaw, who practiced last Friday, did some work. Coughlin said Bradshaw told trainer Ronnie Barnes he "wants to be a part of this" and"
Bradshaw's injury merely a foot note
January 31
Boston Herald
 
"Ahmad Bradshaw's teammates watch the running back hobble into the Giants training facility each morning. It's been that way for the past three months, ever since Bradshaw was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot. The cracked bone could have ended Bradshaw's season, but he was able to return after missing four games, including a 24-20 win against the Patriots on Nov.?6. Bradshaw hasn't missed a game since Week 13, but that doesn't mean his condition has improved."
Injuries can't stop Bradshaw from running wild
January 28
New York Post
 
"Maybe one day, Ahmad Bradshaw will regret what he did, playing through the types of injuries that would have hobbled an average person and indefinitely sidelined any other NFL running back with a weaker will. But Bradshaw's football career, for as long as he can remember, has been carried by sheer determination. Because next Sunday in Indianapolis against the Patriots is a chance for Bradshaw to collect his second Super Bowl win in five seasons, nothing will keep the 25-year-old battering ram down. "Every time I go out on the field, I give my all," Bradshaw said after participating in yesterday's practice. "I love this game more than anything, and this team, also. They get my full effort"
NY Giants' run to NFC Championship Game against San Francisco 49ers fueled by Ahmad Bradshaw's comeback
January 22
New York Daily News
 
"Ahmad Bradshaw was supposed to be blocking, but he had his own ideas. So on this critical first-and-10 from the Giants' 49 two weeks ago in a wild-card playoff game vs. the Falcons, Bradshaw did what he does best. As two pass-rushers flew toward him, taking aim at Eli Manning, Bradshaw threw a quick, almost half-hearted block, then turned around, clapping for the ball. Just before the Falcons drove Manning to the ground, the quarterback released an underhanded pass. Bradshaw caught it and tried to juke a pair of defenders. Eventually, he settled for a one-yard loss, but it was better than the seven-yard sack Manning was destined to take, and it kept the drive alive. Five plays later, the"
49ers want to knock out Bradshaw
January 22
New York Post
 
"These 49ers are in severe attack mode. They're not just looking to beat the Giants and knock them out of the playoffs — they are looking to knock them out of the game, starting with running back Ahmad Bradshaw. There might as well be a bull's-eye on Bradshaw's back. Six times this season the 49ers have knocked an opposing running back out of the game. That is how they win games. That's what they did to Pierre Thomas last week in their 36-32 victory over the Saints. They are looking for No. 7 in the wind and rain to come down on Candlestick Park today in this NFC Championship battle. The winner goes to the Super Bowl. The 49ers expect to win using the same type of punishing play."
Ahmad: Giants have plan to run their way past Niners
January 21
New York Post
 
"It's the matchup in tomorrow's NFC Championship that's supposed to go against the Giants: their once-anemic running game against the 49ers' formidable run defense. But Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw said he isn't worried. "We have a great plan going into the game and I think we'll be fine," Bradshaw said yesterday after a full practice. "Right now, we have a lot of confidence. We have a lot of guys that have been in this situation." Bradshaw was out with a foot injury the last time these two teams came together, a 27-20 loss in San Francisco on Nov. 13. But after spending this week watching tape of that game, he knows the experience gained — both as players and as a coaching staff —"
Ahmad Bradshaw puts his foot down, insists he'll play Sunday against Green Bay Packers
January 14
New York Daily News
 
"Giants tailback Ahmad Bradshaw returned to practice Friday morning after sitting out recent sessions, and brushed off any possibility of not playing against the Packers on Sunday. Bradshaw, who carried the ball 14 times for 63 yards before leaving last week's 24-2 win over the Atlanta Falcons, has "struggled a little bit" with soreness in his back this week, according to Tom Coughlin. Bradshaw was sidelined or limited in practice for several weeks due to a stress fracture in his foot. He was limited in practice again on Friday. "The foot looks great, the fracture's filling in with bone and we're excited about it," said Bradshaw, who's listed as probable for Sunday's game. "I've been taking"
'Bulldog' Bradshaw eager to sink teeth into Dallas
December 31
New York Post
 columnist Steve Serby
"Never has The Bulldog been more eager to bite than now. The Bulldog lost his way back home the night before the first Cowboys game and found his way into Giants coach Tom Coughlin's doghouse for the entire first half. Tomorrow night, with the stakes piled as high as the Empire State Building, The Bulldog can't wait to be unleashed. The Bulldog feels GRRRRRReat, and he barks: Just Give Me the Damn Ball and watch. "When we run the ball we win, man," Ahmad Bradshaw said yesterday as the Giants prepared for tomorrow's NFC East-deciding clash at MetLife Stadium. "When we're successful with it, we have a good time out there." The Bulldog deserved only scraps on Dec. 11 when Brandon Jacobs"
Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw sits out first half for violating team rules, Brandon Jacobs runs wild
December 12
New York Daily News
 
"It could have been disastrous. And Ahmad Bradshaw was glad that it wasn't. In the biggest game of the Giants' season, Bradshaw, the team's most dangerous runner, was stuck on the sidelines during the first half. Bradshaw had violated team rules, and as punishment, he sat out the first half of Sunday's 37-34 victory over the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium. "It happens," he said. "All I can do is come in the second half, play my game, help out as much as I could. I just wanted to use my enthusiasm and talents and help the team win." Bradshaw admitted he violated team rules. It was reported that he violated team curfew, although neither Bradshaw nor Tom Coughlin would confirm that."
Ahmad benched
December 12
New York Post
 
"The return last week of Ahmad Bradshaw was heralded by the Giants as a huge spark, not only for their offense but to the entire team, even though Bradshaw gained just 38 yards against the Packers. The Giants expected Bradshaw to carry a bigger load last night against the Cowboys, but the first half came and went and Bradshaw did not even get on the field. The reason? He broke a team rule by missing curfew and as punishment, coach Tom Coughlin kept Bradshaw on the bench for the entire first half of a wild 37-34 victory over the Cowboys. D.J. Ware started instead of Bradshaw and ahead of Brandon Jacobs, who missed all but one day of practice last week with a slight hamstring injury."
Ahmad Bradshaw, Brandon Jacobs, Michael Boley expected to play against Cowboys
December 10
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Giants coach Tom Coughlin's plan this week for Ahmad Bradshaw, Brandon Jacobs and Michael Boley — participating only in today's session on a limited basis — went as scheduled and they are expected to play Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium. The trio is officially listed as probable. Bradshaw said he expects the practice schedule to be the norm for him the rest of the season in order to avoid any setbacks to the foot he fractured in Week 8 against the Miami Dolphins. Jacobs said his hamstring isn't going to be a problem, while Boley (hamstring) told reporters he felt better this week compared to last week. "It shouldn't be as bad (this week)," Boley said. "Last week"
Bradshaw, Jacobs, Boley still sitting at Giants practice
December 9
New York Post
 
"Ahmad Bradshaw and Michael Boley both returned from lengthy absences to get back on the field and play in the Giants 38-35 loss to the Packers last week. But with the Giants bracing for a first-place showdown Sunday night with the Cowboys, neither Bradshaw nor Boley has made it into practice this week. Thursday, like Wednesday, came and went without Bradshaw or Boley taking part on the field. Bradshaw returned last week after missing four games with a stress fracture in his foot and immediately enlivened the offense. Boley missed three games with a strained hamstring before playing nearly 50 plays against the Packers."
Giants' Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw remain out of practice
December 8
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Tom Coughlin said when Ahmad Bradshaw returned to playing he probably wouldn't practice much, and that's been precisely the case this week. Bradshaw is not practicing for a second straight day after playing on Sunday against the Packers. It's his best shot at keeping his fractured foot healthy between games. Last week, he practiced on Friday, so we'll see if that's the case this week. Also out is Bradshaw's backfield mate in Brandon Jacobs, who is dealing with a hamstring injury. Indications are Jacobs, who will address reporters today, should be on the field on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys."
Bradshaw able to put best foot forward, revitalizes Giant running game in return from injury
December 5
New York Daily News
 
"Before it all began, Ahmad Bradshaw was just a bit nervous. The Giants' tailback was determined to play on Sunday against the undefeated Green Bay Packers, but even he wasn't sure if his broken foot would be able to handle the strain. Yet there Bradshaw was after the Giants' 38-35 loss, getting dressed at his locker and moving without a limp. "I feel great, better than I thought I would be," he said. "I think everyone thought I would be sore, not even able to walk. But I feel great.""
Bradshaw 'ready to go' for Giants
December 4
New York Post
 
"Considering the Giants' misfortune all season, yesterday's mixed bag of an injury report qualified as good news. Although Osi Umenyiora and Mark Herzlich were ruled out and Mario Manningham was deemed doubtful for tomorrow's showdown with the Packers, the Giants welcomed Ahmad Bradshaw back to practice for the first time in over a month and appear likely to have Bradshaw, Hakeem Nicks and Michael Boley in uniform. Bradshaw has been sidelined since breaking a bone in his foot Oct. 30 against Miami, but practiced on a limited basis yesterday and is expected to play if he doesn't wake up with soreness today."
Good news for Big Blue! Ailing Bradshaw rejoins teammates at practice
December 3
New York Post
 
"Considering the Giants' misfortune all season, yesterday's mixed bag of an injury report qualified as good news. Although Osi Umenyiora and Mark Herzlich were ruled out and Mario Manningham was deemed doubtful for tomorrow's showdown with the Packers, Big Blue welcomed Ahmad Bradshaw back to practice for the first time in over a month and appear likely to have Bradshaw, Hakeem Nicks and Michael Boley in uniform. Bradshaw has been sidelined since breaking a bone in his foot Oct. 30 against Miami, but practiced on a limited basis yesterday and is expected to play if he doesn't wake up with soreness today. Bradshaw proclaimed himself "ready to go" after yesterday's workout, although he said"
Giants' Ahmad Bradshaw aims to return against Green Bay Packers
December 3
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Ahmad Bradshaw's patience is wearing thin. At this point, if the Giants running back has to break his foot — again — to play tomorrow, he'll do just that. He'll even cut it off if he has to. "You don't get another one of them," Bradshaw's backfield mate and locker room neighbor Brandon Jacobs pointed out. "I do," Bradshaw countered. "I can get another bone." A couple weeks ago, Bradshaw said he was aiming to return to the field last Monday night against the Saints. That didn't happen, and once again the running game was unproductive in the team's third consecutive loss. But it appears as though playing against the Green Bay Packers is more of a certainty, or at least by the NFL's"
Ahmad Bradshaw practices for Giants; Mario Manningham sits out
December 2
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Ahmad Bradshaw, who has said he plans on playing this Sunday, practiced today for the first time since fracturing his foot against the Miami Dolphins in Week 8 the day before Halloween. Though Bradshaw said he'd rather not have to practice, Giants coach Tom Coughlin said the running back would need to practice at some point this week in order to play on Sunday so this, obviously, is a huge step in the right direction — though we'll find out later how much he participated. During stretching Bradshaw got attention from trainers and tried on a couple different cleats before settling on a pair. He then jogged some and participated in drills during the media portion of the practice."
Giants' Bradshaw vows to play vs. Packers
December 1
New York Post
 
"The no practice, no play rule is something Giants coach Tom Coughlin believes in. To a point. You don't get on the field at all during the week, you don't play on the weekend. Unless your team is desperate for a spark, you insist you are good to go and you do not take no for an answer. Ahmad Bradshaw, the feisty running back who has missed the past four games with a stress fracture in his foot, said he doesn't expect to practice at all this week. In fact, he doesn't even want to. "No,'' he said yesterday. "I want to be as healthy as I can on Sunday.""
Ahmad Bradshaw ruled out of Saints game
November 27
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Ahmad Bradshaw was hoping he'd be back for Monday's game against the New Orleans Saints. Instead, the Giants' running back has been ruled out and will miss his fourth straight game with a stress fracture in his right foot. Bradshaw did some light work on the side on Friday but did not practice this week. He claims his foot is healing faster than he had hoped but doctors haven't yet cleared him to return to action. The Giants' running game had performed rather well in the first two games without Bradshaw but was held to 29 yards against the Eagles, the lowest total in five years for the team. Potentially making matters worse for the running game will be the absence of Will Beatty. The"
Ahmad Bradshaw injury may mean Brandon Jacobs starts again for NY Giants Monday night
November 25
New York Daily News
 
"Reinforcements for the Giants' "pathetic" running game do not appear to be on the way. Though Ahmad Bradshaw vowed last week to test his broken right foot sometime this week, it did not happen on Thursday. The injured running back was sidelined during the Giants' Thanksgiving Day practice and he could be in line to miss his fourth straight game. That means that Brandon Jacobs, the Giants' angry running back who led what Tom Coughlin called a "pathetic" rushing game last Sunday night against the Eagles, could get yet another start as Big Blue takes on the Saints (7-3) Monday night. Unfortunately his offensive line is disintegrating in front of him with both the Giants' tackles currently"
Ahmad Bradshaw unlikely to face Saints
November 22
New York Post
 
"The running game came up with a showing coach Tom Coughlin labeled "pathetic,'' but help may not be immediately on the way. The Giants lost D.J. Ware to a concussion in Sunday's 17-10 loss to the Eagles, and it does not sound as if Ahmad Bradshaw will be on the scene Monday night when the Giants face the Saints in New Orleans. Bradshaw has missed the past three games with a stress fracture in his foot, but said last week he felt good enough to give it a shot this week. Coughlin doesn't seem to be thinking that way and shot down any thoughts Bradshaw is going to be rushed back after the Giants managed to gain an embarrassing 29 rushing yards on the Eagles."
Ahmad Bradshaw targeting Saints game for return
November 18
Bergen Record
 
"Ahmad Bradshaw won't let a fractured bone in his foot stop him from playing again this season – maybe even next week. The Giants' featured running back has ruled out surgery – for now – and has targeted the Nov. 28 game against the New Orleans Saints for his return. "Every day it's getting better," Bradshaw said Thursday afternoon. "We're going to take it day by day. I feel good this week, but I think next week is going to be a different story. I think I'll be able to at least put all the weight on my foot. "I'm comfortable enough to say I'm going to try and go next week." This was the first time Bradshaw spoke since learning a little more than two weeks ago that he had a broken right"
Ahmad Bradshaw gives boot the boot as NY Giants RB tries to come back from broken foot
November 18
New York Daily News
 
"Ahmad Bradshaw has shed the walking boot on his fractured right foot and ditched the scooter that was helping him around the Giants' facility. His next step will be to test himself at practice, which he "definitely" plans to do next week, in the hopes of playing on Monday night, Nov. 28, in New Orleans. "I feel good right now. Every day is getting better," Bradshaw said. "We'll take it day by day. I feel good this week, but next week is a different story. I think I'll be able to jump out there and at least use all my weight on my foot." Bradshaw, injured has missed two games with the injury he suffered in the Giants' win over Miami on Oct. 30, is expected to miss a third straight game"
Ahmad Bradshaw predicts return vs. Saints
November 18
New York Post
 
"Agony of the foot? Not a problem, Ahmad Bradshaw says. Once fearful he might miss the rest of the reason with a broken bone in his right foot, the Giants leading rusher is now predicting a return for the Nov. 28 Monday night game at New Orleans. "Yeah, I'm comfortable enough to say I'm going to try to go [against the Saints]," said Bradshaw, who has missed the past two games and isn't expected to play in Sunday's showdown at home with the rival Eagles. Bradshaw, who already has a screw in the foot, said the fractured bone in question — located near the screw — is healing ahead of schedule despite treatment consisting of little more than rest."
Giants' Nicks says hamstring 'passed every test;' Bradshaw out
November 12
New York Post
 
"Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks said his ailing hamstring fared well Friday in practice and nothing he's done to test the injury has been a problem. "So far we've passed every test," Nicks said. Nicks, the Giants' top receiver, missed last Sunday's game against the Patriots but figures to return this Sunday against the 49ers. "I went out there and practiced on it and it felt pretty good so we will see," Nicks said. "We will see what the decision is that they will make." Asked what other test would be a good gauge, Nicks replied, "I guess waking up in the morning, seeing how it felt after today. They'll let me know something in the morning." Running back Ahmad Bradshaw (foot) is out this"
Ahmad Bradshaw to miss San Francisco 49ers game Sunday
November 11
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Ahmad Bradshaw was originally telling teammates he expected to miss about two games with a stress fracture in his foot. That will clearly be the case. Though there's a chance he could miss even more time. After sitting out the victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday, the Giants' running back won't play against the San Francisco 49ers this coming weekend, according to someone briefed on his injury status. The person, who requested anonymity because the Giants haven't yet ruled out Bradshaw, said it appears Bradshaw could also be sidelined for the game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 20. Bradshaw hasn't made any appearances on the practice field since he suffered the injury"
Nicks back to work at Giants practice; Bradshaw out again
November 10
New York Post
 
"Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks is following the schedule he set for himself this week, which he feels will result in him being able to play Sunday in San Francisco against the 49ers. Nicks on Thursday was on the field for practice, participating in individual drills, just as he said he would be a day earlier. He is coming back from a sore hamstring, an injury that kept him out of last week's victory in New England. He tested his leg by running on the side Tuesday and again Wednesday and reported no setbacks, saying he opened up to full speed and did not have any discomfort. Nicks said he is concentrating on not rushing back too soon, fearing he could hurt the hamstring further, but he"
Nicks, Bradshaw won't play for Giants against Patriots
November 6
New York Post
 
"There were no miracle health upgrades for the Giants, and yesterday they did the expected and downgraded their top receiver, Hakeem Nicks, and top running back, Ahmad Bradshaw, to out for today's game against the Patriots at Gillette Stadium. Also ruled out for the game is center David Baas, who missed the entire week of practice with a knee injury. Also as expected, receiver Ramses Barden was activated off the physically unable to perform list and he will make his 2011 debut against the Pats. Barden has been out for an entire year, ever since breaking his ankle in a game against the Cowboys last season."
Bradshaw may join Giants backfield with broken foot
November 5
New York Daily News
 
"Don't count Ahmad Bradshaw out just yet. The Giants' top tailback has a cracked bone in his right foot, and he hasn't practiced all week. But there is still a slight chance he suits up against the Patriots on Sunday, and he is definitely not heading for the operating table. "The doctors felt that it wouldn't be necessary for him to have surgery right now," Tom Coughlin said. Bradshaw is listed as doubtful for Sunday. It seems unlikely he will play, but Coughlin conceded that the tailback could "possibly" be a game-time decision if the injured foot takes a leap forward today. "He has to do some improving," Coughlin said, "but (a game-time-decision is) possible." Surgery, however, will not"
Bradshaw's foot injury opens door for Giants' Jacobs
November 5
New York Post
 
"Ahmad Bradshaw has played with a stress fracture in his foot before -- actually played with cracked bones in both his feet -- and he will have to do so again if he is to salvage his season. But the Giants' leading rusher is highly unlikely to play Sunday against the Patriots, and that means the 264-pound bundle of contradiction known as Brandon Jacobs is going to have to carry a heavy load. "Yeah, looks like I will get my opportunity to play more,'' Jacobs said yesterday. Yeah, looks that way. That the Giants will have to rely on Jacobs to get something accomplished on the ground is either a great rebirth story waiting to be written or else a bad omen the Giants are going into a fight"
NY Giants RB Ahmad Bradshaw has fractured foot and is mulling surgery according to source
November 4
New York Daily News
 
"The only good news for the Giants' rushing attack this season has been that it probably couldn't get much worse. Then on Thursday they learned that wasn't true. Without Ahmad Bradshaw, it could get significantly worse in the coming weeks. Bradshaw, the Giants' only productive running back, suffered a fractured bone in his right foot last week, and his status for Sunday's game in New England and possibly beyond is uncertain at best. A team source said on Thursday that Bradshaw will likely miss the game, and could miss "several weeks" in the hopes the fracture heals enough for a pain-free stretch run. But another source familiar with the situation later called the injury "minor" and said the"
Giants' Ahmad Bradshaw suffered a cracked bone in foot
November 3
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw suffered a cracked bone in his foot during Sunday's game against the Dolphins and is out indefinitely, according to someone informed of Bradshaw's health status. The person, who requested anonymity because the Giants haven't provided full details on Bradshaw's injury, said the fifth-year veteran is mulling whether to have corrective surgery. Bradshaw has had similar issues with both feet and ankles in recent years and has undergone surgery to insert screws into his feet. Bradshaw left the game against Miami to undergo X-rays on his foot and then returned after it was determined one of the screws was aggravating his foot. It was believed he had suffered no"
Giants' Hakeem Nicks, Ahmad Bradshaw to sit out practice today
November 2
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"As expected Tom Coughlin says Hakeem Nicks is day-to-day. As for this day, the Giants' wide receiver won't practice because of a hamstring strain. "We'll see," Coughlin said. "He tells me he's better and says all the right things, but he's not going to work today." Nicks believes he has a shot to play on Sunday against the Patriots, but that was a significant strain in a hamstring that's been giving him problems since Week 2, so he has plenty of work left to do to get ready to play. The Giants will hope for Nicks to be ready but are currently working on contingency plans."
Bradshaw scores 3 TDs, Webster picks off Fitzpatrick as NY Giants top Bills, 27-24
October 17
New York Daily News
 
"Justin Tuck has seen teams disintegrate from the sidelines, and he knows it could have happened Sunday to the Giants. Two huge first-quarter plays by the Buffalo Bills could've easily sent them spiraling out of control. Instead, outside of the impassioned pleas of safety Antrel Rolle, Tuck saw his teammates stay mostly calm in the rough early going. He could tell they believed they'd find a way to turn the game around. "No one panics," Tuck said. "I've been on that sideline sometimes where it just seems that everything is in disarray. Guys just stepped up and played ball.""
Ahmad Bradshaw frustrated with running game but trying to motivate teammates
October 14
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Late in the third quarter of Sunday's loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Ahmad Bradshaw was tackled at the end of a 3-yard gain he clearly felt should have gone for more. Fox cameras and microphones captured the Giants running back's ire, which was directed at left tackle Will Beatty. "What are you doing, Will?!" Bradshaw yells. "Don't yell at me!" Beatty replies. A few seconds later, as the Giants break the huddle, a frustrated Bradshaw grumbles, "Crazy! I'm tired of this (stuff)!""
It's Ahmad Bradshaw, not Brandon Jacobs on short notice for NY Giants
September 18
New York Daily News
 
"Twice on Opening Day the Giants needed one little yard to keep a drive alive, and twice they couldn't get it. Both times they handed the ball to 5-10, 214-pound running back Ahmad Bradshaw. Both times, the 6-4, 264-pound Brandon Jacobs watched helplessly from the sidelines. So why not send in one of the biggest running backs in the league? Why not let him plow straight up the middle and take the first down by force? "Unfortunately you've seen it not work, haven't you?" said Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride. "That's your answer." It's true, despite a huge running back and a powerful offensive line, the short-yardage game has been a problem for the Giants for the last several"