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Justin Tuck News & Rumors

Tuck won't duck 'dynasty' talk
May 24
New York Post
 
"Justin Tuck did not back off the "dynasty'' comments he made at last week's championship ring ceremony, continuing to claim the Giants — who have two Super Bowl victories in a four-year span — can attain that lofty status. "Why wouldn't I feel that way?'' Tuck said yesterday. "I don't need to be playing the game if I'm not thinking about winning the championship every year. I feel very confident in this team's talent and this coaching staff and we have that shot. We do have a shot at it.'' Coach Tom Coughlin did not exactly embrace the "dynasty'' talk, but he didn't shoot it down, either."
NY Giants lineman Justin Tuck becomes the leader of NY Rangers bandwagon
May 16
New York Daily News
 
"Justin Tuck has been going to Rangers games since 2005, but nobody noticed until last week when Brad Richards scored to tie Game 5 against the Capitals with 7.6 seconds remaining and the Giants' defensive end . . . went a little nuts. "Yeah," Tuck said. "I lost my mind." Tuck, seated just behind the Rangers bench, was caught on camera jumping up, raising his arms, and running up the aisle as the Garden erupted."
Giants DE Tuck blames injuries on offseason
April 22
New York Post
 
"It is just a theory, but Justin Tuck believes there is some validity to his suspicion he wasn't as physically prepared as he needed to be entering last season and he paid for it. The Giants defensive end endured an injury-filled 2011 season, battling through neck and groin problems that forced him to miss games and a shoulder issue that required surgery after the Super Bowl. Looking back, he blames himself. "Last year just being a lot of the uncertainty around football I might have 'laxed' a little bit in my regimens,'' Tuck said yesterday inside the Giants locker room during a break in his workout. "I guarantee you that won't be the case this year.''"
Osi Umenyiora doesn't like playing behind Justin Tuck, Jason Pierre-Paul
April 13
New York Daily News
 
"The Giants have long known that Osi Umenyiora is unhappy about being underpaid. Turns out he's not too crazy about being underutilized, either. Umenyiora, who has more sacks than any other Giant (27.5) over the last three seasons, spent 2011 playing behind Justin Tuck and Jason Pierre-Paul. On Thursday, he hinted that he wouldn't be excited to fill that role again. "I don't like being a backup, I can tell you that," he said. "It worked for us last year, but I was coming of an injury or whatever. But I see myself as a starter in the NFL. I see myself as a Pro Bowl type player. That's the way I see myself."
Tuck holds out hope Jacobs will return to Giants
March 14
New York Post
 
"Former Giants running back Brandon Jacobs was cut by the Giants last week, but that's doesn't mean it's a guarantee he won't return, according to Justin Tuck. "Obviously [Jacobs] has been here since I've been here," Tuck said. "We came in the league together in 2005 and I hear there is still a chance that he might be back. You cross your fingers about that," Tuck said, at Cipriani Wall Street Tuesday night, as he was honored for his part in contributing to a new Multicultural Arts Center in New York."
Tuck: Stay in the AFC, Peyton
March 9
New York Post
 
"Please, Peyton, do not come to the NFC East. That's the plea Justin Tuck would make to Peyton Manning, released on Wednesday by the Colts and now perhaps the most compelling free agent ever in the NFL. There are reports that 12 teams have already expressed interest in Manning — the Jets are one of those — and Tuck wouldn't mind seeing Eli's older brother stay in the AFC."
Tuck says it's 'unfortunate' Jets coach isn't with Giants
February 10
New York Post
 
"Super Bowl euphoria may have gone to Justin Tuck's head. The Giants defensive end was actually complimenting coach Rex Ryan and the Jets when he co-hosted "Good Day New York" on Thursday. The FOX show played footage of Tuck saying, "one thing you can be sure of is whose house it is" at MetLife Stadium during the Giants' Super Bowl celebration. "That's not me taking a poke at the Jets, that's just how we feel," Tuck said. "We feel as though that's our stadium . . . And the Jets have every right to feel the same way. We're very confident in the fact that we are a team to be reckoned with, and will be a team to be reckoned with for a long time.""
Generous Justin's gift to teammates: Here's Johnnie!
February 8
New York Post
 
"Those grins the Giants were sporting yesterday during their trip through the Canyon of Heroes may have gotten a boost from a nip or two of "Blue" booze. Moments before the Giants left the Meadowlands to celebrate their incredible Super Bowl win, each member of the team — including the coaches and the front office — were given a custom engraved 750 milliliter bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue whiskey, a gift from gregarious defensive end Justin Tuck. "I wanted to give the guys on the team, the coaches and everyone who got us to Indianapolis a personal gift to thank them for everything that they've done," Tuck said."
Giants captain Tuck stands tall
February 6
New York Post
 
"Even though there were still 57 seconds left in the game when the Giants kicked off to the Patriots and handed the ball to Tom Brady, Justin Tuck didn't think that was a problem. "Nah," he said. "At 57, I said, 'Hey man, [I've got] an opportunity to go get another sack." Tuck did on the Patriots' third play of their futile final drive when he dropped Brady for a 6-yard loss to force a fourth-and-16. The Patriots ended up converting that, but it proved moot when less than a minute later, Brady's Hail Mary was batted down on the final play of the game to ensure the Giants' 21-17 Super Bowl XLVI victory. And once again, Tuck delivered a splendid Super Bowl."
Safety dance for heads-up Tuck and G-Men
February 6
New York Post
 
"Safety first. Justin Tuck, who seems to save his best for last — see Super Bowl XLII, see Super Bowl XLVI last night — got the ball rolling for the Giants last night when he stormed in on Patriots quarterback Tom Brady on New England's first offensive play, forcing an intentional grounding call in the end zone that gave the Giants a safety and a 2-0 lead. "It is a referee's judgment call," Brady said. "I was looking down the middle of the field and Tuck was looking to come get me and I tried to get rid of it. The referee made the call.""
Tuck: This time, it's all business
January 31
New York Post
 
"The tan suit Justin Tuck picked out for the charter flight from New Jersey yesterday was completely intentional. The Giants donned black suits on their trip to the Super Bowl four years ago as a toast to their underdog status, but Tuck said he and his teammates were all business for a reason this time. "We don't feel like we're the underdogs this time," the veteran defensive end said during a session with reporters yesterday shortly after Big Blue's arrival at their downtown Indianapolis hotel."
Justin Tuck, NY Giants out for Tom Brady crunch
January 28
New York Daily News
 
"There is no secret to the Giants' game plan in Super Bowl XLVI. It's the same one they had in November. It's the same one they had in Super Bowl XLII. To win this game, they have to stop Tom Brady. And to stop him, the defense knows it has to hit him often, and hard. "The way to kill a snake is take off his head," Justin Tuck said on Friday. "The way to kill an offense as potent as that one is, is making sure you take care of Brady." The plan is obvious for a Giants team that has revived itself late in the season, mostly on the strength of a pass rush that has 20 sacks in the last five games. But doing that in Indianapolis next Sunday won't be as easy as it sounds. As good as Brady was"
Tuck's turnaround mirrors Giants' resurgence
January 26
New York Post
 columnist Paul Schwartz
"He had finally rung himself dry after spending nearly four hours out in the rain and as the great triumph in San Francisco became part of very-recent history, Justin Tuck was immediately asked to look back, to Super Bowl XLII, and to look ahead, to Super Bowl XLVI, to the Patriots, again. Four years later, Tuck understands — as the player who savaged Tom Brady back then — he is not the same player hoping to throw Brady on the turf Feb. 5 inside Lucas Oil Stadium. "I think I was a no-name at that time,'' Tuck said. "They didn't know anything about me, they didn't take into account of who I was.''"
Tuck credits Rex's Jets for 'Big' turnaround
January 24
New York Post
 
"Justin Tuck isn't ready to vote the Jets a playoff share if the Giants win the Super Bowl, but he still gives Gang Green credit for its role in turning around the season. Basking in the 20-17 overtime victory against the 49ers in the NFC title game late Sunday night, Tuck pointed to the Giants' Dec. 24 win over the Jets and the week leading up to it for sparking his team's remarkable transformation. "You can say that, since we haven't lost since then," the veteran defensive end said, recalling the Giants' hard-fought 29-14 "road" win over the Jets at MetLife Stadium. "That week was an emotional week for everyone. We started to click that week.""
Giants' leader Tuck won't let pain get in his way
January 19
New York Post
 columnist Mike Vaccaro
"You know all of the stories about super-human pain-threshold. You have heard about Jack Youngblood playing a Super Bowl on a broken leg, about Lawrence Taylor splattering the Saints with a separated shoulder, about Eli Manning gritting his way through plantar fasciitis, a condition that would make a Marine plead for a wheelchair, crutches and fistful of Percocet. Part of the Vince Lombardi folklore includes a story about Marv Fleming, a Packers tight end who broke a bone in his foot but never saw injured reserve because, Lombardi reasoned, the injury in question wasn't to a "weight-bearing bone.""
Tuck in road mode
January 15
New York Post
 
"If the original were a movie, this sequel would be called "Road Warrior II" as the Giants face the Packers today in an NFC Divisional playoff game at Lambeau Field. Four years ago, the path to Super Bowl XLII traversed through Tampa Bay, Dallas and finally this football-crazed Wisconsin outpost as the Giants won three straight postseason road games. Last week, the Giants fully enjoyed their first home postseason victory since 2000, mauling the Falcons 24-2. Any additional playoff success will have to come on the road. "We understand it,'' Justin Tuck said. "We know that to get to where we want to be we have to embrace it. We won't have another game in MetLife Stadium this year. Hopefully"
Tuck & Co. know it's on them to contain Rodgers
January 13
New York Post
 
"The impressive body of work, largely the handiwork of his impressive body, allows Jason Pierre-Paul to exude a serene confidence, but even the man they call JPP realizes this is different. He has already said he expects to win Sunday at Lambeau Field and even though he's only in his second season with the Giants, he's gone up against Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers — all in a dizzying five-week stretch — getting an up-close look at the three best quarterbacks in the NFL. Brady and Brees are great, Pierre-Paul concedes, but what's up next for the Giants in the NFC divisional playoff game against the 15-1 Packers is the ultimate test against the ultimate quarterback."
Tuck mum on shoulder
January 7
New York Post
 
"Justin Tuck's shoulder was a enough of a problem yesterday to force him to miss practice, and the Giants could be curious and alarmed about how he will be affected tomorrow against the Falcons. It is unknown what happened to Tuck's shoulder or when it occurred, because he was not listed on the injury report this week and practiced in full on Wednesday and Thursday. Tuck is listed as probable for tomorrow's playoff game at MetLife Stadium, and coach Tom Coughlin said his defensive captain was simply dealing with soreness. "He was just sore. He's sore," Coughlin said, downplaying the idea it could be a problem. "It's not what you want, but we had good work out of everybody else.""
Justin Tuck confident for playoffs after close calls against Packers, 49ers
January 4
New York Daily News
 
"They were a fingertip away from beating the 49ers and they took the then-undefeated Packers all the way down to the final seconds. Those are the top two seeds in the NFC playoffs. No wonder the Giants will open in the postseason Sunday thinking: Why not us? "When we play like we played in those games? Yeah," said Giants defensive end Justin Tuck. "It's encouraging to know we did take the top two seeds to the wire and had great opportunities to beat them. It didn't happen for us, but if history tells you anything about that, maybe we get another shot at them.""
Justin Tuck: Falcons' O-line 'dirtbags'
January 3
ESPN.com
 
"New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck called out the Atlanta Falcons' offensive line ahead of the team's NFC wild-card playoff game, referring to what other opponents have deemed dirty play. "We know they have that quote unquote reputation," Tuck said when asked on Monday about the reputation of Atlanta's offensive line. The Falcons have drawn criticism from opposing teams this season for supposedly playing dirty and playing beyond the whistle. "But in a way it kind of is exciting. Most people, you would call them dirtbags," Tuck said. "But it is what it is. We got to make sure we do our job and if we are doing our job well, then they will be upset and they will be trying to do things"
Giants' Tuck: Atl. O-line 'dirtbags'
January 3
New York Post
 
"There are few descriptions that cannot be misconstrued. "Dirtbag" is probably one of them. What figured to be a relatively quiet week as far as NFL playoff trash talk got off to a rousing start when Giants defensive end Justin Tuck yesterday used that uncomplimentary term to characterize the Falcons offensive line. It is fairly common knowledge throughout the league the Falcons offensive line plays to the whistle, and beyond, drawing the ire of many defensive lines, including, this season, the Packers and Lions, who complained about dirty tactics."
Justin Tuck 'hates' the Dallas Cowboys, would like to eliminate Tony Romo & company from playoffs
December 27
New York Daily News
 columnist Gary Myers
"Justin Tuck hates the Cowboys more than any other team – even more than the trash-talking Jets and bitter enemy Eagles – and knows exactly where he would like to stick the Cowboys' famed metallic blue star after the winner-take-all NFC East Championship Game on Sunday night. "It would pack its bags and go on vacation," he said Monday. Will that happen? "Are you asking me if I think we're going to win the game? What do you expect me to say?" Tuck said laughing. Then, he said, "I mean, hey, I think we're going to win the football game." Why does he hate the Cowboys so much? "It's just the persona of America's Team," he told me before the Giants played in Dallas on Dec. 11. Tuck has never"
Tuck has no answers for Giants loss
December 19
New York Post
 
"Giants defensive captain Justin Tuck was listed as questionable yesterday against Washington, a game-time decision with a painful toe injury. He played, but it was his team's effort and intensity that were in question, the 23-10 beating they took from the Redskins sure to hurt even more than his toe. "Obviously the one word that comes to mind is disappointing, a little bit embarrassed. Knowing what we had at stake, it is disappointing,'' said Tuck, whose Giants got knocked out of first place atop the NFC East by a struggling Redskins team and could well miss the playoffs. Big Blue have lost five of six in a stretch Tuck admits is one of his most disappointing defensive skids ever."
Giants DE Tuck will be active for divisional tilt with Redskins
December 18
NFL.com
 
"Defensive end Justin Tuck will play through a painful toe injury when the Giants take on the Washington Redskins on Sunday, coach Tom Coughlin told NFL Network's Albert Breer. Tuck injured the toe prior to last week's game vs. the Dallas Cowboys. He said he gutted out playing in the 37-34 win over the Gants' division rivals, but wasn't sure he'd be able to play in this week's game. "For the most point I felt I was out there just to be the fourth man on the line," Tuck said on Monday. "I was out there playing on one leg, just trying to fight through it.""
Tuck makes it through his first practice of the week
December 17
New York Post
 
"Justin Tuck practiced yesterday for the first time this week. Tuck is suffering from a toe injury, and the Giants' star defensive end did not practice on Wednesday or Thursday. He was limited in practice yesterday, and the Giants are listing him as questionable for tomorrow's game against the Redskins at MetLife Stadium. If Tuck doesn't play, the Giants will be without both him and fellow starting defensive end Osi Umenyiora, who's out with ankle and knee issues. Sporting a black T-shirt that read "My Pain, Your Entertainment," Tuck declined to speak yesterday about his status. "He did OK. He did a few things and he did OK," coach Tom Coughlin said. "I don't think there's any setback.""
Justin Tuck hopes to play Sunday against Washington Redskins; Kenny Phillips listed as probable
December 17
New York Daily News
 
"Justin Tuck said nothing on Friday. Instead, he let his T-shirt, emblazoned with the words "My Pain, Your Entertainment," do the talking for him. The Giants' defensive end declined to discuss the status of his injured toe, but it seemed obvious that, for yet another week, he was once again dealing with pain. Tuck worked through a limited practice on Friday, his first on-field action this week, and Tom Coughlin said the defensive end did not suffer a setback. Still, he is considered questionable for Sunday's home game against the Washington Redskins. Facing a suddenly potent Redskins rushing attack, Tuck's absence is the last thing the Giants need. "When he's there, he's anchoring a lot for"
Tuck expects to be game-time decision for Giants
December 16
New York Post
 
"Giants Defensive end Justin Tuck didn't practice again Thursday, sitting out with an injured toe. Tuck's previously said he thinks he will play Sunday against the Redskins, but he and the team probably won't have any real idea on his availability until he tries to test himself Friday. "I'll definitely know (tomorrow) where I am as far as being able to play, or if I'll be closer to playing or being able to play on Sunday,'' Tuck said. "I don't know. I'm just trying to do everything day to day to give me the best opportunity to go out there and help the football team…We'll hopefully find out something tomorrow or the next day. I don't think the decision will be made until Sunday.''"
Giants DE Tuck hurting again
December 13
New York Post
 
"The Giants finally won a game but they may have again lost defensive end Justin Tuck, who this season has now officially been hurting from head (actually neck) to toe. Tuck last week said he felt better against the Packers than he has all season, but his good health did not last very long. He came up last week with an injury to one of his big toes and exacerbated the problem in the Giants' 37-34 victory over the Cowboys, a new ailment that could keep him out of Sunday's game against the Redskins. "I have no clue,'' Tuck said about his availability for that game during his weekly radio spot on WFAN. He is awaiting the results of an MRI of his toe."
Giants' Justin Tuck has MRI on toe
December 13
ESPN.com
 
"New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck underwent an MRI on a toe injury he played through against Dallas on Sunday night and is uncertain about his status for Sunday's game against Washington. Tuck did say during his weekly radio spot on WFAN that his gut feeling is he will be on the field on Sunday. "I haven't heard (yet)," Tuck said about the results of the MRI. "I'll talk to the (doctors) tomorrow but as of right now, I don't know." "I played on one leg," he added. "It's trying to fight through it. Unfortunately I wasn't able to go 100 percent but I'm proud of my teammates and proud of how we fought and we got the victory, that's the main thing and the only thing matters.""
Jerry Jones wants Justin Tuck to know that $1.2 billion stadium is more castle than 'dump'
December 10
New York Daily News
 
"Justin Tuck doesn't remember calling Cowboys Stadium a dump. But if he wants to call Jerry Jones' home turf that, the Cowboys' outspoken owner wouldn't care. Jones just wants Tuck to get one thing: His $1.2 billion structure in Arlington is a beautiful and pricey dump. And Jones tried to drive that point home on Friday, when he spoke about Tuck's disdain for Dallas during a radio interview. "Hopefully, that's the competitive spirit in him," Jones said. "I would tell him this: He's never been in a more expensive dump in his life." Tuck insisted Thursday that he has never called Cowboys Stadium a dump, but he did refer to the building as "crappy" in 2009."
Giants Tuck, Jacobs fire back at Cowboys
December 9
New York Post
 
"Memo to DeMarcus Ware: Justin Tuck doesn't want to play for the Cowboys. "Nah, I plan on retiring a Giant,'' Tuck said Thursday afternoon. The day after the Cowboys lobbed a few silly insults and accusations at the Giants, the Giants lobbed a few back at the Cowboys. What it all means is probably not much, not until Sunday night's NFC East first-place showdown inside Cowboys Stadium. Ware, the NFL's sack leader with 15, started this Wednesday when someone dredged up a two-year old quote Tuck supposedly made calling brand-new Cowboys Stadium "crappy.'' No one has been able to find that quote but Ware took it to mean Tuck is jealous. "He says that because maybe he wants to play here,'' Ware"
Cowboys' Demarcus Ware: NY Giants' Justin Tuck just jealous he doesn't play for America's team
December 8
New York Daily News
 
"DeMarcus Ware has a simple theory about Justin Tuck. To the Dallas Cowboys' pass-rusher, Tuck is nothing more than a desperate wannabe. And every time Tuck trashes the Cowboys, every time he talks about how much he "hates" Dallas and how he thinks Cowboys Stadium is a dump, Ware feels a sense of pity for the struggling Giants defensive lineman. "He says that because maybe he wants to play here," Ware told reporters in Irving, Tex., on Wednesday. "Everybody wants to play for the Cowboys. If I wasn't playing for the Cowboys I would call it that, too, because I want to play for them.""
Tuck critical of his own play
November 18
Bergen Record
 columnist Art Stapleton
"Justin Tuck was being honest, not hoping for headlines. Yet when the team's best player stands in front of reporters in the Giants' locker room and declares that a certain player "sucks" as Tuck did Thursday, it's nearly impossible to deflect further questioning. The attention is unavoidable when that player is speaking about himself. Tuck's criticism of his play was the product of self-evaluation and brutal truth, in addition to being a bit ego-driven considering the Pro Bowl defensive end is not filling up the stat sheets in the way to which he is accustomed. "I'm not me. I'm not a very good player right now," Tuck said, not quite offering the rah-rah speech one might expect heading into"
Justin Tuck calls himself a Giant mess for his miserable and injury-palgued season
November 18
New York Daily News
 
"Last season, he had 11 1/2 sacks. This season, he has two. Last season, he was the defensive line's linchpin; this year, his defensive coordinator credits him mostly with keeping teammate Jason Pierre-Paul fresh. In 2010, Justin Tuck was one of the NFL's finest defensive linemen, but on Thursday, the Giants' defensive captain — rather bluntly — said he is far from that dominant presence this year. "I do suck," Tuck said. "I'm a very honest person. . . . I'm not a very good player now. I do look at myself on film, and I don't like what I see." Tuck will be looking for redemption Sunday against the Eagles. In the teams' first matchup this season, Tuck couldn't fight off nagging neck and"
Frustrated Tuck not playing like himself
November 18
New York Post
 columnist Paul Schwartz
"The Giants need more from Justin Tuck, their team captain and erstwhile best defensive lineman. What he's given so far is not enough. Not even close. There is the reality of his health issues juxtaposed with the unofficial code of professional athletes that reminds us that if you're injured you don't play, and if you're on the field you're not injured and therefore have no excuse. Of course, that's harsh but if it was easy, everyone would do it. You can stroll right up to the 268-pound block of granite that is Tuck and say this to his face. He will not fight you on this because he's one of the most self-aware players to ever wear a Giants uniform. You can try to get inside his head and"
Justin Tuck is ready to roll despite still suffering from various aches and pains
November 11
New York Daily News
 
"For the second straight day, Justin Tuck's name was not on the injury report, and those are the only two days that has happened all season long. If only that meant that the Giants defensive end was actually healthy, too. "That's not the case," Tuck said on Thursday. "But it's a good thing that I'm off it, though, huh? We're making strides." Strides, yes, but the battered Tuck long ago realized that he may not be finally free of his injuries until 2012. He has been bothered by neck and groin injuries all season long, missing four games along the way. He is practicing fully now and is expecting to play for the third straight game in San Francisco on Sunday. But he's not 100%, and he probably"
Giants' Tuck: Eagles are letdown
November 9
New York Post
 
"Giants defensive end Justin Tuck believes the rival Eagles are failing their chemistry class. "I think everybody expected a little bit more,'' Tuck said yesterday on The Jim Rome Show. "I think with the talent they have on their football team, they can be one of the most dangerous teams in the league. When they put it together, the thing I was quoted saying is, 'You can't buy championships.' And what I meant by that is, you've got to build chemistry.'' The Eagles, a self-proclaimed Dream Team and an overwhelming favorite to win the NFC East, are 3-5 and tied with the Redskins for last place."
Justin Tuck progressing well, with his return on the horizon
October 28
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Justin Tuck is trying to be humble by saying over and over he hopes to not screw up the chemistry on the Giants' defensive line by returning to action this weekend. Asked if that's possible, defensive tackle Chris Canty yelled across the locker room to ask Tuck what he was talking about. Later, defensive coordinator Perry Fewell laughed when asked if Tuck was being "silly" and said, "Yeah, I have no comment." Nobody's buying it. Regardless of the Giants' 21 sacks being tied with the Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings for the league lead, having Tuck back is a good thing. The Giants expect their defensive captain to play his third game of the season — and first since the Sept. 25"
Justin Tuck on track to face Miami
October 28
Bergen Record
 
"Justin Tuck was limited in practice Thursday for precautionary reasons. But the Giants' defensive end is preparing to return Sunday against the Dolphins after missing the past three games with neck and groin injuries. "I'm OK," Tuck said. "A lot better than I was before the bye week. "They kept me limited. Just being precautionary as far as hoping we can come out of this week without any setbacks so we can be as close to full strength as we can on Sunday.""
Giants defense gets Justin Tuck 'bonus' as he joins Jason Pierre-Paul, Osi Umenyiora, Kiwanuka
October 26
New York Daily News
 
"Just because it's a good problem doesn't mean it's not a problem. The word that Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell prefers is "bonus." That's how he describes the likely return of defensive end Justin Tuck on Sunday. That means, for the first time since Week 3 of last year when Jason Pierre-Paul was still a little-used rookie, he'll have Tuck, Pierre-Paul, Osi Umenyiora and Mathias Kiwanuka all available. That's four talented players who have earned playing time, battling for snaps at just two positions (though Kiwanuka does double-duty at linebacker). There is also defensive end Dave Tollefson, who has played well in limited action, and three deserving players at defensive tackle,"
Tuck, Jacobs, Snee back at Giants practice after bye
October 25
New York Post
 
"The gang's all here. The Giants reconvened after their five-day bye week respite and lo and behold they looked like a complete team on the field for Monday's light workout. They had several marquee players missing time before the bye and all of them appeared to be participating in some aspect of practice. That bodes well for the Giants (4-2), who look to be at or near full strength for Sunday's game against the winless (0-6) Dolphins, the final game against an also-ran before a hellacious five-game stretch. The field was filled with players who before the bye were stationed off on the side. The roll-call of players who were back and working: Defensive end Justin Tuck, who has missed four"
Giants' Justin Tuck promises to play against Dolphins in two weeks
October 17
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Justin Tuck was practically a hypnotist after today's 27-24 Giants victory over the Buffalo Bills. "Look into my eyes," the team's defensive captain said. "I'm playing against Miami." If the goal was to get reporters to scramble to report it, the hypnosis worked. "I know that'll be tweeted in 2 seconds," Tuck said, admiring the frenzy he started. "Look at the race to the phones.""
Tuck, Snee, Jacobs among injured Giants to sit out Sunday
October 14
New York Post
 
"It looks as if the Giants are going to be without several starters for Sunday's game against the Bills at MetLife Stadium. Defensive end Justin Tuck on Thursday again did not practice and it is inevitable he will be ruled out of the game with lingering neck and groin issues. Right guard Chris Snee again was not on the scene after suffering a concussion in last week's loss to the Seahawks and he will not play. The same for rookie fullback Henry Hynoski, who came out of the Seattle game with a neck burner that caused him to lose strength in his arm."
Justin Tuck calmly responds to criticism from ex-teammates
October 12
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Justin Tuck seems to have taken a calm, stoic approach in response to Antonio Pierce's criticizing him for not playing this past Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks because of neck and groin injuries. Well, on the outside at least. "I'll tell you this: Just because you see me smile doesn't mean," the Giants defensive end said today, trailing off before adding: "I have thoughts. There's always a right and a wrong way of doing anything. I'm not perfect, but I try to do the right things most of the time. You don't get mad about things when you know you're doing everything in your power."
Former NY Giants captain Pierce wouldn't have tolerated own comments on Tuck
October 12
New York Daily News
 
"Antonio Pierce went to practice the day his career would come to an end. He spoke to reporters afterward. He looked fine. There was no reported injury, no obvious pain. His neck was a little stiff, so he was on his way to get a routine MRI. A few hours later he was out. Ten days later he was on injured reserve and his career was over. No one ever questioned the legitimacy of his injury. The outspoken, proud former captain wouldn't have tolerated it if anyone did. That's the funny thing about former players - and even some current ones. They sometimes say things they'd never quietly accept if those things were said about them. And it's not just Pierce, who chided Justin Tuck and Brandon"
Giants' Tuck upset at comments by former teammate Pierce
October 11
New York Post
 
"Another day, another former Giants player taking a shot at Justin Tuck. The Giants defensive captain sat out the 36-25 loss to the Seahawks with lingering issues with his neck and groin, the third game Tuck has missed this season. Monday on ESPN Radio, former Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce, speaking about Tuck and running back Brandon Jacobs, who sat out the game with a knee injury reported to be a sprained medial collateral ligament, had this to say about his former teammates missing time: "The Giants need their guys out there,'' said Pierce, who works for ESPN. "Justin Tuck, Brandon Jacobs, they already have enough injuries, but how long can you keep going throughout the NFL"
Justin Tuck wearing new face mask to help prevent injury
October 7
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"In the Giants' Week 2 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, on a first-and-10 with 9:49 left in the first quarter, Todd Herremans got his left hand on Justin Tuck's face mask. Whether intentionally or by accident, it got there. That's when Herremans shoved Tuck's head back and to the left — clearly not by accident — in a way that couldn't possibly have made the nagging burner on the right side of his neck feel any better. So if you want to know why Tuck hit the practice field Thursday with a busy face mask that has six horizontal bars as opposed to the four on his former helmet, look no further than that play, the one two plays before it or a handful of others from the two games Tuck has"
Justin Tuck clearly frustrated by neck injury, misses practice again on Thursday
October 7
New York Daily News
 
"Justin Tuck has grown tired of his neck injury. He's tired of being day-to-day. He's tired of the questions. And even after just two games, he's tired of opponents using his neck as a target. How frustrated is the Giants' defensive captain? "Look at my face," Tuck said, "and you'll answer that question." Tuck was clearly frustrated Thursday when he once again couldn't fully practice due to the neck injury that has lingered since he suffered a stinger against the Jets on Aug.29. So far nothing has helped ease his pain, and even though he did practice on a limited basis, his status is once again uncertain for Sunday."
Giants' Tuck practices, but not optimistic on playing Sunday
October 7
New York Post
 
"The one-word answers, the downcast expression, the stone-faced appearance all seemed to indicate that Giants defensive tackle Justin Tuck was not feeling very good. He was asked: I would imagine if you were feeling better you would be a little more upbeat. Tuck's response: "Well, your imagination is pretty good.'' After sitting out on Wednesday, Tuck participated on a limited basis in Thursday's practice, wearing new shoulder pads to restrict movement with his neck and testing a new facemask that should make it more difficult for an opponent to grab onto. Tuck missed the season opener and also last week's comeback victory in Arizona with a neck burner that he first suffered Aug. 29 in a"