Sitting in front of his locker, Giants linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka put his left leg into a knee-high protective boot and tightened the straps. Instead of talking about facing Jeff Garcia and the Tampa Bay offense on Sunday in an NFC wild-card game, Kiwanuka spoke of next season before heading home on Thursday. Kiwanuka, who had 47 tackles and 4 1/2 sacks in his first season since switching from defensive end to linebacker, doesn't know whether he will be ready for minicamp this spring. He guaranteed he will play next season. Kiwanuka, 24, feels his recovery is progressing, but he can't wait for the day that he can throw away his crutches, get out and run, and even do the little things like carry his groceries up the stairs. "Once I am off the crutches and I can get around on my own, that will be the first milestone," Kiwanuka said, adding that his family has been helping with those little things during the past six weeks. (Updated 01/04/2008).
Injury Report
Leg - Probable for the start of 2008 training camp (Updated - 4/11/08)
Fantasy Analysis
When healthy, Kiwanuka had enough upside to be a low-end No. 2 Fantasy LB. We'll keep tabs on his progress through the offseason. (Updated 01/04/2008).
OLB Mathias Kiwanuka has been discussed as a possible replacement on the line for Michael Strahan if the 15-year veteran retires. Not so fast, the Giants are saying. "If Michael does retire, I think we'll try to leave Kiwi at linebacker," said D-coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. "That was the original plan and he was growing into the position. Of course, in case of injuries, guys move around. And in our defense, he might be on the line now and then, but I would like to keep him as a linebacker." 05/15/2008
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Sitting in front of his locker, Giants linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka put his left leg into a knee-high protective boot and tightened the straps. Instead of talking about facing Jeff Garcia and the Tampa Bay offense on Sunday in an NFC wild-card game, Kiwanuka spoke of next season before heading home on Thursday. Kiwanuka, who had 47 tackles and 4 1/2 sacks in his first season since switching from defensive end to linebacker, doesn't know whether he will be ready for minicamp this spring. He guaranteed he will play next season. Kiwanuka, 24, feels his recovery is progressing, but he can't wait for the day that he can throw away his crutches, get out and run, and even do the little things like carry his groceries up the stairs. "Once I am off the crutches and I can get around on my own, that will be the first milestone," Kiwanuka said, adding that his family has been helping with those little things during the past six weeks. (Updated 01/04/2008).
Injury Report
Leg - Probable for the start of 2008 training camp (Updated - 4/11/08)
Fantasy Analysis
When healthy, Kiwanuka had enough upside to be a low-end No. 2 Fantasy LB. We'll keep tabs on his progress through the offseason. (Updated 01/04/2008).
