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Mathias Kiwanuka Officially Done for Season With Neck Injury

Mathias Kiwanuka's health has been the subject of uncertainty in recent weeks, but that situation has been cleared with the news that the Giants plan to place Kiwanuka on injured reserve, ending his season. Kiwanuka suffered a herniated disc in his neck during a 34-10 win over the Texans on Oct. 1. Initially, Kiwanuka...

Mathias Kiwanuka Reportedly Going on Giants' Injured Reserve for Herniated Disc

Amidst the joy of a four-game winning streak that has put them in the NFC East lead during their bye week, the 5-2 New York Giants apparently have some bad news to announce today. The Newark Star-Ledger is reporting that defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka will be placed on injured reserve with a herniated disc in his...

Mathias Kiwanuka's Hernia Leaves Hope for Return to Sack-Happy Giants

Ailing defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka flew to Los Angeles on Monday to see famed spine specialist Dr. Robert Watkins, but the ailing defensive end is not close to returning to the field for the Giants. "Everybody's body reacts differently," said Kiwanuka, who had four sacks in the first three games before being sidelined...

Week 6 IDP Rankings: Defensive Linemen

There are a few injury issues that I'll get to after the rankings, but aside from a couple of glitchy performances by some fringe defensive ends, there's not much dramatic news to report this week on the linemen front. Falcons DE Kroy Biermann, who returned an interception 41 yards for a TD, and Bears DE Israel Idonije...

Jason Pierre-Paul on Rise for Giants

After watching his teammates overwhelm the Bears with 10 sacks in last week's 17-3 victory, Giants defensive end Mathias Kiwaunka predicted that he wouldn't be sidelined much longer with the cervical disc injury that had flared up two days earlier and had landed him on the inactive list against Chicago. "Anything is...

Mathias Kiwanuka News From the Web

04/30/12 Osi responds to Jerry's extension talk Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA After general manager Jerry Reese said on Saturday that the Giants have offered Osi Umenyiora an extension two years in a row, the defensive end responded by saying it was for "half" of the guaranteed money that Mathias Kiwanuka recently received in an extension he signed with the Super Bowl champs.
04/28/12 Whitney scores winner in overtime - Sat, 28 Apr 2012... Source: The Spokesman-Review - Spokane WA Former Spokane Chief Ray Whitney scored 14:04 into overtime and the Phoenix Coyotes survived another late goal in regulation to open the Western Conference semifinals with a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night in Glendale, Ariz. Phoenix was 33-1 when leading after two periods during the regular season, but has struggled to close out playoff games.
04/28/12 NFL Notebook: Second-most watched NFL Draft Source: The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL The first round of the NFL draft averaged 6.66 million viewers on ESPN, up 11 percent from last year and the second-highest audience since 7.29 million tuned in two years ago.
04/28/12 NFL notes Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA The New York Giants signed linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka to a three-year-year contract extension, keeping him with the team through 2015.
04/27/12 Giants Extend Mathias Kiwanuka Source: Giants Football Blog According to Ralph Vacchiano , the Giants have extended DE/OLB Mathias Kiwanuka through 2015.