It doesn’t appear Lawrence Tynes is going to be back kicking for the Giants any time soon.
Tynes tested his injured left knee yesterday for the first time in a month, attempting 10 field goals. He says he needs to get up to 40 or 50 a day before he tries kickoffs and even thinks about playing.
Asked about the Giants’ next game, Sept. 14 in St. Louis, Tynes said “That will be tough,” and he offered a hint as to when he might return.
“The fact we have two more games and then a bye week is kind of helping things,” Tynes said. “I don’t want to come back too quick and put our team in a bind, where we’re looking for a kicker in week five or six because I came back too quickly. With John [Carney] being here, we have a security blanket.”
Indeed, with the bye coming after three games, Tynes likely won’t be back until Oct. 5 against the Seahawks.
Carney, 44, was signed last week and nailed all three of his field goal attempts in Thursday’s 16-7 victory over the Redskins, including a 47-yarder.
“The beneficial part of it is John kicked really well,” Tynes said. “I can take a little bit of time, I don’t have to hurry and rush back. But I’d like to get back as soon as possible. I’m sick of watching. It [stinks].”
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RB Ahmad Bradshaw did not get any rushing attempts.
“That was my fault,” coach Tom Coughlin said. “I didn’t get that rotation worked out the way I really would want to.”
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Coughlin gave the players the entire weekend off. . . . According to reports, the new deal for WR Plaxico Burress contains $3.5 million tied to fully participating in mini-camps and training camp. This does not, however, have anything to do with the offseason conditioning program, which is voluntary and cannot be contained in any contract language. Burress blows off the offseason program to work out in Miami, but before this season fully participated in mini-camps and training camp.