RoanokeFan
08-05-2012, 12:49 PM
RASH OF KNEE INJURIES TO GIANTS HAVE SOME EXPERTS WONDERING IF PLAYERS ARE COMING BACK TOO SOON (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/rash-knee-injuries-ny-giants-experts-wondering-players-coming-back-article-1.1129048)
Excerpt: "Nobody else could see him smile. Not his coach, not the fans in attendance, and not the young cornerback he’d just toasted
But Domenik Hixon (http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Domenik+Hixon) did smile. And as the Giants wideout picked himself off the University of Albany turf after Thursday’s training camp workout, he felt both relief and satisfaction. Nearly a year after suffering the second serious anterior cruciate ligament injury of his career, Hixon had been able to speed past Prince Amukamara in a two-minute drill, hold the corner on his hip, and make a tumbling catch.
More importantly, he’d been able to stand back up.
“I caught it, rolled around,” Hixon says. “I kind of just took a second, just kind of smiled to myself. It felt good to get up.” Read more...
Excerpt: "Nobody else could see him smile. Not his coach, not the fans in attendance, and not the young cornerback he’d just toasted
But Domenik Hixon (http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Domenik+Hixon) did smile. And as the Giants wideout picked himself off the University of Albany turf after Thursday’s training camp workout, he felt both relief and satisfaction. Nearly a year after suffering the second serious anterior cruciate ligament injury of his career, Hixon had been able to speed past Prince Amukamara in a two-minute drill, hold the corner on his hip, and make a tumbling catch.
More importantly, he’d been able to stand back up.
“I caught it, rolled around,” Hixon says. “I kind of just took a second, just kind of smiled to myself. It felt good to get up.” Read more...