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David Wilson's career over due to neck injury

When David Wilson walked through the door, Tom Coughlin was already in his office and noticed there was a smile on Wilson’s face. How could that possibly be? Wilson received...

Even without Wilson, Giants boast scary two-headed monster

CANTON, Ohio — As they cross their fingers on D-Day — David Day — and pray that the kid with the infectious smile and indomitable spirit can one day play...

David Wilson embodies a kind of frightening optimism

CANTON, Ohio — Running back David Wilson has maintained an incredibly upbeat and positive attitude throughout his rehab and recovery from neck surgery. He continued to look on the bright...

Giants backs rushing to get on higher ground

CANTON, Ohio — As the Giants await what could be fateful news on David Wilson’s future in football, they move forward without him and into Sunday night’s Hall of Fame...

Coughlin's patient take on Giants offense: 'Not quite halfway' ready

Tom Coughlin said “I don’t have any issues right now’’ with the state of his offense and characterized the running game in Thursday’s training camp practice as “a little sharper’’...

Giants were 'dead silent' and 'hurt' when Wilson went down

David Wilson was cleared for full contact the day the Giants reported to training camp this summer and, in addition to getting his uniform and equipment, he also received an...

David Wilson will have to wait for career-altering diagnosis

It’s now a waiting game for David Wilson. The 23-year old running back’s comeback from cervical fusion surgery might have been dealt a lethal blow, but Wilson won’t know for...

David Wilson neck 'burner' is setback Giants were praying to avoid

The situation the Giants feared regarding running back David Wilson became a reality on Tuesday when Wilson — coming off neck surgery — was forced out of practice with a...

Giants passing attack looks good early. But the running game?

Two steps forward, one step back. That’s Tom Coughln’s analysis of the Giants’ new-look offense through five days of practices. The aerial attack looked to be in a rhythm when...

So far so good for Giants' Wilson in first practice in pads

The best news for the Giants regarding David Wilson was that there was no news. The running back practiced Friday with the rest of the team, wearing shoulder pads for...

Giants' David Wilson 'cleared for everything'

David Wilson knows everyone is waiting for his eruption, waiting for that uncommon speed and those you-got-to-be-kidding moves to translate into something more than exploits strewn around social media videos....

Fresh legs could bring new life to Giants' shoddy return game

For the first time in what seems like forever, the Giants will put on the field a multitude of options in their return game when they report for training camp...

David Wilson not cleared for contact; Giants doc says next time

What David Wilson heard Wednesday was, in his view, “not ideal,’’ but it was certainly encouraging enough for him to believe it won’t be long before he is able to...

David Wilson faces final health hurdle

All that is standing in the way of David Wilson and full medical clearance is, in his words, “pictures.’’ The Giants running back faces a moment of truth Wednesday when...

David Wilson refuses to think of comeback in 'bonus' terms

No offense, but Giants running back David Wilson does not consider his return a “bonus.’’ That’s the way general manager Jerry Reese views having Wilson — his 2012 first-round draft...

Giants open OTAs with Eli Manning on the field

The Giants were on the field Wednesday for the first of 10 organized team activity workouts and, in what really is not much of a surprise, Eli Manning took many...

Will free-agent bonanza change Giants draft strategy? Not at all

The Giants seemingly filled many of their roster holes with a free- agency haul that added 16 players who played elsewhere last season. Fortified, the Giants should have more freedom...

Giants RB Wilson expects to be cleared by May OTAs

No fear, no risk, no problem. That is the way David Wilson views his return to the Giants as the dynamic running back they need him to be. Wilson is...

Plenty of questions surround new-look Giants

The Giants on Monday gathered for their first offseason workout, the official (although “voluntary’’) start of the long grind preparing for the 2014 season. There is an air of change...