Update:
Giants GM Jerry Reece announced on Thursday that RBย David Wilson will undergo surgery on his neck, perย Ralph Vacchiano.
- Ralph Vacchianoย reports thatย David Wilson willย have a fusion of the vertebrae to repair the herniated disc in his neck on Jan. 16.
“I donโt think so,” Reese said regarding whether or not Wilson could be available at the start of the 2014 season, via theย New York Daily News. “No. 1: We just want David to get healthy. If he gets healthy, thatโs a bonus. But I donโt think we can go into next season saying โDavid will be ready to go. Heโll be our No. 1 back.โ Necks can be tricky. You have to be careful with those things.”
Surgery has remained a possibility for Wilson for months now, but the team was hoping that he could avoid undergoing the knife during the offseason.
Close to two weeks ago, Reece told reporters that he has concerns about entering the 2014 season with Wilson as the No. 1 running back, which isn’t that surprising considering the seriousness of his injury.
Wilson is dealing with both a herniated disc and spinal stenosis, so there is at least some concern about his future. However, doctors appear to be optimistic that he will be able to play again.
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Giants GM Jerry Reece told reporters on Monday that they can’t reasonably expect to head into the 2014 season withย David Wilson as their starting running back.
โI think weโll have to have some contingency plans at the running back position,โ Reese said, via Tom Rock ofย Newsday. โI donโt think you go into the next season saying David Wilsonโs going to be our number one, starting running back. I donโt think you can do that. The guy is coming off of a neck surgery, if he decides to have it.โ
Wilson suffered aย season-endingย herniated disc in his neck back in Week 5. Reports later indicated that Wilson was also dealing with spinal stenosis as well, so it makes sense that the Giants would approach this situation with a great deal of caution.
Reece added that Wilson should be able to play next year if he does in fact undergo offseason neck surgery. However, he did admit that there is at least a small chance that this could be a career-ending injury
โWhen you talk about necks, thereโs always a possibility,โ Reese said. โWeโre hopeful and the earlier reports that Iโve gotten, doctors do think they can fix this and heโll be able to play.โ
Wilson was taken in the first-round of the 2012 NFL draft. It’s worth noting that the Giants will also need to make a decision regarding Andre Brown who is a free agent this offseason.
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