Giants' center Shaun O'Hara's ankle and Achilles issues have subsided enough for him to return to action. He plans on playing through the pain and frustration.....
Q: How did everything feel today?
A: Today felt good. It felt good on a number of different levels. Obviously being back out on the field and being out with the boys is always a good feeling. I thought it went well today, and it wasn't a rigorous practice by any means. It was just good to get out there to run around and sweat a little bit.
Q: Would you say the odds of you practicing Wednesday are good?
A: Yeah, that's the plan. The plan is to progress, move forward, and make sure we don't have any setbacks.
Q: Is the ankle more concerning than you thought it would be?
A: I don't know if I'd say more concerned, but I can definitely say it's been frustrating. It was something that at one point it'd feel like it was getting better, and then it would take a different turn without exactly knowing why. It just was frustrating not being able to practice, and going into my 11th year now, I haven't really had anything like this. It was tough every day not knowing how it was going to respond.
Q: When did you get the cast off?
A: I got the cast off last Wednesday, and I didn't feel great initially. Being in a cast for a week definitely makes it shift. With each day after that, it started getting better.
Q: Is this something that will linger? Do you think you could do something like Bradshaw and take a few practices off every week?A: Do you know who our coach is? Feel free to talk to Coach for me. I think we're going to have to monitor it, and it's definitely going to be one of those things that, if it does act up, what are we going to do during the week to try and take care of it. It's not going to be something that is miraculously going to be gone. I'm sure playing in a game, we'll really be able to see how it'll respond after a game. If that's what we have to do, I think I know the offense pretty well and if I have to rest it a little bit, I think I'm comfortable doing that. In my mind, I want to take every rep, and I don't want to miss out on anything during the week.

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