The Giants said their defensive captain underwent the test Friday in New York and was examined by team physician Dr. Russell Warren and Dr. Frank Camissa, chief of the spinal surgical services at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Full Article at FOX Sports

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce is out indefinitely after an MRI exam surprisingly revealed a bulging disk in his neck. Full Article at Minneapolis Star Tribune

...rumblings of similar concerns almost from the day Mangini arrived in Cleveland, nine days after the New York Jets fired him in January. Full Article at Green Bay Press-Gazette

Not just for this season at 1-8, thats long lost. No, things are getting much uglier, on and off the field, to the point that coach Eric Manginis rebuilding operation appears doomed already. Full Article at Green Bay Press-Gazette

RapidReports are being generated by a network of 32 correspondents reporting from every NFL city.From now until the end of the season, stay dialed in on the latest news and notes coming fromyour favorite team. Full Article at CBS Sports

Norwood missed Atlanta's last four games because a hip flexor injury and is listed as questionable for the game in New York. Full Article at National Football League | NFL.com

Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerAaron Ross is okay with the possibility of playing safety at some point in the future.During practice Thursday, while the rest of his teammates wore their typical shorts or sweatpants, Giants cornerback Aaron Ross suited up... Full Article at NJ.com

Three of the Atlanta Falcons' more critical offensive skill players are at least questionable to play Sunday against the New York Giants. Running back Michael Turner is the most unlikely of the three to participate. Full Article at Fantasy Football Toolbox

In a day and age in which professional athletes are often depicted as criminals or over-greedy, grown up babies, I feel that the need for specific role models in sports is absolutely critical. Full Article at Bleacher Report

I only have one word for Week 10…..UGH! Three of us combined for one win, and only Jeff Mans was able to break the .500 barrier. Mr. Mans has also officially dug himself out of a huge early hole and has actually taken over the lead! Full Article at Fighting Change Fantasy

Falcons running back Jerious Norwood practiced Friday for the second straight day after missing Atlanta's last four games with a hip flexor. Full Article at PhillyBurbs.com

Mike FurreyALLEN PARK -- Mike Furrey started his NFL career as a receiver with the St. Louis Rams, switched to safety and then went back to receiver during his three years with the Detroit Lions (2006-08) and caught 98 passes in his first season there. Full Article at MLive.com

BY GREGG SARRAAND ANDY SLAWSONgregg.sarranewsday.com; andy.slawsonnewsday.comThe Seventies will be remembered for the disco beat, Watergate, world championships by the Yankees, Knicks and New York Nets and futility on the part of the Giants and Jets . Full Article at Newsday

Ross, who was a limited participant in practice all week, has yet to play this year because of a nagging hamstring injury. Full Article at WAWS FOX 30

There is still no timetable for the return of Turner, who suffered a high right ankle sprain last Sunday. Full Article at WETM 18 - NY

The ghosts that haunted fantasy owners two years ago when Brian Westbrook took his infamous knee at the one-yard line returned this past Sunday. Full Article at New York Post

It shouldn't, however, be a surprise. Following a playoff season with a dud is all the Panthers have known in their 15-year history. Thursday's 24-17 loss to Miami followed the familiar script. Full Article at Wilmington Star-News

T he NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion, saying that is not an adequate solution. Full Article at Globe and Mail

So most of the NFL probably doesn't hold him in high regard. Buffalo quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick's career passer rating is 64 and he's thrown more interceptions (14) than touchdowns (21). Full Article at FOX Sports

News item: Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs is sidelined indefinitely after getting kneecapped by Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn on Monday night. Full Article at Baltimore Sun

It's easy. Send a link to the story you were just reading to a friend. Just fill out the form on this page and we'll send it along. Your name and e-mail address are transmitted to the recipient. Full Article at Deseret News

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Giants and Jets must defend a breach-of-contract claim by a fan forced to buy personal seat licenses to finance a new $1.6 billion stadium, a judge ruled in also throwing out three related claims. Full Article at Bloomberg.com

RapidReports are being generated by a network of 32 correspondents reporting from every NFL city.From now until the end of the season, stay dialed in on the latest news and notes coming fromyour favorite team. Full Article at CBS Sports

Artie Lange is one of our favorite comedians. He’s hilarious on the Howard Stern show, and even if you don’t have Sirius, then you’re probably familiar with his work on Letterman, Conan, Beer League, or, perhaps most famously, the Joe Buck Show. Full Article at The Big Lead

This time of year, the chatter of who will likely take home the NFL's Most Valuable Player trophy begins to heat up. By the end of the season, it has inevitably crescendoed into a raucous cacophony of "no, MY player's better!" Full Article at Bleacher Report

FLORHAM PARK — New York Jets safety Jim Leonhard is questionable for the team's game at New England after being limited in practice Friday with a broken right thumb. Full Article at Asbury Park Press

It's easy to forget that there are other meals to be had on Thanksgiving Day when all your energy and attention is focused on the big meal. Full Article at TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Giants and Jets must defend a breach-of-contract claim that says fans are forced to buy personal seat licenses to finance a new $1.6 billion stadium, a judge ruled after throwing out three other claims. U.S. Full Article at Bloomberg.com

thing is to be a guy who is out there every down. You got to determine run or pass, you got to go out there and pound on 300-pounders against that run and hold your own — then in the fourth quarter still be able to get around him and hit a quarterback? Full Article at TwinCities.com