Giants May Lose Jay Alford…

I hate pre-season. It turns out that Jay Alford’s injury might be worse than anticipated. Most thought that it was a strained MCL, but PFT says that it is a torn MCL and ACL.

The Giants picked up a potentially significant one on Saturday night, with defensive tackle Jay Alford reportedly suffering a torn MCL and a partially torn ACL.

According to Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News, the Giants will wait a couple of weeks before deciding on a course of action. The options will be to hold a roster spot for Alford until he’s ready to play, place him on season-ending injured reserve, waive him via an injury settlement approximating the date on which he’d be fully healed, or cut him and figure out how many game checks he should receive via the injury grievance process.

Of course, it has to be the guy who is having the best camp out of anyone on the defense. Alford has always been in the pass rusher mold and could have seen time this season next to Chris Canty, who is a bigger body.

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