Aaron Robinson expects to be on the field for Giants after appendectomy
Giants cornerback Aaron Robinson celebrates after the Giants defeated the Titans 21-20 in an NFL game on Sept. 11 in Nashville. Credit: AP/Mark Zaleski
When the doctors told Aaron Robinson he needed to have his swollen appendix surgically removed he balked at the idea. Appendix? He didn’t even know he had one.
“I’d never even heard of it,” he said Thursday in his first public comments since the procedure.
He did know he’d been having terrible discomfort in his side, though, and when he sneezed he doubled over in pain. That’s when the Giants cornerback called the team trainers to let them know something wasn’t right. They asked him a few questions over the phone and told him to get to an emergency room.
That was on Sept. 13, two days after he’d started in a win over the Titans. On the morning of Sept. 14 he was rolled into surgery.
On Sunday he may be back on the field.
“I think I’ll be ready to go,” he said.
The Giants will need him. Their cornerback depth has taken a hit with rookie Cor’Dale Flott sidelined by a calf injury, Nick McCloud out with a hamstring, and Justin Layne recovering from a concussion.
Robinson was on the practice field Thursday. After a few reps coach Brian Daboll came up to talk to him.
“He kind of just kept checking up on me,” Robinson said. “’‘Are you good? Everything feeling good?’ I’m giving him a thumbs up. Everything feels good. Not thinking about it. Just going along.”
Notes & quotes: WRs Wan’Dale Robinson (knee) and Kadarius Toney (hamstring) did not practice although Toney did some running on the side. Daboll did not yet rule either of them out for Sunday against the Bears … DL Leonard Williams (knee) also ran with trainers but did not practice. He looked fairly comfortable moving in straight lines. If he is cleared to play Sunday it would be a big boost to the run defense against a Bears team that rarely passes the ball … Defensive coordinator Wink Martindale opened his news conference marveling at Aaron Judge’s 61st home run the night before and the fact he gave the souvenir ball to his mother. “Awesome,” he said. “I think the older you get, the more you really appreciate history and that was great.”
Tom Rock began covering sports for Newsday in 1996 and became its NFL columnist in 2022. He previously was Newsday's Giants beat writer beginning in 2008.
