Ward suffers broken leg, out for season

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on December 3rd, 2007 filed in News

         

As if the New York Giants needed another injury to their running attack - or any injury for that matter - team head coach Tom Coughlin confirmed that running back Derrick Ward suffered a broken leg in Sunday’s 21-16 win over the Chicago Bears and is lost for the season.

The injury put a damper on what was otherwise a career rushing day for Ward, as he had rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown.  He was replaced by reserve RB Reuben Droughns.  If there is any good news from this, it would be that RB Brandon Jacobs is expected to return; Jacobs missed the last 2 games with a hamstring injury.  Droughns would be the #2 RB behind Jacobs.