According to Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News, the Giants have not discussed shutting defensive end Chris Canty down for the season. In fact, a person familiar with Canty’s injury said he is likely 1-2 weeks away from returning and if this were later in the season he might already be back. However, the source said, “The Giants are being careful with him. Their goal is to make sure he’s healthy for the second half.†Source: Ralph Vacchiano, NY Daily News
When you have as many solid Defensive Linemen (and people who can play at DT like Justin Tuck) then there is time to let a player recover without damaging the play of the team.