ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -Eli Manning is going to sit out the New York Giants’ preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night.
Coach Tom Coughlin announced the decision after a scarred Manning did not practice on Wednesday at training camp at the University at Albany because of stitches in his forehead.
While Manning insisted he is feeling fine after needing 12 stitches on Monday night to close a cut on his left side of his head, Coughlin said the team is concerned that wearing a helmet might break the stitches or irritate the wound.
Backup quarterback Jim Sorgi also didn’t practice because of shoulder and rib injuries, and Coughlin was not sure whether he would play in the Giants’ first home game at the New Meadowlands Stadium.
Rhett Bomar took all the snaps on Wednesday.
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