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Kieran Darcy, ESPN Staff Writer 10y

Jon Beason won't rule out playing

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- It appears the New York Giants have not lost their middle linebacker after all.

Jon Beason says his injured foot "feels a whole lot better," and he is not ruling out playing Sunday against the Houston Texans despite not practicing the past two days.

"I feel like I could go out there and take care of business," Beason said Thursday. "I'm active in the meetings. I know the game plan. I'm still studying and preparing as if I'm playing Sunday."

Beason aggravated the injury, which kept him out for the entire preseason, after stepping on someone's foot during Sunday's loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Initially there were fears that he might miss the rest of the regular season.

"I felt like I'd felt a pop," said Beason, who is one of the Giants' two defensive captains. "It scared me right away. We went in and got some pictures. But it's feeling a lot better right away, so it's an indication that it's probably just scar tissue."

The next step is a visit to Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday. Dr. Anderson, the foot/ankle specialist who initially diagnosed Beason's injury back in June, was out of town earlier in the week -- otherwise, Beason said, he would have made the trip Tuesday.

"I wanna make sure everything's good," Beason said, "and then we'll determine when is a good time to come back."

The Giants have already lost one key defensive player for the rest of the season, as nickel cornerback Walter Thurmond suffered a torn pectoral muscle against the Cardinals and was placed on injured reserve.

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