Saturday Morning Shootaround
Brother of Kiwanuka Hurt in Cycle Accident
The older brother of Giants’ DE Mathias Kiwanuka is in critical condition this morning. Benedict Kiwanuka, 32, was thrown from his mortorcycle after colliding with a car on an Indianapolis street yesterday.
According to FOX News……
Mathias, 27, riding alongside his brother, was not seriously hurt, according to reports.
The player’s agent sent a text message to NJ.com that said, “his client ‘said he is okay but his brother is not. … He is worried about his brother.’”
The television report said, “Investigators said they were told by witnesses that the brothers were speeding prior to the crash.”
A police spokesman told the Indianapolis Star , “Benedict was not wearing a helmet. … A helmet was found at the scene, but police think it was buckled to the seat.”
Television station WTHR said Mathias “did not hit the car and pulled over to help.” The driver of the car had minor injuries.
Kiwanuka, drafted by the Giants in 2006, is an Indianapolis native.
Pierce: “Everyone is on the hot seat…”
In an interview on the NFL Network , former Giant defensive captain Antonio Pierce made a few statements about many current Giants coaches and players’ job stability. 
“When you talk about a team three years removed from the Super Bowl, to a team that the year after the Super Bowl was the No. 1 seed in the NFC East, then to a team that was 8-8 and out (of) the playoffs, there’s some fires lit underneath some people’s butts now in that locker room and in that organization……You’ve got an owner that spoke out very vocal and verbally to the rest of the team and to the media, showing that he was displeased by what was going on…”
He’s not wrong….
Jacobs Looking Forward to a Big Season
RB Brandon Jacobs played most of last season with a sore knee, which seriously diminished his capacity to be the Giants’ battering ram on offense. All three of the other main backs – Ahmad Bradshaw, DJ Ware and Andre Brown – were also injured and missed time.
This year promises to be different says Jacobs…
“We have a lot of talent from the first to the fourth guy….the coaches know what we can do when we’re healthy. They know what went down with us last year and are just giving us another opportunity to get out and prove that we can play at the level we know we can play.”
