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New York Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara missed the final eight games of the season after surgery to repair a torn biceps muscle, but he said Wednesday that the injury was healing fine and that he expected to be cleared for full activity as early as March. That puts him on track easily for the start of minicamps and training camp, and there is no concern about the injury lingering and affecting Amukamara's play once it is healed. "I feel good. No worries at all. I'll be set to go," Amukamara said by phone. Because Amukamara was their first-round pick in 2011, the Giants had the right to exercise a fifth-year option on him for 2015, which they did last offseason. If he plays out the season on that option, he'll make $6.898 million in 2015. The Giants like Amukamara, who was having a strong year before the injury, and they consider him part of their future. He'll surely be on the roster on March 10, and if they have to pay him $6.898 million in 2015, they can afford to do so. But it's also possible that the Giants will approach Amukamara about signing a longer-term contract -- say a two-year or three-year deal that rolls the $6.898 million into a larger guarantee and helps them lower his cap number for this year. Amukamara said he and his agent had not yet been approached about that, but he'd be willing to listen if they wanted to have such a discussion. |
