Kenny Phillips gets tests on injured knee

Kenny Phillips yesterday was sent for tests on his left knee, to which he suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament during Sunday’s 38-35 loss to the Packers. The Giants are hoping that is the full extent of the injury and that Phillips, their starting strong safety, can salvage a game or two this season.

The injury is to the same knee on which Phillips had microfracture surgery during the 2009 season, causing him to miss the final 14 games.

“It’s definitely going to affect us, he’s a huge asset to our defense and he plays a major role on our defense,’’ said Antrel Rolle, the starting free safety.

The replacement for Phillips figures to be Tyler Sash, a rookie from Iowa who is a special-teams fixture. Sash has played sparingly on defense in his first season.

“If he has to step in I feel very confident,’’ Rolle said. “We’ll definitely get with him and make sure he understands all the ins and outs of the defense. He’s a player, he’s very relentless, he plays hard, he plays fast. He plays with a lot of fire and that’s exactly what we need back there.’’



(nypost.com)