Antrel Rolle says former Giants should pipe down on injuries

Antrel Rolle never was a teammate of Michael Strahan or Antonio Pierce, but the Giants safety Tuesday said he doesn’t feel either one of them should be chiming in on Justin Tuck’s neck injury.

“I don’t feel it’s Antonio Pierce’s place or Michael Strahan’s place to comment on someone’s injuries,’’ Rolle said on his weekly WFAN spot.

Strahan, during the Giants victory in Philadelphia on Twitter, questioned why Tuck, who reaggravated a neck injury, was out of the game in the second half. Pierce, afterward on ESPN, chided Tuck and Brandon Jacobs for missing the loss to the Seahawks and said as long as their injuries do not require surgery they should be on the field with their team.

Rolle said, “I’m not fully aware of the severity of Tuck’s injury,’’ but did not question why the Giants defensive captain did not play. As for Jacobs, who missed the game with a swollen knee, Rolle said, “I saw Brandon Jacobs’ knee first-hand. His knee was the size of a volleyball with the amount of fluid.’’ Rolle added he did not think there was any way Jacobs could play.

As far as the 36-25 loss to the Seahawks, Rolle said he thought the Giants “needed to play with a little more attitude, a little more passion. The initial strike wasn’t there.’’

Rolle was involved in allowing the game-winning touchdown when rookie receiver Doug Baldwin was allowed to run free for a 27-yard scoring catch.

“I could have sworn I heard a whistle,’’ Rolle said of when Osi Umenyiora jumped offside but did not blame any hesitation on giving up the touchdown, explaining he and cornerback Aaron Ross did not read the play the same way.

“We were on the right page but we didn’t see it the same way,’’ Rolle said. “We saw the same route but played it different ways and it cost us.’’

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(nypost.com)