It was just 19 days ago that Giants coach Tom Coughlin was here at Lucas Oil Stadium, basking in the glory of his second Super Bowl championship in five seasons.

The Giants’ official website is following the players lead in getting chesty before Super Bowl XLVI.

While Browns coach Eric Mangini is having trouble drawing some of his players to voluntary OTAs, set to begin next week, he’s apparently having no problems getting through to rookie RB Montario Hardesty.

The Giants have benched a number of defensive starters Sunday’s game against the Cowboys, including DE Osi Umenyiora and DT Fred Robbins.

The Giants’ beleaguered defense could receive some help with DT Chris Canty and LB Michael Boley active for Sunday’s game against the Chargers. Both had been listed as questionable to play.

NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora reports Giants CB Aaron Ross has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the San Diego Chargers.

Teams have released their Week 8 injury reports through Thursday. Here’s a look at some of the notable names.

NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora reports the Giants will once again be without LB Michael Boley (knee), DT Chris Canty (calf) and CB Aaron Ross (hamstring) for Sunday’s home game against the Cardinals, according to the team.

Giants LB Michael Boley (knee), CB Aaron Ross (hamstring) and DE Chris Canty (calf) will not play Sunday against the Saints, reports NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora.

Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe will return today after missing last week as Kansas City plays host to the New York Giants. The Giants have several notable injuries on the defense. As expected, CB Aaron Ross and DL Chris Canty will be out today.

NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora reports that Giants WR Domenik Hixon (hamstring), DE Chris Canty (calf), CB Aaron Ross (hamstring) and RB Danny Ware (elbow) are all out for Sunday’s matchup with the Chiefs.

Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris announced that RB Derrick Ward will start Sunday against the Giants, his former team, while Cadillac Williams (knee) and Earnest Graham (hamstring) nurse injuries. Williams and Graham both are listed as questionable on the team’s injury report.

When the Giants face the Bucs this weekend, their heralded depth along the defensive line could be short a couple of names — as in Justin Tuck and Chris Canty. On Wednesday, Tuck didn’t back down from his opinion of the play by the Cowboys’ Flozell Adams that caused his injury.

The Giants are preparing to be without defensive linemen Chris Canty and Justin Tuck in Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers, according to league sources..

As expected, Giants CB Aaron Ross will miss his second consecutive game with a hamstring injury. The Giants will also be without the services of DE Chris Canty, as reported by NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora. Canty strained his calf during practice on Wednesday and will miss a game for the first time in his five-year NFL career.