Giants' Phillips IRed for arthritis

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phillipsinjury.jpgRich Kane/US PresswireGiants safety Kenny Phillips is out for the year, but the team is optimistic he'll be able to contribute in future seasons.When Giants safety Kenny Phillips was placed on injured reserve with a left knee injury this afternoon, the diagnosis the team revealed was patellofemoral arthritis -- a condition in which the the cartilage has worn down behind the kneecap, where it sits against the femur.

Since that is a joint that carries a lot of stress, it is a challenging condition for a football player and can result in lingering pain and discomfort. But the long-term prospects of playing with the condition vary widely depending on its severity in a player, which can only be determined by the doctors who examined him.

http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2009/09/long-term_prospects_for_ny_gia.html

[PanthersFanNY]

It's too bad. He is a guy a lot of us wanted to draft a couple of years ago. Seemed like a good kid and this has to be tough for him. Coughlin said that when he was told he "looked like he lost his best friend."

[thejimmy]

Wow. that's awful. His career is probably over.