Eli Manning will start for the New York Giants in tonight's game in Carolina, but that doesn't necessarily mean the first pick in the NFL draft has beaten out Kurt Warner for the team's starting quarterback job.
"It's a rotation that I planned to do all along," coach Tom Coughlin said. "It's Eli's turn. Eli will go. He'll start. Last week was Kurt. This week it's Eli."
Warner, signed by the Giants after being released by St. Louis, started the Giants' first game, a 34-24 win over Kansas City last Friday.
"The decision coming in was that they were going to compete for the job," Coughlin said. "Therefore, we were going to give both of them the opportunity to start, and this week is Eli's opportunity."
Colts
Indianapolis got a scare Tuesday when Marvin Harrison took a big hit. The five-time Pro Bowl selection and NFL's single-season reception record holder caught a ball over the middle and got caught between Anthony Floyd and Joseph Jefferson. When Harrison got up, he flexed his right arm a few times and took a few plays off. He returned to practice after a brief break.
The Colts lost starting safety Idrees Bashir with injured ribs after he collided with tight end Dallas Clark. Coach Tony Dungy was uncertain how much time Bashir would miss.
Redskins
Washington cut Ifeanyi Ohalete, who started 15 games at strong safety last season.
Ohalete was beaten for a 68-yard touchdown pass in a 23-20 overtime loss to Carolina on Saturday. He already had lost his starting job when the Redskins drafted Sean Taylor with the fifth overall pick in April's draft and shifted Matt Bowen to safety.
Cowboys
Coach Bill Parcells said quarterback Vinny Testaverde will start Saturday night's preseason game at Oakland. But instead of trying to play both Drew Henson and Tony Romo after that, Parcells may use one of them this week and the other in the next game. He didn't indicate who would play after Testaverde this week.
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