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Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Abraham back at practice
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Falcons defensive end John Abraham practiced Wednesday for the first time since injuring his groin in the waning moments of a season-opening victory over Carolina, a game that he dominated.
Abraham, who revealed he has had three operations on his lower abdomen in his career, said he practiced after nearly a month of rehabilitation to provide a brief refresher before practice resumes next week. It’s a sign he plans to play in Atlanta Oct. 15 game against the New York Giants. The Falcons have a bye this week.
Abraham said no real diagnosis was provided about the type of groin injury he suffered. However, after a groin injury forced him to miss nine games in the 2003 season with the New York Jets, Abraham said he proceeded with caution.
If Abraham does return against the Giants — he did not guarantee he would — he would reassume his starting right end job, where he opened the season with two sacks, two forced fumbles and six tackles at Carolina. Patrick Kerney, who is coming off a three-sack game against Arizona, would return to left end.
