New York Giants Dedicate 30-27 Win vs. San Francisco 49ers to Ailing Teammate

October 12, 2015   ·   Patricia Traina   ·   Jump to comments

On a night when the New York Giants were honoring four new inductees into the team’s Ring of Honor, the current 53-man roster had a special plan of its own to honor yet another member of the franchise’s family.
That member is tight end Daniel Fells, a 32-year-old journeyman placed on season-ending injured reserve last week after being diagnosed with a MRSA infection.
According to a report by NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, Fells contracted the deadly staph strain when he had a cortisone injection to help expedite his ailing ankle and toe, an act of selflessness in which Fells put his body at risk in order to try to help his team work its way out of an 0-2 start.
The outcome, as is known now, wasn’t good. Fells, who played in Week 3 despite his gimpy ankle, had hoped to make it back for the Week 4 game against the Buffalo Bills, only to have the infection pop up.
Hospitalized since Oct. 2, Fells, whom Rapoport also reported was in danger o...

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