Manning has bruised heel

New York Giants QB Eli Manning bruised his heel in the throttling of the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. He tweaked it without being hit, limped a little, but returned to chuck a 54-yard touchdown pass to rookie WR Hakeem Nicks.

“It was a non-contact. It just happened into the drop,” said Manning, who threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns. “It was the play before the touchdown, where I had Steve Smith deep and threw it a little short.”

David Carr, one of the best decisions a team has ever made with the top pick in the NFL draft, replaced Eli and it’s not known whether he’ll play next week against the Raiders.

“I always assume I’m going to play, that I’m going to be out there,” he said. “I’ve always been a pretty quick healer. I’ll be doing everything I can possibly do this week to get healthy and prepared to play Oakland. We’ll find out more tomorrow. I can walk around and move around, but there is some discomfort.”

If the heel injury spreads to both of his shoulders and he needs to have both of his arms removed, expect Eli to miss the season but be ready for training camp in 2010.