Just read today on BBI that negotiations are off and he'll return once this ankle injury is okay...so I guess being out isn't related to the contract. They need need him to start practicing.

There's no way the Giants can give Plax a big time extension when he isn't even practicing. They have to be sure his ankles are going to hold up. Until then, I think Reese is playing this fine.

Plax practiced for the first time in pads, good sign. As he continues to progress, contract talks will follow. The Giants are going about this cautiously.