The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... According to ESPN's Josina Anderson, Giants doctors are shutting down Wilson due to the neck injury that he sustained last year and most recently re-injured in camp. There is a belief that the injury could be career ending.

Diehards Line: Neither the immediate shutdown and the possibility the injury could be career-ending come as a great surprise. The Giants are pretty well stocked at the position with Rashad Jennings and rookie Andre Williams leading the way. Peyton Hillis and Michael Cox will provide depth. But if Wilson isn't on board, the team will lack the kind of explosive threat capable of threatening defenses as a change of pace to the rest of the more powerful cast. ... Stay tuned. We'll be following up.