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Manning expects to miss the next six weeks, which from a fantasy football perspective, isn't insignificant.

The procedure, a debridement of the ankle, will be performed by foot and ankle specialist Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, N.C.

Manning suffered a high left ankle sprain in the Giants’ 2013 season finale against Washington and had been rehabbing the injury since.

“I went through the recovery and rehab after suffering the sprain,” said Manning. “I was still experiencing some discomfort as I began my normal offseason preparation, and after consultation, we felt the right thing was to have Dr. Anderson clean out the ankle. The doc tells me I should be running in about six weeks. I’m looking forward to the start of the offseason program on the 21st.

"I will be in the weight room and in the meeting rooms so we can all learn the new offense. I got some good work in this week at Duke, and I think it’s smart to get this procedure done now so the ankle isn’t an ongoing issue. I’m eager to get to work with our new offensive coaches and system.”

The Giants’ offseason program starts on Monday, April 21 with two weeks of strength and conditioning and rehabilitation. They will then hold OTA’s May 28-30, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-10, June 12-13, and a mandatory minicamp June 17-19.

As Giants.com's Michael Eisen noted, the new coaches on the offensive side of the ball are coordinator Ben McAdoo, quarterbacks coach Danny Langsdorf and running backs coach Craig Johnson.

Sean Ryan and Kevin M. Gilbride have new assignments this season as Ryan will coach the wide receivers and Gilbride will oversee the tight ends. Ryan had served as quarterbacks coach and Gilbride the wide receivers coach the previous two seasons.

Also worth noting, an issue that's been raised in discussions of Manning's struggles last season was a lack of offseason work with Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks. Both men elected not to attend OTAs and other workouts. Cruz has openly suggested the lack of time spent working as a unit was a problem once the season started.

While the offensive line was also a limiting factor, Manning was sacked a career-worst 39 time, it's not a reach to believe the fact Manning threw 27 interceptions against only 18 touchdowns might have been a function of the offseason time not spent working with his top two receivers.

So with new coaches, the departure of Nicks, addition of former Giant Mario Manningham and the hoped for rise of young talent like Rueben Randle and Jerrel Jernigan, Manning missing time this offseason has to be of at least some concern to all of us.

I'll be following up as needed.