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It should come as no real surprise to fantasy football owners in light of recent developments and reporting, but David Wilson has been advised to retire from football by the Giants' team physician. The Giants shut down Wilson for the season, saying they will place him on injured reserve as a result of the neck injury that he sustained last week in training camp.

"I don't want anybody to feel sorry for me, or pity me," Wilson said. "I lived my dream. A lot of people only get to dream their dream. I lived that dream. Now I have a chance to dream another dream and live that, too."

Wilson had spinal fusion surgery in January to repair a disk problem and wasn't cleared for contact until July 21. He practiced with the Giants for the first week of training camp, but he left the field Tuesday after a collision in practice with guard Eric Herman, and he was diagnosed with a burner.

As ESPN.com reminded readers, the Giants sent Wilson to the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York for tests Tuesday night. Wednesday, they announced that he would sit out the remainder of last week's practices and Sunday night's preseason game.

"David has diffuse cervical stenosis. He had a disk removed and a fusion in January. In light of last week's episode of symptoms, sensory and motor, [Dr.] Frank [Camissa Jr., who performed Wilson's surgery] and I both told David he should not play football any more," team physician Dr. Russell Warren said in a statement.

"We let David know that by playing, he would be putting himself at risk for more episodes like last week or perhaps something more serious. "

Wilson said in the statement that he was "thankful that I can literally walk away from the game and that I am healthy and capable of doing the same things I have done all my life, except play football."

The Giants had said they would be thrilled if Wilson returned, but they also said all offseason that they'd be prepared in case he couldn't play again.

The team signed Rashad Jennings and Peyton Hillis in free agency and drafted Boston College star Andre Williams in the fourth round. Michael Cox, a seventh-round pick in the 2013 draft, also returns.

Williams had seven carries for 48 yards and scored on a 3-yard run in the Giants' 17-13 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night in the preseason-opening Hall of Fame Game.