What about Bob?

It's not a ligament, it's a torn lateral meniscus. The Giants just put it out in a press release.

Tom Coughlin had said afterward last night's game against the Jets that doctors had found no ligament damage. That meant cartilage was the most likely problem.

Umenyiora had an arthroscopic surgery in college in the same knee to address a cartilage problem.

I don't want to press any panic buttons here, but in some ways it's better to suffer a ligament tear than the cartilage situation. That's what ultimately ended Curtis Martin's career, and it's a condition that often leads to arthritis when the meniscus is damaged.

Best case scenario: Umenyiora undergoes the surgery on Tuesday, and doctors successfully repair the meniscus without long-term damage. Worst case scenario? Hey, Giants fans have enough to worry about now. There's plenty of time to discuss.

(UPDATE: Just got off a conference call with Tom Coughlin, who said he was assured by team physician Dr. Russell Warren that the meniscus repair would allow Umenyiora to resume normal function with his knee ... you can exhale now, Giants fans.)