Jameel McClain had made up his mind before he even got to his feet.
Down on the turf with a stinger in a practice Aug. 5, the Giants linebacker was unfazed by his history with neck problems, the concerned faces of teammates, or the attention he was receiving from the team's medical staff.
"The funniest thing is most of them didn't even know what was going on because I was smiling the whole time," he said Sunday. "I was like 'Ahhh, I'll be back.' I was laughing it off the whole time and they're like: 'Just sit there, just sit there.