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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Damon Snacks Harrison is still working out the intricacies of making the trip to the New York Giants training facilities at the Meadowlands instead of the much-shorter drive to the Jets headquarters in Florham Park.The teams fields are located 30 minutes apart in northern New Jersey, and it can be daunting figuring out which roads make the drive quicker.Being on the field playing football is a lot more fun, and thats where Harrison was on Tuesday as the Giants donned shoulder pads for the first time since opening training camp last week.Harrison, who signed a $46 million free-agent contract in the offseason, missed the first three practices after being put on the physically-unable-to-perform list with a swollen knee. The extra rest worked, and the big run-stuffer was taken off PUP Tuesday.The hard part was limiting himself.We had to yank him out of some drills, he was chomping at the bit to get going, coach Ben McAdoo said. Jumped right back in there, seems to be in pretty good shape.Harrison isnt concerned about his left knee. He had surgery in 2010 to repair a meniscus and he has barely missed any practice in recent years. Getting ready for camp and switching from a grass surface to turf caused the swelling.It also subjected him to some grief from fellow linemen Johnathan Hankins and Jason Pierre-Paul, who teased him about missing practice and his decision to have a green Italian ice during a break Tuesday.If there was a positive, Harrison said his knee felt as good as it has in the past two years.The Giants need a healthy Harrison. They are trying to repair a defense that finished last in the league in defense, including 24th against the run.Harrison and Hankins can control the middle and that should allow Pierre-Paul and Olivier Vernon to go after the quarterback.The adjustment will be learning about the guys playing next to him and communicating with them. The football is football.To me, thats the toughest part, Harrison said. Its not learning the play book, its not getting used to a new team and new areas, its fitting in with the guys you have to play with because everybody has different personalities and you have to learn each guy individually, you cant treat the group the same. I have to give those guys credit, they welcomed me with open arms and made it easy.The Giants probably will keep an eye on Harrison for the next couple weeks and dial back his workload when necessary.Harrison seemed to enjoy his first practice with the Giants, even though he felt he was a little too slow. He had no problem with the new defense. It was like the Jets.As simple as I can put it, youre never wrong when you knock them back, Harrison said. Youre not reaching when you knock them back, youre not messing up on a play when you knock them back, so as long as Im knocking them back off the line, its the same thing.One of the happiest people to see Harrison was middle linebacker Jasper Brinkley.A guy like Snacks, he can keep those linemen off of you, Brinkley said. Its a benefit. Its a benefit to be able to run and float. Its like having Christmas every day.Game notesReceiver Odell Beckham Jr. did not practice because his lower leg was sore after being cleated on Sunday. ... McAdoo said LB J.T. Thomas (hamstring) and DT Jay Bromley (ankle) will need more time before coming off PUP. ... Second-year offensive lineman Bobby Hart is going to get a chance to challenge Marshall Newhouse for the RT job, McAdoo said. ... The Giants practice on Wednesday will be closed to the public.Cheap Jerseys From China .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. 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According the Toronto Star, a knee injury will keep Sundin out of the lineup, which includes former teammates Gary Roberts, Darcy Tucker, Tie Domi and Curtis Joseph.Although Houston Texans players and coach Bill OBrien have said they are treating the Week 11 Monday night game against the Oakland Raiders in Mexico City as a normal road game, the team did distribute a memo with what it called simple suggestions for players on the trip.In a memo sent out by the team, players are asked to stay in their hotel rooms, eat all meals in the team meal room, and not to order room service. It also says players should only drink and brush their teeth with bottled water and should not consume ice. The players were also instructed to leave expensive jewelry at home, to bring all prescription medicine in a labeled bottle and to not use any ATMs in Mexico.Mark Waller, the NFLs executive vice president of international, said the league was not aware of the Texans memo but also said individual teams are responsible for their own day-to-day activities.Waller stressed the NFL shares concerns regarding the players health and safety wherever they play. Waller said the game in Mexico was no different than any other international game. The NFL already has played three games this season in London.With the world we live in today, there are a lot of concerns everywhere, Waller said. Its a complicated world.The Raiders, a team spokesperson said, will eat at the team hotel with food provided by the establishment and the league will provide bottled water and Gatorade. The team has experience with international games, having played in London during the 2014 season.We understand some of the issues that are there, potentially, Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said. Thats been addressed. Well put our plan together and go down and compete. I know its going to be a great atmosphere. It sold out quickly. People are going to be excited to put on a good show down there. It shoulld be a heck of a game.ddddddddddddThe teams will fly charter planes into a private airport in Mexico City on Sunday and plan to fly out after the game Monday night. Waller said because it is a Monday night game, it makes for a shorter week. Thus, the league focused on getting the teams out as quickly as possible by using a private airport.OBrien said the memo was not unusual for organizations to distribute to its members who are traveling to other countries.Were taking our team to a unique, unfamiliar environment to play an NFL game where basically peak performance is a necessity, so its responsible for our organization to offer simple suggestions, OBrien said.The Texans also provided players with ways to improve hydration and ways to address the high altitude in Mexico City. Azteca Stadium is at 7,382 feet above sea level, 2,100 feet higher than Denver. When at home, Oakland plays at three feet above sea level; Houston at 65 feet.Raiders left tackle Donald Penn said some of his teammates have been using elevation training masks on the treadmill and in the weight room.The Texans memo included information on avoiding the negative effects of altitude and how to prevent altitude sickness -- stressing hydration.Texans left tackle Duane Brown said he wasnt concerned because he knows the Raiders will also be dealing with the same issues.Were on an equal playing field, Brown said. No ones more used to the altitude than the other team, so were all going out there with the same struggle, if there will be a struggle.Added Joseph: It really doesnt make a big difference. In Denver, it was the same thing. People talked about it, but I didnt feel anything. ' ' '