EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Cornerback Prince Amukamara, one of the Giants’ best defenders this season, will be sidelined for the next two to four weeks with a partly torn pectoral muscle, Coach Tom Coughlin said Thursday.
Amukamara injured his chest during Sunday’s victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Jayron Hosley, a four-year veteran, will replace Amukamara.
When Hosley filled in for starting cornerbacks in previous seasons, he struggled to cover the top receivers. But Hosley has fared much better this season when he filled in for the other starting cornerback, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.
“We won a game when Hosley started at cornerback,” Coughlin said.