Future uncertain for NY Giants veterans Justin Tuck, David Diehl

One longtime Giant seemed unsure of his future, while another seemed set to ride off into the retirement sunset.

Neither David Diehl nor Justin Tuck knew exactly where their careers were headed after Sunday’s 20-6 win over the Washington Redskins, although they did seem to understand that change was in their future. Diehl hinted at retirement, practically giving a goodbye speech, while Tuck seemed to be hoping he’d played his way back into the Giants’ plans.

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Diehl said he would make a decision on his future in the next two weeks, but he also added that “I can’t see myself wearing another uniform. I’m a Giant through and through, and a lifetime member.”

The Giants seem unlikely to re-sign the free agent-to-be, and Diehl seemed to understand that Sunday.

“If this is it for me, I can walk away with my head held high and not look back without any regrets,” he said. “I’ve accomplished more than anybody can dream of. And to be able to be here with one team and one organization for 11 years... this has been my family for the last 11 years.”

Diehl added that he needs surgery on the same thumb that caused him to miss the start of the season, which is why, he said, he must wait to make a decision on his career.

Tuck had two sacks on Sunday and finished with 11, his best performance since 2010, and he indicated he’d like to return to the only NFL team he’s ever known. “I really don’t know. I really don’t,” he said. “If you tied my hands, I think I did the best I could do to warrant being back, I guess. But like I always say, time will tell. We’ll go into this and we’ll sit down and we’ll talk and we’ll figure it out.”

MAKING A BEA-LINE
LB Jon Beason, who was acquired from the Panthers on Oct. 4 for a seventh-round pick, then revitalized the defense, gushed about the Giants. “I would love to play here next season,” he said. “I feel at home. The guys have welcomed me. The organization, I like the way they run it. It’s business and it’s big-time. The expectations are through the roof. But at the end of the day, the way it went to you’re hear one day, the next day you’re a Giant. The guys they just made it easy on me.”

IN HIS CORNER
Corner Terrell Thomas, also a free agent, said that “this could be my last game as a Giant,” although he said he would like to return. The fact that the Giants allowed him to come back from three torn ACLs could factor into how he handles things this offseason.

“They were always here for me throughout the whole step from the owners to the GMs to the head coach, the head athletic trainer,” Thomas said. “Everybody welcomed me back and took care of me. I’m very humbled. Very proud of myself. I’m overjoyed.” ... WR Hakeem Nicks left the game with a sprained ankle in the first half. He finished the season with 896 receiving yards, the most in Giants history without a score. . . . Justin Pugh started all 16 games at right tackle, the first Giants’ first-round pick to start every game as a rookie since Lawrence Taylor in 1981.