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Giants might call on rookie linebackers

Jacquian Williams #57 of the New York Giants

Photo credit: Getty Images | Jacquian Williams #57 of the New York Giants in action against the Buffalo Bills. (Oct. 16, 2011)

This is sometimes the point in the season when the term "rookie wall" starts to pop up. First-year players feel the mental and physical effects of having played football nonstop for almost four months and they begin to have breakdowns.

But at some point in the coming weeks, that phrase could mean something altogether different for the Giants. There is a chance that in an upcoming game -- perhaps...

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