Giants: We didn't try to injure Vick

Despite Michael Vick's complaints that the officials did not protect him from several hits he believed were illegal Sunday, the Giants Monday said they saw nothing wrong with how they manhandled the Eagles' quarterback.

"I didn't think there was anything wrong with the hit when it took place, and I didn't think there was anything wrong with the hit after looking at it again [Monday]," said Chris Canty, whose pop on Vick knocked him out of the game with what was believed to be a broken right hand but Monday was clarified as only a contusion. "It's unfortunate that he got injured. We're not out there trying to injure anybody."

After the Eagles' loss Sunday, Vick said he "doesn't get the 15-yard flag like everyone else" when he is hit by a defender. Monday, he told ESPN he regrets those comments.

"I was kind of out of character and being too candid in that aspect," he said. "You won't hear me complaining about that no more."

Mathias Kiwanuka said Vick is blaming the wrong people if he's looking at the officials.

"He has a case with his team," Kiwanuka said, taking a swipe at the Eagles' offensive line protection. "I think they have to figure out a way to get better schematics to deal with that."

Vick was sacked once and ran with the ball seven times. He also was drilled by Dave Tollefson after his pass was intercepted by Aaron Ross, a play Tollefson said was a legal hit.

"If he wasn't making a play on the ball, I know the rules and I'm not going to hit him," Tollefson said. "It's that thin line where you have to be careful on that . . . I would have hit any other guy in green just as hard as I hit him, I promise you that."

It's unclear how much time, if any, Vick will miss because of his hand injury.

Kiwanuka said Vick's ability to run with the football forces defenses -- and officials -- to treat him differently from other pure pocket passers.

"I understand his frustration," Kiwanuka said. "Nobody wants to get hit that many times. I just feel like if you're going to be the kind of guy who's going to be able to tuck the ball and run, once you put the ball away, they can't protect you as a quarterback anymore."