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New York Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell would not confirm or deny accusations made by one of his former players, Bryan Kehl, that he coaches his players to fake injuries.

“I can’t say I’ve ever done that and I can’t say that I haven’t done that,” Fewell said Thursday. “I know that the young man (Giants safety Deon Grant) was down and I was glad that he got up, and he was able to play. If the guy can’t play to his full potential and he was hurt, then he was hurt. But I can’t say I did and I can’t say I’ve never done that. So I’m not gonna go back and forth about it.”

Kehl, who now plays for the St. Louis Rams, made his accusations to 101sports.com, the website for the ESPN Radio Affiliate in St. Louis.

“Perry Fewell coaches that,” Kehl said. “He’s their DC (defensive coordinator). He coaches that.”

Asked if he thought Kehl’s accusations were an attack on his integrity, Fewell replied, “I’m not gonna respond.”

Grant, one of the players accused of faking, called his former teammate a liar.

“That’s a lie. That’s a lie,” Grant said after Giants practice on Thursday. “Perry never said that a day in his meetings since I’ve been here. And Kehl’s been here as long as I have with Perry Fewell.”

Asked why Kehl would say something like that, Grant replied, “Because I guess he’s not here no more. He feels like they did him wrong.”

Kehl played one game for the Giants last season — Fewell’s first with the team — before being waived and signing with the Rams.

The Giants were accused by the Rams of feigning injuries during the first quarter of Monday night’s 28-16 New York win to slow down the St. Louis offense.

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