EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Giants quarterback Eli Manning took some snaps, made a few handoffs and tossed lightly in testing his bruised right shoulder yesterday.

Manning did not practice and coach Tom Coughlin gave no indication whether he would play Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.

“I am encouraged by his progress,” Coughlin said. “He is less sore than he was the day before, that kind of thing. The swelling is way down. So I’m encouraged by that.”

Manning was not available for comment in the locker room after practice.

Backup QB Jared Lorenzen took snaps with the first team, and would make his first career start Sunday if Manning can’t play.

“If I were a betting man I would say he would play,” Lorenzen said of Manning, who returned and threw a touchdown pass after he was hurt in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 45–35 loss to Dallas. “He’s a tough guy. He showed a lot of grit out there last week.”

Manning has started the last 42 regular season and playoff games for New York.

Coughlin said Manning’s status is day-to-day.

“We’ll take everything into consideration, realize that he wants to play and is extremely competitive, and at the right time, we’ll make the proper call,” Coughlin said.

Coughlin refused to set a deadline for Manning, who completed 28-of-41 passes for 312 yards and four touchdowns in last week’s loss.

“We’ll give him every opportunity,” Coughlin said.

On another front, Coughlin said he was encouraged by the injury report on defensive end Osi Umenyiora, who hurt a knee in the first quarter against Dallas. He also is listed as day-today.

Meanwhile, halfback Brandon Jacobs will be out up to a month with a knee injury.

Kicker Lawrence Tynes did not practice yesteray because of a calf injury. He is expected to kick today. Coughlin said that free agent Josh Huston, who was barely beat out by Tynes in training camp, would be among his top choices if New York needed a new kicker this weekend.

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Chad Pennington stepped to the podium, showing little sign of a limp, and declared himself ready for practice.

“I’ll be out there,” the Jets quarterback said Wednesday. “As far as reps and things like that, I have no idea what the coaches have in mind. I’ll be ready to do whatever they ask me to do.”

Whether that includes playing against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday remains to be seen, but Pennington is preparing as if he’ll be out on the field despite his injured right ankle.

“It’s just a day-to-day process and I’m working extremely hard around the clock to do everything I can to prepare myself to play,” Pennington said. “I’m just taking it day by day and seeing how much progress I make each day.”