New York Daily News

There’s still no sign Beckham will be ready

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ODELL Beckham Jr. walked through the locker room with pep in his step on Wednesday, but until the Giants hit the practice field on Thursday there won’t be any sign of whether he’ll play in Monday night’s home opener against the Detroit Lions in Week 2.

Eli Manning said as much when he admitted he hadn’t expected Beckham to play in last Sunday night’s 19-3 loss in Dallas — despite Beckham’s pre-game warm up — because the receiver hadn’t practiced since spraining his left ankle on Aug. 21.

“We’ll see tomorrow if he’s out there practicing some and just take it day-by-day and see what’s going on,” Manning said. “I’m not sure.”

WHAT A KICK

There was one Giant who actually had reason to smile after Sunday: kicker Aldrick Rosas.

The 22-year-old’s girlfriend, Tiffany Lopez, gave birth to his daughter — Karsyn Rosas — early Sunday morning in California before he made NFL debut.

“It was pretty special to have my child on my first NFL game,” Rosas said. “Two dreams come true.”

Rosas said the plan was to have Lopez go into an induced labor on his Monday so he can be present for the birth,

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