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          Rueben Randle injures hamstring but says he was ready to return

          Rueben Randle said his hamstring injury is not serious and he was ready to return on the final drive of the game. AP Photo/Seth Wenig
          • Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterOct 12, 2015, 07:30 AM ET
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          EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. –- All eyes were on Odell Beckham Jr. and his tweaked hamstring until he had some company on the sideline.

          Wide receiver Rueben Randle also injured his hamstring in the fourth quarter of the New York Giants' 30-27 comeback victory against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday night.

          Even though Randle looked extremely frustrated on the sideline while out, the receiver said he was actually going to re-enter the game if the Giants hadn’t scored when they did with 21 seconds remaining on Larry Donnell's catch.

          Eli Manning marched the team 82 yards in eight plays without Randle on the final drive. And he had Beckham only on the final four plays due to the hamstring injury.

          Randle, who finished with five receptions for 42 yards, said there's no reason to be alarmed for his injury.

          “It’s fine,” Randle said of his hamstring. “It’s not bad. Actually I was going to come back into the game until Larry scored that touchdown. Just going to take a couple of days and I will be fine.”

          The Giants next play on Monday night against the Philadelphia Eagles so the extra day will do the team a lot of good.

          Offensive lineman Justin Pugh also tweaked his ankle on the final drive of the game and went to the sideline with 30 seconds remaining.

          Even though he missed the final two plays, Pugh says he will be fine.

          “If there was no timeout I wasn’t going to come off,” Pugh said of when he exited. “I tweaked my ankle. I am going to be fine. I feel good.”