Giants center Shaun O'Hara underwent surgery to clean out his left ankle and Achilles this week as scheduled, according to a team source. This is the second procedure O'Hara has undergone this offseason. He had a couple of screws placed in his right foot in January to stabilize a joint so a ligament can heal after he suffered from a Lisfranc injury last season.

The Giants, Jets, Panthers and Bills have made changes to their season-ticket plans this year to account for the lockout. The biggest step was taken by the Giants, who are not requiring renewals until the labor stoppage ends. According to a survey of all 32 teams by The Associated Press, 17 teams aren't changing ticket prices, nine are raising them, four are decreasing them -- and two are both raising and decreasing, depending on seat location. The Giants aren't raising ticket prices, while the Jets are having a 2.3 percent average increase.

A friend of the family says Giants quarterback Eli Manning's wife gave birth to a daughter on Monday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the person is not authorized to speak for Eli or Abby Manning.

Giants president and CEO John Mara says he's trying to remain positive even though he isn't sure whether the impasse between the NFL and its players will ultimately interrupt the 2011 season. "There is no guarantee that it [the season] is not going to be affected but I remain optimistic because I believe that we can make a deal that is fair for both sides," Mara told Ryan Ruocco and Robin Lundberg on ESPN 1050. "I don't think the players are interested in missing games and missing paychecks. Certainly the owners don't want to see that happen. I think as we get through the summer and closer to training camp, it would be hard for me to believe that we are not able to sit down and negotiate a fair deal because there is enough money out there for everyone. It is just a matter of how it is allocated."

The unique structure of Osi Umenyiora's contract has led the Giants defensive end to be included in the NFLPA's lockout lawsuit against the NFL. "The union picked the guys," a source said. "And every one of them was picked for a reason." A source claims Umenyiora was added as one of the four plaintiffs with current contracts because of the bonus-heavy structure of his six-year, $41 million deal, When he signed the deal in 2005, it was the largest ever given to a player in his third NFL season.

Thomas McGaughey, the assistant special teams coach under Tom Quinn since 2007, has accepted a job with LSU as the program's special teams/defensive line coach, the Giants confirmed. A former safety, McGaughey also served as an assistant special teams coach with the Broncos from 2005-06. Giants coach Tom Coughlin is sticking with Quinn despite the team's finishing 31st in the league in kick returns and tied for last in punt returns.

The Steelers have emerged as a potential landing spot for Tiki Barber, according to two sources. are not going to impede Barber's attempt to find a new team and are likely to give permission to Barber and his agent, Mark Lepselter, to start the process of drumming up interest -- without any tampering fears by other teams -- while the CBA negotiations are ongoing.

Former Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce has been highly critical of old teammate Tiki Barber. After four years out of football, Barber wants to return to the field. "Tiki Barber the football player . . . great player, will be very productive in certain situations," Pierce said. "Third down, maybe to help out a young quarterback and some young running backs, depend on who it is. "Tiki Barber the person? The leader? The person in that locker room? He?s not going to do anything for your team. Now if that?s the guy you think you?re bringing in, you might want to look in another direction, because from personal experience, he didn?t do anything to help the Giants the last year, especially 2006 when he decided to retire in the middle of season, and then months later kind of questioned our quarterback and our head coach at the time, Coach Coughlin. That?s my problem with Tiki Barber, but the guy can play. Can he do it four years later? I don?t think he can."

If Tiki Barber does come out of retirement, he is property of the Giants. They are the last team he was under contract with and they can opt to keep him or release him.

Tiki Barber has filed papers to come out of retirement and try to revive his NFL career, according to the running back's agent. Barber, who turns 36 in April, hasn't played since the 2006 season with the Giants. Tiki's brother, Ronde, recently signed a one-year deal for his 15th season with the Buccaneers. "After seeing my brother still have fun at our age, it reignited the fire," Tiki Barber told FOXSports.com. "I'm really looking forward to the challenge of seeing if I can get back to the level of where I was. I started working out again recently. It kind of shocked myself. I still had a lot of the strength I had before. I'm really looking forward to making a return."