Brian Burns , the New York Giants’ disruptive edge rusher who leads the NFL in sacks , said he expects to play Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles despite a hip issue that left him listed as questionable on the final injury report , via NFL insider Ian Rapoport.

Burns, who has nine sacks this season, has terrorized opponents and given the Giants a consistent game-wrecker off the edge. His presence matters more than ever with the Giants trying to sustain pressure without surrendering much in the pass rush rotation. New York will welcome any chance to get its best defender on the field against an Eagles offensive line that’s battled injuries of its own.

Burns practiced this week and repeatedly downplayed the injury in media availability, telling reporters he planned to play. Th

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