Justin Tuck has revealed that he expects to play during the New York Giants' pre-season game against the Indianapolis Colts later this week.

The defensive end has been missing from practice with a back injury, and did not feature during the side's 18-13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at the weekend.

The 30-year-old told the team's website: "I was impressed with just how we went out and played fast, and there really weren't a lot of mistakes. There were some – and that's obvious, but overall I thought we had a good first outing as a unit.

"I think watching them in the first game, you're always looking to see how you handle certain situations that you know are going to arise, different people doing a lot of different play-calling and things of that nature.

"I'm looking forward to it and doing more of it and getting more of a feel of how it will be implemented into our defense this year."

The Giants play the Colts on Sunday evening.