Aaron Ross reinjured his Hamstring last Thursday during afternoon practice with the Giants.

He will be sorely missed in the next few weeks as the Giants face a tough schedule with the Redskins, Panthers and Vikings. They will have to win at least two of those games to have a shot at the wildcard in the NFC.

The beleaguered New York Giants secondary may have to turn to one of its forgotten men against the Washington Redskins on Monday night: veteran Kevin Dockery.

Dockery, who has been somewhat in the doghouse this season, may get an unexpected start with the news Friday that Aaron Ross had reinjured his troublesome left hamstring.

Ross, who was not in the locker room after practice, hurt the hamstring Thursday afternoon and did not practice Friday.

“I’m concerned, yes,” said an obviously frustrated coach Tom Coughlin said.

Ross hurt the hamstring twice in training camp and missed the first nine weeks of the season. He made his first start last Sunday, playing safety instead of his usual cornerback spot against the Philadelphia Eagles.

After cornerback Corey Webster sprained his left knee against Philadelphia and was unable to practice, it seemed the Giants were going to move Ross back to cornerback, where he would join Terrell Thomas as the other starter, and that Michael Johnson would return as the starting safety.

However, Ross’ injury has the Giants scrambling again.

“It’s been tough, we’ve been having an uphill battle in the secondary all year, but I think we’ve done a great job of always adjusting and people stepping up, so I don’t think it will be any different this week,” Thomas said.

Thomas did not see how Ross was hurt on Thursday, noting he participated in the entire practice.

“I feel sorry for the man,” Thomas said. “He finally came back and was looking for a chance to get a couple more reps at cornerback and he has another step back. Hopefully, with a couple of days of rest, he’ll get back out there.”