touchdowns, tied for the most in the NFL . Nicks said it was important to get in uniform and on the field against the 49ers, who have the league's top passing defense, if only to draw coverage away from Victor Cruz and Domenik Hixon and "try to keep those guys honest." No more of that Sunday, though. Friday was Nicks' third straight day of at least some practice work, the first time he's done that in a month. "Every day he comes back out and he tells me he feels good about it and so he gets probably half the reps," coach Tom Coughlin said. "So he's excited and anxious and hopefully it will be consistent -- physically, there will be no setbacks." Notes & quotes: RB Ahmad Bradshaw (hand/hamstring) did not practice Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game. Bradshaw tweeted to " Giants and fantasy (football) fans" Friday afternoon that he plans to play Sunday. LB Michael Boley (hip) was limited in Friday's practice and also is questionable. DT Rocky Bernard (quad), LB Jacquian Williams (knee) and S Kenny Phillips (knee) are out against the Redskins . . . DT Chris Canty continued to work this week and says he's ready to come off the physically unable to perform list; the Giants have until 4 p.m. Saturday to add Canty to the roster and remove another player, possibly RB Da'Rel Scott (knee surgery), to make room. "We'll see," Coughlin said of Canty . . . Redskins