NFL-National Football League roundup

Oct. 18 (The Sports Xchange) - New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was with the team in Philadelphia, perhaps an indication he is planning to play in the NFC East division game on "Monday Night Football." Beckham hurt his hamstring last Sunday in a victory over the San Francisco 49ers and did not practice this week. Coach Tom Coughlin said the Giants would decide around game time whether Beckham could play. New York anticipates being without several players because of injury, including wide receiver Victor Cruz. The numbers are even more sparse in the secondary. Injuries inspired the promotion of cornerback Brandon McGee from the practice squad. He replaced tight end Jerome Cunningham, who was waived, on the 53-man roster. The Giants will play without right cornerback Prince Amukamara, who is expected to miss two-to-four games with a partially torn pectoral muscle, and nickel corner Trumaine McBride is listed as questionable because of a groin injury and an illness that forced him to miss one day of practice and left him limited in two others. - - - The Carolina Panthers were awakened early Sunday morning when a fire alarm was pulled at their hotel in Seattle ahead of the game against the Seahawks. The team said in a statement that alarms were pulled at approximately 5:40 a.m. PT, but only on the two floors of the hotel that Panthers players were staying on. The team said the players were able to return to their rooms at approximately 6 a.m. PT. "Obviously, this is an issue that directly affects our club. We will let the hotel and the league investigate," Panthers spokesman Steven Drummond said. The manager at the hotel told ESPN that an "investigation is still ongoing" to determine the cause of the incident. (Editing by Steve Keating.)