EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — When New York Giants linebacker Jon Beason left MetLife Stadium following last Sunday’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals with his right foot encased in a walking boot, things looked grim for the defensive co-captain’s immediate future.

Four days later, things might just be looking up for the 29-year-old, whose status was initially announced by the team as being an aggravation of his previous toe injury suffered on June 12 during an OTA workout.

“It’s feeling better, surprisingly better, I would say,” he said. “In the game I stepped on someone’s foot and I felt a pop. It scared me right away, we went and got some pictures, but it’s feeling a lot better right away, so it’s an indication that it’s probably just scar tissue moving.”

Speaking to reporters Thursday for the first time since aggravating the injury, which in June was diagnoses as a cracked sesamoid bone and a ligament tear, Beason said he went down when he stepped on someone’s foot.

Since aggravating the injury, he has been in and out of a boot as a precaution, and has not practiced or jogged, pending the outcome of his upcoming visit with Dr. James Anderson.

Still, Beason is optimistic that he didn’t set himself back.

“Based on how it feels, the fact that I can walk on it. When I first did it (in June), I couldn’t walk,” he said. “Sunday night, I felt like I could walk on it. And then Monday it felt a little better and then Tuesday it felt drastically better, which is good.”

Beason indicated that the images taken of his foot were inconclusive mainly because it was hard to discern what showed up on film.

“The images that we took on Monday are being compared to the images from June 12, which was injured more, so it’s hard to determine what’s scar tissue and what’s not,” he said. “The good thing is the images from Monday show scar tissue, which means there’s healing. How do you really compare? You have to really do a physical test on it.”

He’s optimistic that he’ll pass those tests.

“It feels a whole lot better, and when I say ‘a whole lot,’ not a little bit based on the way I felt Sunday. Sunday to Tuesday was huge. Now I kind of have to wait and see. Based on how I feel, I want to make sure everything is good and when it would be a good time to come back.”

To that end, Beason hasn’t ruled himself out of Sunday’s game against the Texans, even though a more logical scenario would see the Giants sitting him this weekend so that he could be ready for the divisional game the following Thursday at Washington, a game that will be played on a grass field.

If he gets the green light from Dr. Anderson, Beason promises to be ready.

“I feel like I could go out there and take care of business,” Beason said. “I’m active in the meetings and I know the game plan. I’m still studying it and preparing as though I’m going to play on Sunday.”

–P Steve Weatherford (ankle) worked for part of Thursday’s practice. Weatherford remains the only punter on the Giants roster and is not expected to miss Sunday’s game.

–LB Devon Kennard (hamstring) did not practice on Thursday, but he did make an appearance outside, his first since his injury occurred, to work on the side with a trainer.

–WR Odell Beckham Jr. (hamstring) continues to work on the side doing agility drills and jogging.