Two players coming off serious knee injuries will suit up for the Giants in Saturday’s preseason game against the Steelers.

Giants coach Tom Coughlin said safety Kenny Phillips and linebacker Keith Bulluck will both play. For both, it’s the first live action since suffering season-ending knee injuries in 2009.

The news regarding Phillips is particularly encouraging. In June there were reports that the Giants weren’t expecting to get Phillips back to full speed. But Coughlin said the coaches, the doctors and Phillips are all agreed that he’s ready to go.

“Just the fact he was out there working and he hadn’t suffered any setbacks,” Coughlin said of Phillips. “The leg was stronger, he wanted to keep doing more and the doctors agreed.”