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Inside the physical and mental toll of Malik Nabers’knee injury | ESPN.com
This knee injury was a new experience that drew Nabers into a scary, unexpected place. “Just my attitude,” Nabers said of why he lost himself. “Everybody didn’t know what my mindset was. Just at a loss for words. Didn’t really have a lot of words to say. Didn’t really have, I don’t know, I kind of was empty. Just didn’t know what the future holds, how I was going to respond, just with everything
that was going on. Everybody just didn’t know.”
There were days when his knee swelled, when it was stiff and didn’t bend. His progress, if it was outlined in a graph, might resemble the stock market during its most volatile month. This sent Nabers into a tailspin. He was fighting himself. “My mind was just all over the place. I didn’t really understand and didn’t really want to communicate well,” he said. “Just didn’t know how to communicate how I was feeling and how things were going because every day it was something new. … So I just didn’t know, I just didn’t really see a process. I didn’t really see progress from week to week.”
Brian Burns giving back
Former Super Bowl champion coach says Giants look like a ‘really urgent group’ | NJ.com
“I don’t know that John was ever lacking in intensity or energy, but I’ve certainly seen what he’s infused into that collective,” Tomlin said Wednesday on an NBC call with reporters. “It’s displayed not only in their play, but there was an image the other week of their sideline and how everyone was engaged. There were guys running with the runner along the sideline.
“I just think that speaks to what he’s done for them in terms of making them appreciate the urgency required to win and win consistently.”
How Arvell Reese quickly turned into unstoppable Giants ‘jackknife’ | New York Post
The name “Arvell” means “warrior” in French, “cried over” in Welsh and “Eagle Ruler” in Old Norse.
Well, Arvell Reese has played his entire rookie season like a warrior, the Cardinals and Titans have probably cried over not drafting him before he slipped to the Giants with the No. 5 pick, and his three sacks of Joe Milton last week certainly ruled the Eagles.
Revisiting the 2026 NFL Draft: Was Arvell Reese a luxury for Giants? Has Francis Mauigoa turned a corner? | CBSSports.com
There is a world where Reese is not the best prospect to come out of this draft class, but the odds of him being anything less than just a good player are slim to none. New York made the correct decision at No. 5 overall. He already looks like one of the better linebackers in the NFL and his value could rise even more if the team elects to utilize him more as a pass rusher.
If New York plans to move Mauigoa back to tackle, then the decision to take him at No. 10 overall was likely well-founded. If they intend to keep him at right guard, they would have been better served taking the player who had already spent considerable time there (Vega Ioane). The jury is out on his ceiling in the NFL, but Mauigoa quickly filled one of the five starting offensive line positions, which is valuable.
After the NFL trade deadline, how will Round 1 of the draft play out? | The Athletic
18. New York Giants: Kade Pieper, G/C, Iowa. The best interior offensive lineman in the draft, Pieper plays guard at Iowa but is expected to be an NFL center. He is quick, smart and one of the class’ strongest players, pound-for-pound.
Former Giants coach Tom Coughlin keeping busy in retirement by watching his 12 grandkids play sports | Newsday.com
Tom Coughlin hasn’t coached from an NFL sideline in over a decade now but there are still things that drive the 80-year-old crazy cranky and make that familiar face boil red when he watches games. Coughlin has been traveling from his home in Florida to see his 12 grandchildren play sports around the country.
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