Asked building security about the black cat on the field: Apparently there are some resident stray cats at MetLife— they usually come out after the game, people feed them, etc. They live in the bleachers, I’m told this one must have gotten startled out by fan noise
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Dave Gettleman on the mask: “I’ve got a young IT fellow in here with me and we’re social distancing, and part of it’s the mask. I’m fine”
Gettleman is in remission from lymphoma, so naturally the Giants GM is extra cautious amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
Aaron Rodgers and
@saquon
traded jerseys after today’s game. The Packers QB had high praise for Barkley, “You have continued greatness in your future! Love the way you play and carry yourself”
Logan Ryan says a Giants trainer could have just saved his wife's life. She had stomach pains late Monday night, and told of the symptoms, Justin Maher pressed her to go to the ER. Turned out she had an ectopic pregnancy and it was nearing a burst, she went into emergency surgery
Buck Allen says his son drove him to get back to the NFL this season. Says his son is getting old enough to understand the game, and he wants him to be able to watch and say “there go my dad!”
Logan Ryan says
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DC Patrick Graham is outworking everybody, not afraid to ask for his players' input and feedback, "he's up in the lab 24/7 drawing up defenses, giving us ways to win."
Daniel Jones was asked about a report that he put on 10lbs of muscle, smiles, “I’m a little bit heavier, a little bit stronger, maybe a little bit faster, but ten pounds might be an exaggeration!”
**He’s wearing a shirt that says “Lifter of the week” on the back
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Giants QB Daniel Jones was asked about hearing he’s playing the best football of his career, responds with his classic humility, “I probably am playing better than I have in years past but that’s the goal, to improve every year”
Evan Engram at the podium talking about his respect for
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coach Joe Judge, “The standard he’s created, the culture for this team… You strap up your helmet and go to war for a coach like that”
Kadarius Toney calls this experience special, "eye opening, too... I really can't describe the feeling I felt when my phone started ringing." Gets choked up, joyfully talking about watching NFL football as a kid and now joining a team that "Eli Manning was there!"
TE Darren Waller talking about getting together with Daniel Jones and
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teammates in AZ, says it was 20+ guys in a huge house, eating food, playing games, throwing in the back yard and getting a head start on what we’re learning out here but also the relationship building
UDFA WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton says he’s not focused on proving people wrong for not drafting him, “It’s more about proving the
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coaching staff right. They took a chance on me”
Joe Judge wearing a Marine hat at postgame presser, an effort to honor soldiers who died in Afghanistan, “I get pictures all the time of people wearing our hats overseas… Great that they’re rooting for our team… I think it’s important to remember we’re all on the same team”
Joe Judge called Sterling Shepard after the
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drafted Kadarius Toney to reassure him they weren't replacing him. Shep says he saw it as adding another playmaker to the room, "I respected the call, grown man to grown man I felt like that was the right way to go about it."
Shurmur on the Giants night of flip cup celebrations: “they’re grown men and they look after each other and they were celebrating a victory, they should have invited me!” *laughs*
Kayvon Thibodeaux meeting Evan Neal for the first time while on the local media conference call, “me and Evan gonna go to work… this is one of the greatest moments of my life”
In the second half today, the
@Giants
' Daniel Jones:
- threw for 250+ yards
- rushed for 50+ yards
- threw multiple TD passes
- rushed for a TD
- had no turnovers
No other QB in NFL history has done all of that in the second half of a game.
On a human note, it’s sad to see anyone lose a job. Also important to consider what a tough day it is for the talented coordinators, assistant coaches and their families.
According to
@PFF
, newly drafted Giants RB Tyrone Tracy's 23.1% explosive run rate is the best in this year’s class and 97th percentile among all prospects since 2018.
Corey Ballentine said he barely slept Thursday night after making his NFL debut and being able to make a play on the ball, says he called his mom to reflect on all of the he’s been through
Eli Manning says he spoke with Odell this week about everything he’s going through, “he knows he needs to get back to playing football, playing good football and doing the things that he’s been able to do over the last couple of years, and that’s making plays”
Logan Ryan says there's nobody who can simulate Lamar Jackson in practice, quips "If we had a Lamar Jackson to simulate we should probably play him on offense... you know, in the game... he'd be pretty good"
Giants select Penn State OLB Cam Brown at 183
Brown produced 199 tackles — 15 for loss — and 5 sacks with four forced fumbles in 51 career college contests
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DC Wink Martindale on Texans rookie RB Dameon Pierce: “I don’t know who said something to him or did something to him to make him so angry… but that might be the angriest runner in the league”
Kadarius Toney lights up talking about the fact that Daboll played his music in practice, says he didn’t know it was going to happen but “it kinda had me hyped up!”