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Former Oregon Ducks superstar Kayvon Thibodeaux is heading to the New York Giants.
On Thursday night in the first round of the NFL draft, Thibodeaux was the No. 5 player taken off of the board, where the Giants took him.
It was thought that Thibodeaux, who was projected last summer to be potentially the first overall pick in the draft, might slide in the draft amidst a number of concerns about his work ethic and love for the game, but that obviously wasn’t the case with New York grabbing him off of the board as early as they could.
In New York, Thibodeaux will be put under an immediate spotlight as one of the premier players on the team. He made a name for himself while with the Ducks in Eugene, racking up 126 tackles, 35 tackles for loss, 19 total sacks, and three forced fumbles in his three years at Oregon.
Though the Giants were bullish enough on Thibodeaux to draft him with their first pick, the narratives about him brought up during the draft process will surely put his play under a microscope in his rookie season.
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