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New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones came under consistent fire against the Washington Football Team on Thursday night, being hit seven times and sacked four.
But even on his own sideline, Jones couldn’t escape the heat.
Following a James Bradberry interception in the fourth quarter, the Giants had the opportunity to put the game away. Instead, they ran three vanilla plays, took almost no time off the clock and eventually had to settle for a Graham Gano field goal — his fifth of the night.
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One of those vanilla plays went to wide receiver Kenny Golladay, who failed to separate on the outside and had a comebacker knocked out of his hands.
As Gano lined up for the field goal, NFL Network cameras panned toward the Giants’ sideline where Golladay was seen dressing down Jones. The heated discussion lasted only a few seconds and ended after the offensive captain appeared to tell his receiver to “sit down.”
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— Bobby Skinner (@BobbySkinner_) September 17, 2021
After the game, Jones, who seemed visibly uncomfortable, downplayed the dispute.
“I think he was frustrated with the situation, but I don’t think it was to me or anyone in particular. We’re all good. I love Kenny, I thought he played hard and did a lot of good things out there,” Jones told reporters. “I’ve got to do a better job of finding him in some places and we’ll work through it.”
Jones admits that part of Golladay’s frustration was wanting the ball more throughout the game and in that situation. The high-priced free agent finished the game with just three catches on eight targets for 38 yards.
“Yeah, I think that is part of it. You certainly want the receivers that want the ball, so we’ll keep working through that,” Jones added. “I think there are lots of ways to communicate and we’ll work through it. I think there are a lot of emotions to the game and I certainly understand that. Me and Kenny have a great relationship and I know we can communicate and do what we need to do there. I appreciate his passion and emotion.
“I will say again, he wasn’t showing me up individually. It is part of the game. He is emotional, wants to win and we all do. I respect that. . . we talked and everything is good.”
Head coach Joe Judge also downplayed the spat between two of his offensive stars, claiming they hugged it out in the locker room and nothing more should be made of it.
“I just saw them hugging in the locker room,” Judge said, claiming he was previously unaware of the incident.
Fellow wide receiver Sterling Shepard insisted the exchange was no big deal and not entirely uncommon.
“I think you guys have that all mixed up. Kenny was just heated at the situation. We needed some big plays and he was heated at the situation,” Shepard said. “We all love each other. That’s what happens in this game, your emotions get into it and you say what you’ve got to say and you move on. We all love each other, we dap it up at the end of the day, give each other a hug and keep on pushing. That is the way that stuff goes.”
The situation is not as insignificant as the Giants would have you believe and if they don’t start winning soon, this entire thing will come unglued.
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