The Giants left Philadelphia with a 19-11 win over the Eagles on Sunday, but Malik Nabers still found himself at the center of the conversation.
New York’s offense never really found a clean rhythm. The run game sputtered for most of the afternoon, and the passing attack had its own issues with J.J.
McCarthy missing part of the game because of a hip injury. As the frustration built, Nabers’ emotions were visible on the field, and Fox broadcaster Greg Olsen took notice.
Olsen questioned Nabers’ demeanor and body language during the broadcast, and Nabers made it clear afterward that he didn’t agree with that read at all. In an Instagram post after the win, Nabers fired back at the idea that he was being painted as a problem in the locker room.
"[Olsen] calling me a bad teammate when every team I’ve been on, there’s NOBODY I’ve played with has said dat bout me is crazy!"
"Yall be trying to create a narrative on me soo bad it’s actually crazy!!"
"f you [don’t] like the way I play the game keep the camera off me!!"
Nabers also said his face is "the same way" whether the Giants are winning or not.
Olsen was on the call with Joe Davis, and the discussion about Nabers’ body language came up during the game itself. Nabers, who won NFC Offensive Player of the Month in October, finished Sunday with five catches for 43 yards.
He now has 648 yards on the season, and with the Giants sitting on top of the NFC East, the spotlight on Nabers is not going anywhere anytime soon.
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