Fox analyst defends himself after Giants star Malik Nabers’ claim: ‘Bad teammate’?
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Greg Olsen is responding to Malik Nabers’ criticism of his criticism.
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After the Giants beat the Eagles on Sunday, Nabers vented on social media.
He was upset about what Olsen — a Wayne native and Fox’s analyst for Giants-Eagles — supposedly said about his in-game behavior.
On Monday morning, Olsen tweeted this: “Since people are going to just make up quotes and put worlds [sic] in my mouth, here were my comments on Malik Nabers. At no point did we ever say he was a bad teammate.”
Olsen then linked to a clip from the game broadcast.
In the clip, Olsen said this: “I’ve played with a lot of really good wide receivers or a lot of really good players. There’s never been a great wide receiver who hasn’t demanded the ball. That kind of comes with the territory. There are a few exceptions, guys that are just a different personality and a different approach.
“But there is a very fine line between being demanding, being a competitor and all those great things — that’s great. It just can never cross that it feels like it takes away from the success of your teammates. So when your teammate catches a wide-open touchdown, you need to be the happiest guy on the field.”
Nabers displayed frustration during the game, as the Giants’ offense struggled — and Olsen noticed. That’s why Olsen said what he said.
After the game, Nabers posted this on Instagram: “Y’all be trying [to] create a narrative on me soo bad it’s actually crazy!! If you dnt like the way I play the game keep the camera off me!! SIMPLE!”
(Of course, that is a ridiculous notion.)
Nabers continued: “But @gregolsen88 callin me a bad teammates when every team I’ve been on, there’s NOBODY I’ve played with has said dat bout me is crazy! My face the same way if I’m havin a good game, bad, winning or losing. If it’s a problem, keep the camera off me [or] pray bout it! Simple.”
Again, the broadcast is never going to keep the camera off Nabers. Surely, he knows that.
While the Giants beat the Eagles 19-11 on Sunday and won in Philadelphia for the first time since 2013, Nabers was targeted eight times and had five catches for 43 yards. The Giants gained just 243 yards.
Earlier this season, Nabers did express frustration (during a game and during a press conference) about his lack of involvement in the offense. In the three games before Sunday, Nabers was targeted nine, 15 and 20 times. So offensive coordinator Matt Nagy was getting him more involved.
In the four games prior to Sunday, Nabers had 111, 165, 121 and 112 yards, with two touchdowns. In the season’s first three games, he had zero touchdowns, with 69, 1 and 26 yards.
Nabers’ comments about his lack of involvement came after he had seven targets and 112 yards in Week 4 against Arizona. One game later, he was targeted 20 times and had 121 yards against Washington.
This is also worth noting, amid Nabers’ less-than-stellar production Sunday in Philadelphia: Midway through the fourth quarter, he dropped what should’ve been a 20-yard touchdown pass, with the Giants up 13-8. They settled for a field goal and won anyway.
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