FOXBOROUGH — Abdul Carter didn’t get the message the primary time, so the Giants benched him once more.
Joe Schoen’s No. 3 general choose in April’s NFL Draft sat out the whole first quarter of Monday night time’s recreation in opposition to the Patriots, marking his second benching initially of a recreation prior to now three weeks.
The Giants informed the ESPN nationwide broadcast mentioned that Carter’s benching was a “coach’s decision.” A report by Rivals.com mentioned Carter was benched as a result of he was late to a gathering, however there could have been extra to it.
The rookie go rusher beforehand was benched on Nov. 16 in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers as a result of he had slept via a walkthrough follow through the week. Interim head coach Mike Kafka solely benched Carter for a single drive in that recreation.
However on Monday, Kafka sat Carter down for a whole quarter. That sidelined him for the primary 16 defensive snaps of the sport.
Exterior linebackers coach Charlie Bullen was promoted to interim defensive coordinator this week after the firing of Shane Bowen. So this implies Carter dedicated his newest violation in the identical week his place coach was promoted.
The Giants truly had line of defense coaches Andre Patterson and Bryan Cox teaching the perimeters and defensive backs on edge setting and tackling throughout particular person drills of their first follow after Bowen’s firing.
Shockingly, placing the architects of the worst run protection in soccer accountable for Carter didn’t make a distinction.
By the point Carter entered the sport, the Patriots already had constructed a 17-0 lead.
Carter recorded his first profession full sack on a 3rd down sort out of a scrambling Drake Maye for zero yards on Carter’s first drive.
His rookie season might be remembered, although, for an absence of self-discipline contained in the constructing and an absence of manufacturing on the sphere.
