First, Evan Neal was asking Giants fans for louder boos. Now, he’s asking for forgiveness. The second-year tackle apologized Wednesday night for his harsh comments toward the fans and their c…
What Daniel Jones made of Brian Daboll’s ‘frustrated’ tablet incidentfans and their criticismBut he’s since changed his tune in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“I am wrong for lashing out at the fans who are just as passionate and frustrated as I am,” Neal wrote. “I let my frustrations in my play + desire to win get the best of me. I had no right to make light of anyone’s job and I deeply regret the things I said. “We are working day in and day out to grow as a team and this was an unnecessary distraction. I apologize.” Monday’s ESPN broadcast captured Neal seemingly calling for fans to make noise from the sideline, yelling at them to boo louder as the team had trouble getting things going and protecting quarterback Daniel Jones.Daniel Jones is hit by Derick Hall as Evan Neal is behind him during the fourth quarter of the Giants’ blowout loss.“Because that just further shows that people are fair-weather.
“And how can you say you’re really a fan when we’re out there battling our asses off — and the game wasn’t going well — but the best you can do is boo your home team? So how much of a fan are you, really?” Neal has struggled this season, and the Giants’ 1-3 start to the year has frustrated a fanbase that had high hopes after a playoff appearance and victory in the wild-card round last season.The 23-year-old was given a 53.7 pass-blocking grade by Pro Football Focus and a 53.3 overall grade in the Giants’ loss to Seattle.
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