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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Brian Burns' Fight Ends Giants Practice
Brian Burns' Fight Ends Giants Practice originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The symptoms of summer have already arrived at New York Giants camp. At organized team activities (OTAs), New York got in some team drills as it ramps up towards training camp. Toward the end of practice, exhausted by the hot weather, a skirmish broke out and eventually evolved into a bigger fight. Advertisement Headlined by edge rusher Brian Burns, the fight ended Giants practice early. According to Connor Hughes, Burns sprinted from the sideline to take down backup left tackle James Hudson III, who signed in the offseason. Edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux got into it with tackle Jermaine Eluemunor, and the veteran linemen soon escalated things. After practice, Burns reacted to the fight. 'The only thing I'm mad about is we had to go ahead and call it up,' he said, via the Associated Press. 'But, I mean, we got most of our work done today. But I just want to stay away from that, and I'm going to let it be known to the team, like, that's not what we're doing. We've got to keep our minds set on the main thing, which is football. All that horseplay and all that stuff is cool or whatever, a nice edge and everything like that, but we do have to get to the details and get our work done.' Advertisement Burns isn't just the most proven pass rusher and the most expensive player on the Giants' defense. He's also a veteran leader, and that came through with his comments. His first order of business was damage control. 'I mean, it's just, it's a violent sport we play,' Burns said. 'You know, guys trying to get better. Tensions raised a little high. The heat is getting a little hotter, so guys get a little more agitated. But it ain't that deep. We squashed it.' Simply put, this isn't something New York has to worry about. Fights happen, both before joint practices and during them. Tensions run hot, people get tired, and the physicality of the sport ups the ante. People are fighting for jobs and pride, and they are all months away from actually being able to take it out on somebody. Advertisement 'I feel like it's healthy, at times,' Burns said. 'I feel like it's healthy to a certain extent, though. You still want to get your work done at the end of the day, but that competition and that dog, that edge, that we need to have is needed. Got to keep it up.' There is plenty of time for the locker room to gel and for the Giants to be better for their skirmishes. For now, it's a flash of something newsworthy while the offseason's dead period carries on. Needless to say, it will be something fans keep an eye on as practices continue. The Giants, naturally, aren't too worried. 'This ain't nothing but a little brotherhood.' Related: Edge Rusher Rankings Set High Bar for Giants Related: Carter Reacts to Joining Giants' Loaded Line This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
New York Giants teammates fight each other as practice descends into chaos
Four New York Giants got into a fight during Friday's voluntary practice, promptly ending the critical opportunity for the team to get together three months before the start of the season. The combatants were all in the trenches in a pair of matchups with one from both sides of the ball - defensive linemen Kayvon Thibodeaux and Brian Burns, individually squaring off with Jermaine Eluemunor and James Hudson III. Burns and Hudson started the dust-up by taking off their helmets and about to throw hands before teammates broke it up on the penultimate play of the day. On the final showing of Thursday's practice, Thibodeaux punched Eluemunor's helmet off. Hudson rushed the field and shoved Thibodeaux, with Burns and Hudson tackling each other to ground seconds after. No immediate videos of the fights were publicly shared. The Giants did hold a media availability after the brawl, with Burns speaking. Brian Burns on Giants practice fight: 'Heat got to us. … it ain't that deep. We squashed it.' — Charlotte Carroll (@charlottecrrll) June 5, 2025 'It's a violent sport we play, guys trying to get better,' Burns said on the fights. 'Tensions raised a little high. It's getting a little hot, so guys are getting a little agitated. But it ain't that deep, we squashed it.' Burns later added he would keeping the main focus of practices on getting better and not letting it get out of hand with fighting. Gridiron fights in the offseason is not atypical of the NFL but it is more common of joint practices. It is even more rare during OTAs. The Giants prematurely ended a practice as the rest of the NFC East gets better around them, including the two teams from last year's conference championship - the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders. None of the fighters have been with the team for long, a bigger indicator of the turnover the team has faced in trying to get back into playoff contention.
USA Today
28-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Jermaine Eluemunor claps back at critics, defends New York Giants' offensive line
Jermaine Eluemunor claps back at critics, defends New York Giants' offensive line The New York Giants have become a soft target and everyone loves punching down. That's exactly what ESPN's Mike Greenberg and Damien Woody did on Thursday during an episode of Get Up, with each taking turns mocking the Giants and warning players to avoid the "disaster" of an organization. Woody delivered a specific message to Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, urging him to steer clear of the Giants at all cost. Greenberg mirrored that message, taking aim at the team's offensive line and the Northeast weather. "I'm all for people getting as much leverage as they possibly can," Greenberg said. "Matt Stafford can't seriously want to go to the Giants. I don't mean this as disrespectfully as that sounds, but ... You're going to a wind tunnel behind a terrible offensive line on a team that was just awful last year. Where the coach and the general manager's careers are basically hanging by a thread in that market. "They're in a ridiculously competitive division. I'm all for trying to drum up leverage, but if you're Matt Stafford, [the Giants] can't possibly be right now anywhere near the top of your list, can it?" That commentary, specifically about the offensive line, did not sit well with Giants right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor, who shot back at Greenberg on X and challenged him to come watch film. "I'm not one to make excuses but before [OT Andrew Thomas] went down we were dogging some of the best DLs in the league, go watch the tape," Eluemunor wrote. "We can sit down and watch the tape together, my guy." Like linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux, Eluemunor is fed up with outsiders taking potshots at the Giants. Unfortunately, this is going to persist until the team starts winning.
USA Today
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Giants' Jermaine Eluemunor painfully endures Eagles parade at Disney
Since 1987, the Most Valuable Player of the Super Bowl has led the parade at Walt Disney World on the following Monday. The first to do it was New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms and this year. it was Jalin Hurts, quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles. Giants offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor just happened to be vacationing with his family at the resort this week and decided to skip the parade due to the excessive number of Eagles fans in attendance. So I was going to take my daughter to the Disney parade today since it's our last day here at Disney World. Didn't know it was the Eagles parade also sooo guess who's NOT going to the parade today. — Jermaine Eluemunor (@JEluemunor) February 10, 2025 Now they're doing the eagles chant, ruining my last day at Disney forreal but I gotta be strong for my daughter. If I see any fans climbing poles I'm reporting them — Jermaine Eluemunor (@JEluemunor) February 10, 2025 Eagles fans are known for their passion but can take their celebrations a bit too far at times. To call them 'not safe for work' would not be a stretch. No place for a young child.
USA Today
31-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Jermaine Eluemunor would like to see Iowa State's Jayden Higgins on Giants
The New York Giants' main priority this offseason is to find themselves both a short-term and long-term solution at quarterback. Their other priority is to find that quarterback some more weapons to work with. Offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor has one particular wide receiver in mind in the upcoming NFL draft — Iowa State's Jayden Higgins. Him, Leek, and Wandale will do numbers in 2025 — Jermaine Eluemunor (@JEluemunor) January 30, 2025 The Giants have Rookie of the Year candidate Malik Nabers and chain mover Wan'Dale Robinson already in the fold but could use that big, imposing receiver who can line up anywhere and make plays. Enter the 6-foot-4, 217-pound Higgins appears to have it all. The Bleacher Report Scouting Department listed the following positives: High football IQ; can play all three wide receiver positions. Soft and reliable hands, rarely drops passes. Grass finder against zone coverages, identifies weak points in coverage. Winning contested catches with body position, late hands, and ball tracking. Higgins' production in college rose every year. Last season, he caught 87 passes for 1,183 yards and nine touchdowns. A senior finance major who is no relation to Tee Higgins of the Cincinnati Bengals, Higgins is currently being projected as a Day 2 pick in the draft, but that can all change if Higgins continues to shine this week and beyond.
