The fourth and final preseason game is rarely a star-studded affair. The starters who make headlines throughout the year step back onto the sidelines and watch players who will dot the bottom of the depth chart attempt to carve out a niche for themselves on the 53-man roster.
Ahead of Thursday night’s matchup between the Patriots and Giants, the New York media — much like their counterparts in Boston — turned its overwhelming spotlight on those bubble contenders. However, the Big Apple’s press corps couldn’t resist one superstar story this week: Odell Beckham Jr.