This was the next step, proving the talk was more than hot air. It’s easy to act more mature and seem improved in the summer, before the games begin to count, before adversity strikes.
So on Sunday afternoon, Giants cornerback Eli Apple truly began to make his way back from his disastrous 2017 season. There were no major highlights, just quality and consistency across the board in a 20-15 loss to the Jaguars, no small feat considering the lack of depth in the Giants’ secondary.
“I thought he played a really solid game,” coach Pat Shurmur said of the former first-round draft pick.