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Eli Apple benched in win over Eagles

New York Giants rookie cornerback Eli Apple ended up getting benched in favor of Trevin Wade during Sunday’s win over the Eagles.

Trevin Wade in the game. Eli Apple on the sideline.

— Paul Schwartz (@NYPost_Schwartz) November 6, 2016

Trevin Wade, who replaced benched Eli Apple in second half: “Everybody has a bad game. He’s gonna be just fine. We were all behind him.”

— Paul Schwartz (@NYPost_Schwartz) November 6, 2016

Eli Apple said he could not recall a time he was ever benched during a football game.