Eli Apple said playing without Janoris Jenkins doesn’t change his job description all that much. He still needs to defend passes and make tackles. What it does do, though, is change what others expect from him. For that he is ready.
“Most definitely,” Apple said when asked if he can take the next step and become the type of shutdown corner that Jenkins had been for the Giants before missing Monday’s game with an ankle injury. “It’s just about the little things, always trying to improve and get better, never taking a step backwards.”
The Giants may need another step forward from last year’s first-round pick.