In one of Darius Slayton’s first practices with the Giants in the spring, the rookie receiver found himself with a surprising first-team rep.
“We had a pass play and there was a good chance I was going to get targeted,” Slayton told Newsday of that memory. “That was the first time I ever really felt nervous in a practice.”
It wasn’t because of the heightened stage or the desire to impress his new teammates. It was because of the quarterback.
Slayton knew he was about to get his first pass from Eli Manning. The 16-year veteran.