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The New York Giants announced Friday that they had waived Janoris Jenkins, two days after the injured cornerback used a slur against a fan who had been critical of the team’s performance in a Twitter exchange.
The exchange occurred Wednesday morning when Jenkins listed his statistical line for this season, including his total number of tackles, interceptions and passes broken up, in a Twitter post.
The fan then asked Jenkins, an eight-year National Football League veteran, whether that mattered after the Giants dropped their 11th game of the season in an overtime loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night.