It’s usually the bigger guys, the linemen or the linebackers, who are giddy to put the pads on and get more physical in practice. Yet one of the Giants’ smaller players, rookie cornerback DeAndre Baker, is champing at the bit to get his hands on his teammates.
“We want the pads on,” Baker said Thursday after the Giants’ third minicamp practice. “We can tackle, get more physical with the pads on. I love the pads.”
Rookie wide receiver Darius Slayton, who in his time at Auburn faced Baker’s Georgia squad, knows that’s where he’s best.