When the Giants returned to training camp on Monday from a day off on Sunday, Lorenzo Carter returned with an increased level of anticipation. It was, after all, the start of game week and Carter, a rookie linebacker, knew that on Thursday night he would get to play in his first NFL game.
But when he entered the linebackers meeting room he found he was alone in his enthusiasm.
“I was like ‘Nobody else is excited? Just me?’ ” he said of his reaction to the training camp-as-usual demeanors of his veteran teammates. “They told me that I should be excited.