New Giants linebacker Blake Martinez making up for lost time

Blake Martinez participates in drills at training camp, a place for him to finally get to meet his teammates in person. Credit: Giants.com/Matthew Swensen

Blake Martinez finally got to meet his new teammates in person when he reported for his first training camp with the Giants last week. After a spring in which all of his interactions with the team were conducted virtually, and in which he and his fellow Giants did the best they could to form bonds in everything from meetings and video game binges, Martinez said he was thrilled to finally see them in person.

“It was like, ‘Oh sweet, that’s what you look like, it’s not just your face, I get your whole body now,” Martinez said in a virtual…