While the Odell Beckham Jr. and Eli Apple antics are a thing of the past, the New York Giants are still weeding out the bad “apples” from the bunch.
General manager Dave Gettleman was hired to do one thing – clean house and start fresh. He surely made an immediate impact trading away half of the team and releasing the rest in his first year. He turned over the defense entirely and rebuilt the offensive line from left to right tackle. Every decision has been calculated, while others have been forced.
ESPN recently reported that edge rusher Olivier Vernon had a run-in with head coach Pat Shurmur:
“Vernon had a run-in with Shurmur during a team meeting last season when he took offense to the coach’s public criticism; it occurred in front of the entire team,” Raanan said.