EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Getting picked in the first round of the NFL draft by the New York Giants isn't the first time Kayvon Thibodeaux and Evan Neal have been paired.
When the two went to football camps as high school players, coaches constantly lined them up against each other.
Thibodeaux was the best edge rusher. Neal was the top lineman. So they went at it.
The two will probably compete at practice under new coach Brian Daboll, but it's clear they are the foundation general manager Joe Schoen has selected to start rebuilding the Giants after a 4-13 season.