Cornerback Ryan Lewis at Giants practice this season. Credit: Giants.com/Matthew Swensen
Young, inexperienced players normally have to earn the trust of the coaching staff before they see an increased role on the field and in gameplans.
For Ryan Lewis, it seems as if his leap toward solidifying a spot as the Giants’ second starting cornerback opposite James Bradberry began with an opposite flow of faith. It wasn’t that the coaches trusted him (although they did). It was that he trusted them.
The third-year player was on the field for about three-quarters of the Giants’ defensive snaps on Sunday against the Rams.