Tom Coughlin is “sneaky.’’ Sharing a practice field and locker room with Eli Manning injects a “different feeling.’’ Life in the trenches doesn’t deviate much, but moving from Jets green to Giants blue is a drastic change for Kenrick Ellis.
Ellis, 27, is in the midst of his first minicamp with the Giants after spending the first four years of his NFL career with the Jets as a reserve defensive tackle for Rex Ryan. Trading Florham Park for East Rutherford has been a breeze for Ellis, in terms of geographic familiarity, and as he acclimates to his new team, he already has spotted several glaring distinctions.