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Eli Apple Has 'Clean Slate for Me,' Giants GM Dave Gettleman Says

When it comes to troubled cornerback Eli Apple, New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman is looking toward the future.

In a Q&A with Steve Serby of the New York Post, the new Giants GM had a positive outlook regarding Apple after meeting with him, saying: "I told him he's got a clean slate for me. Let's move forward. Let's see what happens."

Gettleman added Apple was "very attentive" and "focused" during their discussion.

Apple struggled through a difficult 2017 season, and he was suspended for the team's Week 17 game for what then-interim general manager Kevin Abrams called "a pattern of behavior that is conduct detrimental to the team.