EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Week after week this season, players on teams preparing to face the Giants have braced themselves for a distinctive line of questioning from reporters. Compelled to appraise the Giants’ incandescent Odell Beckham Jr., opponents have responded with a mixture of genial regard, passive-aggressive reluctance or outward irritation.
As the Jets prepared last week to face the Giants on Sunday for the 13th regular-season game between the teams, it was hardly surprising when much of the conversation once again turned to Beckham, the 23-year-old who in 23 games of a two-year career has helped recast the image of the modern N.