New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll, like many of us, has been impressed with rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers during the team’s 21-15 win over the Cleveland Browns. But in Daboll’s opinion, the pass-catcher’s most impressive play wasn’t what you might expect, per Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News.
“For him to have the awareness to knock the ball down, that plays says more to me about Malik (Nabers) than some of the other things,” Daboll said. “Everyone can see the touchdowns, but the unselfish play, the smart play he made was huge.”
Nabers finished the game with multiple highlight-reel catches, so to note a play many fans overlooked is an interesting hot take. Nabers caught eight of his 12 targets for 78 yards and two touchdowns.
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