They had been collectively for 3 years with the Lions, working towards one another in apply. Receiver Kenny Golladay is in his first 12 months with the Giants and cornerback Darius Slay is in his second 12 months with the Eagles. On Sunday, they are going to sq. off for the primary time in an NFL sport when the Giants face the Eagles at MetLife Stadium.
“My boy Slay,’’ Golladay stated. “I’m excited to go towards him.’’
Golladay recalled going towards Slay in Detroit as “at all times good competitors. That’s a superb participant over there. They paid him as effectively to go over there. I’m trying ahead to it.’’
Slay was traded to the Eagles in March 2020 and a day later signed a three-year contract price $50 million. In his final two video games, Slay has lived as much as his “Massive Play’’ nickname, returning a fumble 82 yards for a landing towards the Broncos — he was named NFC Defensive Participant of the Week — and scoring on a pick-six final week towards the Saints. Slay was recognized with a concussion in that sport, however cleared protocol and can play towards the Giants.
Slay, as a defensive participant, has three touchdowns this season. Golladay, as a beginning receiver (he signed a four-year, $72 million contract in free company), has but to attain a landing.
“Yeah, that’s tousled, huh?’’ Golladay stated. “It’s what it’s. He’s a playmaker. I do know him very effectively. I’m not stunned that he’s at all times across the ball making these performs for his or her crew. I performed with him and he did the very same factor after I was with him.’’
The Eagles began Nick Sirianni’s head teaching tenure throwing the ball way over they ran it. They misplaced 5 of their first seven video games. A change was made. The previous 4 video games, the Eagles have amassed dashing totals of 236, 176, 214 and 242 yards — the primary time since 1978 the Eagles have run for 200-plus yards in consecutive video games. Most of this manufacturing got here with beginning working again Miles Sanders on injured reserve.
It helps that their quarterback, Jalen Hurts, is a gifted runner (team-leading 618 yards).
“The best way we’re enjoying proper now’s primarily based off of the way in which we really feel just like the strengths of our crew are,’’ Sirianni stated. “We really feel like we now have a power on offense so far as upfront. Smash-mouth soccer, I do know that may imply like, hey, you’re simply pounding it and that’s a part of it, however there’s additionally another issues we’re doing with some quarterback runs and this and that. I wish to be often known as a crew that’s robust and bodily. So that you can say smash mouth, good. I really like that. I recognize that go with.’’
Free security Logan Ryan is predicted to overlook his second consecutive sport on the reserve/COVID listing. His substitute final week in Tampa, Julian Love, performed all 78 snaps on protection and had six tackles and two passes defensed.
“Julian was on the market competing,’’ defensive coordinator Patrick Graham stated. “I’m certain there have been a pair performs that he would need again, similar to there have been a pair calls that I’d need again. However he competed, he performed exhausting the entire time, made some tackles once we wanted it, had a move breakup there, did a superb job there. Julian’s at all times able to go.’’
The Giants elevated two gamers off their apply squad: Kick returner Pharoh Cooper, as a COVID-19 substitute for Ryan, and DB Steven Parker.
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