Giants news, 12/20: Marcus Freeman, trading Jaxson Dart, Brian Flores

Giants news, 12/20: Marcus Freeman, trading Jaxson Dart, Brian Flores
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Amid more losing, Giants’ Brian Burns finds himself in ‘the same s—,’ despite personal success | NJ.com

Burns doesn’t worry that he might be remembered as a star player who spent his entire career stuck on losing teams.

“No, because I see where we’re going,” he said. “We’ve got our guy [Dart]. And throughout my years in Carolina, it was always a struggle to find the guy to play the most important position on the field. But apparently, we have him. So I don’t think [losing a lot] is going to be in my future. If you think too much about the window, you’re going to lose it.”

The college world’s view of the Giants interest in Marcus Freeman

Kayvon Thibodeaux adamant on return to Giants despite lingering injury | New York Post

“I’m still feeling good and shooting for the last two [games],” Thibodeaux told The Post. “I have to come back; I have to play. Obviously, I just want to play football, but I still feel a certain level of pride in this team and I still feel a certain level of expectation on myself to leave everything on the field. The fact that we still have some opportunities left, I can’t sit and think about what else is to come. As long as I’m healthy and I can play, then I’m going to play. For what I injured, you can’t play if you can’t play. I’m definitely going to make sure that I’m able to do my job at a high level.”

Giants’ Cor’Dale Flott can make impression vs. former LSU teammate Justin Jefferson | New York Daily News

Giants corner Cor’Dale Flott has already made himself money in free agency with the way he has covered receivers this season amid the team’s constant losing. But Sunday presents a unique opportunity: the chance to lock down one of the NFL’s best receivers, the Minnesota Vikings’ Justin Jefferson, who just so happens to be Flott’s former teammate at LSU.

“My old teammate, my guy, but an elite receiver, top of the game,” Flott said with a smile. “So I’ve got to come in with my mind right and be ready to compete…He’s elusive, catch radius is...