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16. Malik Nabers, WR, New York Giants. Age 22 (7/28/03). One of the few bright spots for the Giants last season, Nabers had 109 catches for 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns. Nabers’ 109 receptions ranked fifth in the league and his 170 targets finished second behind Chase’s 175. Chase was catching passes from bonafide star Joe Burrow. Nabers caught passes from four different quarterbacks last season.
The Giants welcomed Malik Nabers back to practice on Tuesday after the star wide receiver missed time with a sore back. With the Sept. 7 season-opener quickly approaching, there’s been a lot of anticipation to see the Giants’ offensive weapon in action with the three new quarterbacks the team added this offseason.
But the thing was, Nabers didn’t really do much. He warmed up and participated in individual drills, but he didn’t enter a single series and spent the remainder of the practice on the sidelines with his helmet off.
Receiver Beaux Collins, an undrafted rookie, is in a similar situation. He’s made plays throughout training camp and preseason games, but a place on special teams is where he can best find his way onto the roster.
“Beaux is, first of all, the person is built the right way,” Ghobrial said. “He wants to do everything right, and you can tell he’s a football player, so I think [he’s] instinctual, I think he’s tough, I think he’s a strong player and obviously has that long speed, so those are all things that can contribute to him being a good special-teams player. We certainly want to continue to see him in those roles, but in terms of the person, he’s just bought in completely to being the best football player he can be and doing whatever it takes to help this football team, so it’s cool to see that kid have success, and I know he’s going to be driven to keep going.”
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