By the top of his record-breaking rookie season, Malik Nabers virtually had highlight-starved Giants followers chanting “One. Extra. Catch.” And begging him to come back again onto the sector.
The true encore efficiency begins Tuesday, when the Giants report for coaching camp and all eyes return to a burgeoning summer time custom of seeing what circus catches Nabers could make on the follow discipline. Assuming he’s wholesome, that’s.
After recording a franchise report 109 receptions for 1,204 yards and 7 touchdowns in 14 video games whereas adjusting to 4 quarterbacks final season, the person mission for Nabers in Yr 2 is obvious: Be a part of Justin Jefferson (Vikings), Ja’Marr Chase (Bengals), CeeDee Lamb (Cowboys) and Tyreek Hill (Dolphins) within the rarefied air of receivers, separating from a still-impressive subsequent tier with Amon-Ra St. Brown (Lions), A.J. Brown (Eagles), Garrett Wilson (Jets) and others.
How affordable is that expectation? How typically do elite receivers keep away from the so-called “sophomore hunch” the way in which that Nabers did at LSU, when his yardage climbed from 417 to 1,017 to 1,569 over three seasons?
