After celebrating the Giants by highlighting their gamers who sometime could possibly be enshrined within the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame, we flip the script to provide you New York’s Corridor of Disgrace.
Worst breakup: Janoris Jenkins
The Giants have been within the midst of a 4-12 season in 2019 when Jenkins made an inexcusable touch upon social media. Whereas sitting out observe with an ankle damage, he tweeted his statistics, boasting that he hadn’t given up a rating since Week 3. When a fan identified the group had received simply two video games, the cornerback responded, “I solely can do my job” earlier than calling the fan a reputation that we cannot reprint right here.
Jenkins had been crucial of coaches and gamers on social media all season, however clearly crossed a line with that remark. He apologized however nonetheless tried to justify his feedback when speaking to reporters.
“It is a tradition that I grew up in the place I am from, you realize what I am saying.” Jenkins stated. “We use all types of phrases for all types of slang.”
Jenkins refused to take down the offensive put up, and after his half-hearted apology, the Giants launched the Professional Bowl cornerback.
Worst draft decide: Defensive finish Cedric Jones
In 1996, New York wanted a move rusher and have been searching for a defensive finish with the fifth total decide. Sadly for New York, the Cardinals took Simeon Rice with the third decide, so the Giants drafted the participant whom they noticed as the subsequent greatest move rusher.
Jones was legally blind in his left eye due to keratoconus, a dysfunction that happens when the cornea turns into skinny and irregular. Making issues worse, Jones re-injured his eye horsing round with mates one month earlier than the draft and three months after present process a cornea transplant.
Even with information of his situation, the Giants signed Jones to a $12.5 million contract with a team-record $5.75 million signing bonus. With imaginative and prescient issues limiting him to the appropriate aspect, Jones wanted 4 years to turn out to be a starter and had simply 15 sacks in his five-year profession. He by no means performed once more within the NFL after the 2000 season.
Worst free agent: WR Kenny Golladay
As a Lion in 2019, Golladay led the NFL with 11 receiving touchdowns. He missed 11 video games with damage and had simply two touchdowns the next 12 months, however that didn’t cease the Giants from signing the previous third-round decide to a four-year, $72 million contract in 2021.
In two years with New York, Golladay had 43 catches and one landing reception. The Giants launched him in March, however he nonetheless carries $14.7 million in lifeless cap cash for 2023, simply making him the worst free-agent signing in franchise historical past.
Worst loss: Divisional spherical towards 49ers, Jan. 15, 1994
After going 11-5 in 1993, the Giants have been blasted 44-3 by the 49ers within the divisional spherical of the playoffs. The 49ers outgained New York by 219 yards and their protection sacked Giants quarterback Phil Simms 4 instances, forcing three turnovers.
San Francisco’s Ricky Watters ran for 118 yards and set a playoff file with 5 speeding touchdowns. New York’s solely factors got here on a 25-yard subject objective by David Treadwell.
The sport marked the top of an period for Giants followers. Corridor of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor introduced his retirement shortly after the sport and the group launched quarterback Phil Simms within the offseason.
