Many New York Giants followers thought when the crew signed veteran offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor in free company this previous March, it was to switch struggling former first-rounder Evan Neal at proper sort out.
Eluemunor had simply come off a stable season at proper sort out for the Las Vegas Raiders below line coach Carmen Bricillo, who the Giants employed this offseason to run their mosh-mosh of an offensive line.
The thought was that the oft-injured Neal would possible must beat Eluemunor out this summer time at camp.
Not so. The Giants are standing agency on their plans to develop Neal into an NFL sort out. The loquacious veteran Eluemunor will begin off at guard, which is okay with him.
“I simply need to begin. I simply need to be on the market,” Eluemunor instructed reporters this week a the crew’s necessary minicamp.
Earlier than signing with the Giants, there have been discussions about the place he would play in New York. That should have gone effectively as a result of Eluemunor is right here and keen to do regardless of the crew wants
“For the primary 5 years of my profession, should you look again, I used to be out and in of the beginning lineup attempting to determine the way to be an NFL participant. Now that I’ve had a style of being a starter, I simply need to be on the market — I don’t care the place it’s,” he mentioned.
“Simply one of many openings they wanted, and me being as versatile as I’ve been over my profession, I simply fell into it. I began as a left guard once I was in Baltimore earlier than I received traded to New England. I used to be coaching to begin as a left guard in Baltimore all the low season. So it’s nothing I’m not aware of. If you happen to watch my profession during the last seven years you’ve seen I began left guard, left sort out, and proper guard and proper sort out. I can do all of it. I simply need to be on the market.”
Does that imply he’ll play the entire season at guard? If all goes effectively, sure, however he’s prepared for no matter his new crew goes to throw at him.
“I performed proper sort out primarily for the final two years, so I used to be capable of hone in on that and actually craft my method to get it the place I needed to be and the place I used to be comfy. So now that I’m transferring to left guard, I’d slightly simply keep there and actually hone on that place and ideal that,” he mentioned.
“Simply what I’ve realized and what I’ve been via within the NFL at proper sort out shouldn’t be exhausting if I’ve to go on the market. I belief the fellows within the O-line room, the tackles. I consider in them and know what they’re able to. That’s why I’ve been capable of keep left guard and allow them to ball out over there.”
Neal continues to be rehabbing his surgically repaired ankle and gained’t be pushed till coaching camp. Eluemunor is trying ahead to enjoying on a line with some gifted gamers.
“It’s a enjoyable group,” he mentioned. “I don’t depend groups; that is my fourth crew. I’ve been blessed to be in a variety of nice offensive line rooms, and this one falls proper into that.
“We’ve got so many nice guys in that room and a bunch of various personalities. I really feel just like the offensive line room is the most effective room within the NFL simply because it doesn’t matter who you’re or the place you’ve been; as quickly as you get in that offensive line room, you’re one massive household. Everyone seems to be goofy and humorous. I’ve so been having a variety of enjoyable with it.”
