Giants see what they ‘desperately need’ as Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers put on LSU Pro Day show
NY Post
Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll stood Wednesday on the fertile ground where the Giants last found what they might be able to add again with Malik Nabers.
By showcasing his 42-inch vertical leap, an unofficial 4.35-second 40-yard dash, a 10-foot 9-inch broad jump and catch-and-run big-play ability, Nabers made the case at LSU’s Pro Day that he can provide the perimeter game-breaking element the Giants have been missing in the five seasons since trading the electric Odell Beckham Jr.
Actually, every pass that jumped out of quarterback Jayden Daniels’ hand and landed in Nabers’ fingers was doubly noteworthy for Schoen, Daboll and other general managers and head coaches of teams with top-six draft picks who were inside LSU’s practice facility.
The Patriots, who will pick three spots ahead of the Giants at No. 3, sent nine talent evaluators, per SI.com.
Giants’ representatives dined Tuesday night with Nabers, The Post confirmed, and reportedly set up one of Daniels’ first six one-on-one team meetings for after his throwing showcase.
Nabers told reporters at Pro Day that dinner with the Giants went “great.”
Any and every NFL draft is replete with questions about needs and priorities and rankings and roster construction, with the status of the general manager and the head coach (are they secure or are they on the hot seat?) and the forecast for the franchise all weaving their way into the many potential scenarios.