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How John Harbaugh Expertly Shut Down Drama After Malik Nabers’ Viral Draft Critique
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How John Harbaugh Expertly Shut Down Drama After Malik Nabers’ Viral Draft Critique

New York Giants On SI·Patricia Traina·about 1 month ago
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Given his resume, New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh would have perfectly been within his rights to unload however he saw fit on third-year receiver Malik Nabers after the team’s top wideout questioned, in a live stream for Bleacher Report Thursday night, the team’s first-round draft decisions to pass on Ohio State safety Caleb Downs in favor of Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese. “Love the player, don’t get me wrong,” Nabers said of Reese. “He is going to want to be on the outside to rush, but we just drafted somebody last year (Abdul Carter) to do that same thing.” Harbaugh, instead of firing back at Nabers for his input or trying to sweep the incident under the rug by claiming to keep any post-comment discussions "in house," immediately doused any simmering embers of controversy by transparent. “We had a great conversation. Malik came in the next morning and sat up there, and we were talking about it. You know, he made himself clear.…

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