Jenkins uses slur on getting burned by Jarvis Landry
What is it about Cleveland Browns receivers that brings out the worst in Janoris Jenkins on social media? On Friday, the Giants' veteran corner posted a photo to Instagram of himself and said in a comment, “It's preseason retard,” an apparent response to flak he caught for Jarvis Landry's 32-yard catch against him on the Browns' first offensive play from scrimmage in Thursday night's preseason opener.
Landry and Jenkins got in each other's faces after the big completion, then Landry spun the ball on the ground emphatically, incurring a 15-yard taunting penalty.
The Giants lost, 20-10, and surrendered three Cleveland passing touchdowns. Jenkins played only 11 snaps, and the first-team defense gave up one of the TD passes, when David Njoku beat linebacker Alec Ogletree on his 36-yard score from Tyrod Taylor.
In Nov. 2016, Jenkins also unloaded on then-Browns receiver Terrelle Pryor after Pryor caught six passes for 131 yards in a Giants win in Cleveland.
“You a S--t Eater to me,” Jenkins tweeted at Pryor. “U really sucks.”
NOT SAFE AT SAFETY
The hits keep coming to the Giants' secondary.
Free safety Darian Thompson hurt his hamstring on a special teams play in Thursday night's preseason opener against the Browns, head coach Pat Shurmur said in a Friday conference call.
Free safety Curtis Riley, and corners William Gay and Donte Deayon, all sat out the game with hamstring issues, as well. And having Thompson and Riley both banged up complicates the four-man safety battle that also includes Andrew Adams and Michael Thomas.
It does open opportunities, and Adams led the Giants with seven tackles on Thursday. But Shurmur said he was no closer to determining a leader in the clubhouse. Riley tops the unofficial depth chart for now.
“In terms of the clarity, no,” Shurmur said. “There were guys that were out there performing well, but in terms of saying this is the guy, I would say no.”
There were a couple other injuries Thursday: defensive end Jordan Williams was placed in the concussion protocol, and defensive tackle Kristjan Sokoli hurt his knee. And though Shurmur said those were the only injuries “of note,” it sounds like some other players may be banged up, as well.
“There's other stuff,” said Shurmur, whose team has a league-mandated off day on Saturday. “I guess the next time we'll visit will be Sunday. I'll have more information then.”
PLAN FOR ODELL?
Shurmur was asked Friday how he'd handle players coming off injury in next week's practices in Detroit against the Lions, where the risk is greater because the Giants have no control of the other team's players. The question was an obvious allusion to whether Shurmur will expect Odell Beckham Jr. to practice after holding his star receiver out of Thursday's game.
Shurmur's answer seemed to indicate that, with him and Lions coach Matt Patricia on the same page, he intended to create a safe enough environment for someone like Beckham to practice. But he only spoke in generalities, so we'll have to wait and see.
“My experience practicing against one another is both teams need to be smart,” Shurmur said. “Both teams need to understand the tempo of every drill. We're out there competing, but this certainly isn't the first time teams have practiced against one another.
“When Matt (Patricia) was the defensive coordinator at New England, I did it twice when I was with Philadelphia,” Shurmur continued. “I've worked with Matt before. We've got a good feel of the tempo and how we want to do it. We kind of set the ground rules ahead of time, and try to get good work.”
Beckham, of course, is still without a long-term contract extension. And though Shurmur said the contract had “nothing” to do with sitting Beckham in Thursday's preseason opener, it's a factor in every Beckham-related decision until he gets paid.