After spending months installing and practicing their new defense, the Giants will waste no time getting to see how it holds up.
Leonard Fournette is knocking.
The Giants will get an immediate gut check in Sunday’s season opener when Fournette – who shouldered the Jaguars’ top-ranked rushing offense last year all the way to the AFC Championship – comes to MetLife Stadium.
“Everything is new on this team is new, so being able to go against a team that went deep in the playoffs last year is a great measuring stick for us Week 1,” linebacker Kareem Martin said.