It took Abdul Carter all of one week to realize that showing up and staying awake could pay dividends. The New York Giants rookie linebacker had the best game of his young career against the Washington Commanders.
Although the G-Men lost the game 29-21, Carter came away as a big winner. The 22-year-old registered a sack and three tackles for loss, including forcing two fumbles, recovering one of them. It turns out when the third overall pick actually plays 60 minutes -- and isn’t benched for being late -- he can make quite the impact.
Recently, that’s been a big if.