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Giants coach comes out swinging in explosive Dexter Lawrence defense

Related Topics: Dexter Lawrence, Andre Patterson

Just when you thought the Dexter Lawrence-Carl Banks saga might cool off, New York Giants defensive line coach Andre Patterson stepped in to settle the score.

Patterson is a pretty good source for Lawrence info — after all, he only works with the guy every day at practice. The 65-year-old coach didn't exactly take a liking to franchise legend Carl Banks' comments about the three-time Pro Bowler, making it unmistakably clear where he stood when speaking with the media on Friday:

"He's [Banks] a great Giant player. But he is not coaching the D-Line, or a D-Line player in the National Football League.