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Giants’ coach Joe Judge defends Kadarius Toney after tweet about Henry Ruggs

Kadarius Toney has received backlash from his Wednesday tweet attempting to show support for former Los Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III following a fatal crash Ruggs was allegedly involved in earlier this week.

Giants head coach Joe Judge on Thursday issued a staunch defense of the 22-year-old rookie wide receiver, the Giants’ first-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

“What he tweeted out, I know where his heart was with that. I think sometimes it comes across that obviously you read it and you say OK this doesn’t really sound the right way.