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Giants defense about to show 'so much aggression' led by Kayvon Thibodeaux & Co.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants defense will look different this season, which isn't a bad thing considering it ranked 21st overall last year. When teams wanted -- and needed -- to score on them, they usually did.

The Giants were outscored 79-0 in the final two minutes of first halves in 2021. They were spared even more embarrassment because the opposition usually didn't need to do it again in the final two minutes of the game during a 4-13 season that included 10 double-digit losses.

Defensive coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale inherits a group that pressured opposing quarterbacks on just 24.