EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kayvon Thibodeaux seems to understand the pre-draft process is over. One of the newest New York Giants' concentration is no longer about where he will be drafted or building his brand. It's about playing football.
The fifth overall pick in this year's draft talked at his introductory press conference about needing to "grind" and make learning the playbook his priority.
That is what is on the agenda for the much-talked-about Oregon product.
"Everything is about what you do," Thibodeaux said. "I feel like, one thing with me, I can't be a guy who blows smoke.