Jonathan Stewart doesn’t seem concerned by his shaky preseason and neither does Pat Shurmur.
“We trust Jonathan and we trust that he’ll be productive,” the first-year Giants coach said Sunday.
The numbers so far are ugly, minus-5 rushing yards on 10 carries and a fumble lost in the red zone. Shumur cited the 31-year-old Stewart’s vast experience and history of overcoming slow starts. In 2014, for instance, he ran for just 14 yards on nine preseason carries but enjoyed a solid season.
“I think this is a time, obviously, where you have an opportunity to work on your craft whether it’s practice, preseason games,” said the former Panthers running back who signed a two-year, $6.