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Wink Martindale: Drafting Deonte Banks was like ‘winning a scratch-off ticket’

New York Giants defensive coordinator Don ‘Wink’ Martindale said Thursday that he has been impressed thus far by cornerback Deonte Banks.

“I think it’s important to have a cornerback like that in anybody’s defense. He’s very instinctive. What’s Ted Lasso say? He lives life like a goldfish. He’s got a short memory when things don’t go right. He’s tough-minded, he’s physical, he can tackle, and on top of that, he can run,” Martindale said.

So, we’re excited about it. He’s getting into the groove. There’re still some rookie mistakes, which you expect that, especially this early, but we’re really excited.