Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers took to social media Sunday night to express his displeasure with how he was portrayed during Fox’s broadcast of his team’s 19-11 win over the Eagles.
In a post on his Instagram Story that was later deleted, Nabers took particular issue with Greg Olsen’s characterization of him. After quarterback JJ McCarthy threw a pass behind Nabers in the fourth quarter, Fox showed Nabers gesturing with his hands and Olsen said he was letting the quarterback know to put the ball in front of him. Play-by-play announcer Joe Davis said Nabers’ “body language was terrible” throughout the game, with Olsen acknowledging he wasn’t good.
The broadcast also showed Nabers slamming his helmet on the sideline at one point and reporter Pam Oliver discussing Nabers’ desire to have the ball come his way. Olsen went on to say that there is “a fine line between being demanding” and worrying about your own touches because it hurts the success of others. Nabers responded to what he believes to be an implication that he is a bad teammate.
“Y’all trying to create a story about me, it’s really crazy!! If you (don’t like) the way I play, keep the camera away from me!! SIMPLE! But (Olsen) calls me a bad teammate when every team I’ve played with, NO ONE I’ve played with has said it’s crazy! My face is the same if I have a good game, a bad game, win or lose,” Nabers wrote. “If it’s a problem. 1. Keep the camera away from me. 2. Pray about it! Simple.”
Nabers finished the game with five catches for 43 yards, ending a streak of four straight games with at least 111 receiving yards. He said in his postgame media session that he was frustrated with the way the offense played points in Philadelphia, but his frustration with Olsen and Davis could have been even greater.
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