EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- No matter how talented or good Giants rookie Malik Nabers may be, there is going to be a learning curve in Year 1.
He has now had a taste of what it's like to go against the formidable cornerback duo of the New York Jets ' Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed and Houston Texans ' Derrick Stingley -- in the span of four days.
These are all high-end players, the type of cornerbacks he is going to be facing on a regular basis in such a prominent role with the Giants. Naturally, there are lessons to be learned and Nabers is getting a crash course in Advanced Placement Wide Receiving. Best of NFL Nation • Rams' Verse, Fiske: Friends from college to NFL • Chargers' K, LS have enviable camp routines • Cowboys' rookie LB Marist Liufau earning trust • Packers Van Ness, Wyatt ready to take next step • Jets confident about NFL's youngest RB room During Wednesday's joint practices against the Jets, Nabers didn't have his best day.
His biggest blemish came when he allowed a deep ball from quarterback Daniel Jones to slip through his fingers in the rain during the Giants' final drive. There was another play early in practice where a pass clanked off his leg. "I had too many drops," Nabers said of his day.
"I had a lot of catches that could have been made on the field. You know, so that was about me." "Yeah, I mean, I think if we finish that two-minute with a touchdown, we definitely feel different," Jones said.
"We all got to make plays. Stuff like that's going to.