Six-time Professional Bowl huge receiver Brandon Marshall could have had a brief profession with the New York Giants however he has stayed near the staff since retiring from the NFL in 2018.
“I believe it’s one of many dopest manufacturers in all of sports activities. I really like what they stand for,” Marshall instructed Fox Information Digital just lately.
Marshall performed simply 5 video games for Large Blue in 2017 however has saved shut tabs on the membership, together with their current flub in sallowing star operating again Saquon Barkley to defect to the hated Philadelphia Eagles final March in free company.
The Giants are feeling the warmth as Barkley’s heroics have carried the Eagles to Tremendous Bowl LIX towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. He has gone from a great participant on a nasty staff to an excellent participant on a championship staff.
Marshall says the Giants and their followers don’t have to love it, however they should settle for it. They weren’t successful with Barkley and are nonetheless eons away from rivalry.
“It’s what comes with it. That is the massive leagues,” Marshall mentioned. “The Tisch (and Mara) household has been phenomenal to me. … I do assume that they will embrace a bit of change and get with the instances a bit of bit in some areas. However I’m a giant fan of the Giants.
“With that being mentioned, no, that is completely what comes with it. You had a generational expertise in your constructing, and also you knew it. It’s why you drafted him.”
The Giants completed 3-14 with out Barkley nevertheless it wasn’t their operating sport that held them again. Rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr. had a breakout season and the Giants averaged 104 yards per sport this 12 months, simply six yards much less per sport than they did in 2023 with Barkley.
