Six-time Professional Bowl large receiver Brandon Marshall might have had a brief profession with the New York Giants however he has stayed near the crew since retiring from the NFL in 2018.
“I feel it’s one of many dopest manufacturers in all of sports activities. I really like what they stand for,” Marshall advised Fox Information Digital lately.
Marshall performed simply 5 video games for Huge Blue in 2017 however has stored shut tabs on the membership, together with their current flub in sallowing star working 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 in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. He has gone from participant on a foul crew to an excellent participant on a championship crew.
Marshall says the Giants and their followers don’t have to love it, however they should settle for it. They weren’t profitable 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 suppose that they will embrace somewhat change and get with the instances somewhat bit in some areas. However I’m an enormous 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 working recreation that held them again. Rookie Tyrone Tracy Jr. had a breakout season and the Giants averaged 104 yards per recreation this yr, simply six yards much less per recreation than they did in 2023 with Barkley.
