The New York Giants have had back-to-back seasons with a top-six selection in the NFL Draft. While teams never want to be picking that early by default, the Giants have been able to add some elite talent, like Malik Nabers, with those high draft selections.<\/p>\n
The Giants didn\u2019t have a stable quarterback room in 2024, but that didn\u2019t prevent Nabers from going off for 1,204 receiving yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie. But now as a new QB room in New York takes shape, Nabers took to the 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony<\/a> podcast to send a strong message to his new teammates.<\/p>\n \u201cI ain\u2019t gonna\u00a0speak on all receivers, but I\u2019m gonna speak on \u2014 F\u2014k it, I\u2019m speaking on all receivers. We all feel the same way. We don\u2019t like not getting the ball. You told me I was going to get the ball. I\u2019m getting open and I\u2019m not getting that pill. We\u2019ve got a problem. We\u2019ve got a problem. . . . I ain\u2019t playing about that ball.\u201d<\/p>\n Malik Nabers<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n We hope Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, and Jaxson Dart are paying attention, because Nabers is clearly the alpha receiver in New York, even after just one season with the Giants. Yet, after earning Pro Bowl honors while finishing as a finalist to win Offensive Rookie of the Year, Nabers has already earned his respect, but now he\u2019s hoping his new quarterbacks see him in the same light.<\/p>\n Nabers, who won\u2019t turn 22 until July, also admitted that receivers are \u201cdefinitely\u201d divas, so much so that when they\u2019re told they\u2019ll be getting a specific number of touches in a game, they start calculating how they can reach certain milestones. Hopefully Nabers won\u2019t have to worry too much about the math, and can stay focused on dominating opponents on gameday. If not, there could be a \u201cproblem,\u201d as Nabers tells it.<\/p>\n