Giants’ Neal: ‘I definitely could’ve used a better choice of words’

In that contest, the Giants allowed a season-high 11 sacks, and head coach Brian Daboll was visibly frustrated with his team and quarterback Daniel Jones. In addition, the fans were frustrated and booed throughout

Giants RT Evan Neal, one of the players responsible for those 11 sacks, had some interesting comments about the Giants fanbase this week.

Neal told Darryl Slater of NJ Advance Media the following on Wednesday:

“They were booing us, so I said, ‘Boo louder!'” Neal said.

“Why would a lion concern himself with the opinion of a sheep? … The person that’s commenting on my performance, what does he do? Flip hot dogs and hamburgers somewhere?”

In addition, he called the fans “fair-weather” and “bandwagoners.”

On Thursday, Neal apologized for his comments on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Later, Neal discussed his apology.

“That I’m remorseful, and I definitely could’ve used a better choice of words,” he said. “Coming from humble beginnings myself, I never want to belittle anyone. Regardless of their financial status or their occupation. I really just want to apologize for what I said.”

The second-year player said his reaction came from a place of frustration.

“To be honest with you, when I made those comments, it was just out of a moment of frustration,” Neal explained. “Right now, we must play better as a team, and I must perform better myself. I just kind of let my frustrations get the best of me in that moment.

Anytime you allow 11 sacks, the whole offensive line needs to look at themselves, and at this point, the seventh overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, who has struggled this season, believes he can play better.

“Right now, I’m just not performing at my absolute best,” he said. “We’re not performing as a team to our absolute best, and it’s frustrating when you’re a competitor when you want to win, and you put a lot of hard work into something, and you’re not getting the result that you want. It’s tough, and it’s frustrating.”

Ultimately, Neal wants to get back in good graces with the fans, but he knows that will take some time.

“Just by continuing to move forward,” he said. “Just taking it day-by-day, trust is built over time. I’m sure nothing is going to happen overnight. Just got to continue to make the right choices moving forward.”