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New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers spent the week defending his body language after getting called out by Fox analyst Greg Olsen.
By Thursday night, he had bigger problems.
The third-year wideout had five catches for 44 yards in a 24-21 loss to the Washington Commanders at MetLife Stadium. He also lost the first fumble of his career inside the red zone and couldn’t win the 50-50 ball that Rasul Douglas intercepted to seal the loss.
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Then he decided to skip his postgame media availability — a decision that could cost him.
“Malik Nabers, who always is waiting for the media as soon as locker room opens, is gone tonight at the end of a difficult week,” Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post wrote on X. “First time I ever remember this from him in 3 years. I’ve heard him face the music before when very frustrated.”
The NFL’s media access policy requires players to be available after every game. The league treats violations as conduct detrimental, and players who don’t make themselves available may be fined.
Fines are typically in the $50,000 neighborhood for violating the media policy.
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However, Nabers had an explanation for his behavior.
On a Zoom call the Giants added Friday afternoon, Nabers said he’d had a “family emergency back home” that he had to deal with, and that “it’s straight” now. He also owned the fumble.
“You’re thinking about plays that could have been a difference in the game, and that could have been one of those,” Nabers said. “We were in the red zone, could have got a field goal or a touchdown and sadly went away just off a mistake that I made.”
Thursday’s disappointing defeat capped a rough few days for Nabers.
During Sunday’s 19-11 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, Fox’s Joe Davis and Greg Olsen repeatedly pointed to Nabers’ sideline demeanor, with Davis saying, “His body language has been terrible today.” Nabers called the critique a lie.
Fortunately for the Giants (5-3-1), they remain in first place in the NFC East.
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