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The New York Giants won in Philadelphia for the first time since 2013 on Sunday, but star wide receiver Malik Nabers left Lincoln Financial Field with something else on his mind: Fox analyst Greg Olsen.
Nabers was visibly frustrated for much of the Giants’ 19-11 win over the division rival Philadelphia Eagles, with cameras catching him throwing his helmet toward the bench in the first half.
The broadcast circled back to him late in the third quarter after backup QB Jameis Winston hit tight end Isaiah Likely for a 5-yard touchdown to put New York up 13-8.
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Play-by-play man Joe Davis made a comment on Nabers’ body language, and Olsen agreed before diving into detail about what he didn’t like about how Nabers was acting.
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“His body language has been terrible today,” Davis said.
“It’s not good,” Olsen said. “There’s a fine line between being demanding and chasing greatness and then being a bad teammate … like if your teammate scores a touchdown for the lead and you’re still worried about your touches.”
Olsen hit Nabers again later in the fourth quarter after he dropped a would-be touchdown from J.J. McCarthy that would’ve given the Giants a 20-8 lead.
“You can’t act like that and drop that pass,” Olsen said. “That’s a perfectly thrown ball.”
However, Nabers didn’t take the criticism lying down.
After the game, the third-year pro fired back on his Instagram story, ripping into Olsen for calling him a bad teammate, noting that nobody he’s played with has ever said that about him.
“Yall be trying create a narrative on me soo bad it's actually crazy!!” Nabers posted on Instagram. “If you dnt like the way I play the game keep the camera off me!! SIMPLE! But @gregolsen88 callin me a bad teammate when every team I've been on, there's NOBODY I've played with has said dat bout me is crazy!
“My face the same way if I'm havin a good game, bad, winning or losing. if it's a problem. 1. Keep the camera off me. 2. Pray bout it! Simple.”
Olsen hasn’t addressed Nabers’ social media clap-back, but it’s possible he may fire off a reply of his own once he sees what the star WR said.
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