Giants rookie WR had 'too many drops' in joint practice with Jets

Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers has been one of the biggest stars of training camp this summer, but he wouldn't say the same after a joint practice session with the Jets on Wednesday.

Nabers made an uncharacteristic drop on a pass from quarterback Daniel Jones that might have gone for a touchdown if he were able to reel it in.

The No. 6 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft was highly critical of himself following the practice.

"I had too many drops," Nabers said , via the team's website. "I had a lot of catches that could have been made on the field. So, that was about me. But it was a great competition day, a great workday."

Nabers likely holds himself to a high standard because he knows he will play a large role in the success of New York's pass attack this season.

It's unlikely he'll stack similar performances, especially after his four-catch, 54-yard performance last weekend against the Houston Texans, but he's willing to do whatever it takes to make sure that doesn't happen again.

"It bothered me pretty bad," Nabers added. "If I had to do it again, I would work on something different on catching the ball. I'll just go look at it, see what I can do better, and just practice that. Practice getting my eyes around faster and finding the ball in the air."

While the Jets may have won the day on Wednesday, Nabers and the Giants will have an opportunity to get some revenge on Saturday in their preseason finale against the Jets.

And he believes as long as they don't beat themselves, they'll have a good shot at doing just that.

"They won on the day. Their defense came out here and executed well," Nabers finished. "We beat ourselves today. So, it's about really going back into our playbook, going back into trying to be us, trying to find this team that we trying to look for. It's going back to the preparation."

Nabers registered 89 catches for 1,569 yards and 14 touchdowns in his final year at LSU.