"Abdul Carter was benched for the New York Giants' opening series Sunday because the rookie was asleep at the team facility and missed a recent walk-through, a source told ESPN. Carter didn't play during the opening defensive series in the Giants' home loss to the Green Bay Packers. The linebacker took accountability after the game for the incident, which happened during the week, and said he has to accept the consequences for his actions."
"On Monday, Carter responded to a social media post sharing The Athletic's report on the walkthrough, denying that he slept through it. "Was not sleep, actually doing recovery," Carter posted. "Nonetheless that's on ME!" Carter later posted on X: "When the hate don't work they start telling lies!" Carter had one tackle, one quarterback hit and two pressures in 45 snaps Sunday after the discipline."
"It has been a rough rookie season for Carter, the No. 3 overall selection in this year's NFL draft. He has just 0.5 sacks in his first 11 career games, although he has had multiple sacks negated by penalties. The Athletic added that being late to meetings has been a trend for Carter during his rookie season under Brian Daboll. But Daboll was fired last week and replaced by Mike Kafka, who decided the correct punishment was to keep Carter out for the opening series."
Abdul Carter was benched for the Giants' opening defensive series after reportedly sleeping at the team facility and missing a walkthrough. Carter denied sleeping, saying he was doing recovery and accepting responsibility while also accusing critics of lying. He played 45 snaps after the discipline, recording one tackle, one quarterback hit and two pressures. Tomon Fox started the opening series in his place. Carter, the No. 3 overall pick, has struggled with just 0.5 sacks in 11 games and had multiple sacks negated by penalties. Reports noted a trend of tardiness to meetings, and new interim coach Mike Kafka imposed the brief punishment.
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