By Brian Allee Walsh - Special to the Sun Herald
Who dat?
That was my initial reaction to the personnel move made by New Orleans Saints officials Tuesday. Not why. They obviously need secondary help. But why this player.
I speak of third-year New York Giants cornerback Eli Apple, the 10th overall pick in the 2016 draft, who cost the Saints a fourth-round pick in 1919 and a seventh-round pick in 2020.
Now, Apple is not shutdown cornerback Patrick Peterson who reportedly wants out of Arizona before Tuesday’s trading deadline, not even a poor man’s version of the former LSU star. In fact, Apple has underachieved in 23 NFL starts (1 INT) for the dysfunctional Giants and was labeled as a “cancer’‘ last season in their locker room by an unnamed teammate.
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Who dat?
That was my initial reaction to the personnel move made by New Orleans Saints officials Tuesday. Not why. They obviously need secondary help. But why this player.
I speak of third-year New York Giants cornerback Eli Apple, the 10th overall pick in the 2016 draft, who cost the Saints a fourth-round pick in 1919 and a seventh-round pick in 2020.
Now, Apple is not shutdown cornerback Patrick Peterson who reportedly wants out of Arizona before Tuesday’s trading deadline, not even a poor man’s version of the former LSU star. In fact, Apple has underachieved in 23 NFL starts (1 INT) for the dysfunctional Giants and was labeled as a “cancer’‘ last season in their locker room by an unnamed teammate.
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