While it’s easy to overanalyze the first preseason game of the season, and things such as Saquon Barkley’s health, it’s sometimes nice to have a more entertaining story during the buildup to the regular season for the New York Giants. And entertaining is how one could describe the trash talk from Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who decided to throw shade at the much more experienced Eli Manning recently.
“It’s not really Eli. I think it’s Odell. I won’t say Eli’s good, I’ll say Odell’s good, and their connection is good,” Ramsey told GQ magazine.
For context, Manning wasn’t the only player that Ramsey mentioned in the interview. Others, including Bills rookie Josh Allen and Falcons veteran Matt Ryan, didn’t exactly impress the Jaguars corner. “I think Allen is trash. I don’t care what nobody say. He’s trash. And it’s gonna show too. That’s a stupid draft pick to me.”
Eli Manning was asked about Jalen Ramsey’s interview in GQ in which he essentially said Eli’s success is a product of Odell Beckham Jr.
Manning: “No comment.â€
Paused for a moment, then deadpanned: “Who?â€
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Eli Manning, however, didn’t have a response. Which isn’t that surprising. It’s not often that a player with as much experience as Manning bothers to trade barbs with a player that only entered the league a couple of years ago, and who only has one career trip to the playoffs.
“Who?” Manning said when asked by reporters about Ramsey, after initially defaulting to “no comment.” The exchange of words, or lack thereof, between the two will likely be forgotten soon. Until the Giants play the Jaguars in the opening game of their regular season, that is.
Some bragging rights are now on the line, and if the Giants get a win in week one behind a good performance from Manning, both the local media and the fans on social media will surely remind Ramsey of what he said about Eli not being good.