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By Matt Audilet
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The New York Giants suffered a disappointing loss to the Washington Commanders on Thursday night, failing to extend their lead in the NFC East standings.
The Commanders fought back in the fourth quarter, with quarterback Jayden Daniels connecting with veteran wide receiver Stefon Diggs for a go-ahead touchdown with just over one minute remaining. The game was sealed by an interception from Washington cornerback Rasul Douglas, who picked off JJ McCarthy's deep ball intended for wide receiver Malik Nabers.
Nabers, who had just five catches for 44 yards in the Week 10 loss, was nowhere to be found for postgame media availability.
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The Giants held a last-minute zoom conference for Nabers on Friday afternoon to make up for his absence. When speaking to reporters via video chat, he said he had a family emergency that needed his attention after Thursday's game.
Last week, Fox Sports analyst Greg Olsen called out Nabers' body language during the Giants' Week 9 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Nabers responded publicly with a social media post calling out the former NFL tight end. As a result, his body language was at the center of the spotlight on Thursday night.
"I only can control the controllable. I can't freely just run any route I want. I have to run specifically the routes that I'm given," Nabers said on Friday. "I can't stop the defense from doing their scheme to stop me from getting the ball, but I can help get other people open and I can help the team with doing anything else that I have to do. If I have to run off two people to get the look so J.J. can give somebody the ball, then I'm going to do my job and I'm going to do that."
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"I can just be frustrated all I want, but in a game that we're trying to win — and I want to win — I'm going to do everything I can to win the game," he added. "The outside world is not going to see that. They're only going to see the stats. They're only going to see the catches and the moments that are not made, but they won't see what the defense is doing. They won't see how the defense is trying to scheme me up to not get the ball or to not have a good game."
Nabers and the Giants will look to bounce back in a Week 11 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars next Sunday.
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