Kenny Golladay received used to receiving reward for giant catches and touchdowns as a Detroit Lion; not blocks.
But he is aware of the place he stands now with the Giants, what his position is and what it isn’t.
And the veteran receiver is proud that he contributed to the Giants’ Wild Card win in Minnesota with a crushing fourth-quarter block on Vikings nook Duke Shelley.
“I think it’s all attitude at the end of the day,” Golladay mentioned Wednesday. “It’s somewhat totally different once you’re used to going on the market making an entire bunch of performs. They usually cowl the catches that you just make.
“[But] me being in the position I am, anything good I do I think will be highlighted a little bit,” he continued. “And what’d I get four snaps last game? Out of those four, hopefully I am able to just leave my little stamp on it any little way. That’s all I can really do.”
Golladay, lashed out a bit in Week 2 when Brian Daboll initially benched him. It’s been a making an attempt 12 months struggling to contribute or to get on the sector in any respect.
He deserves credit score, although, for sticking with the soiled work and staying locked in when his title is named. And if anybody thought Golladay would try, frankly, they simply don’t know him.
“As far as checking out, I take a lot of pride in what I do,” Golladay mentioned at his locker. “I wouldn’t be able to look myself in the mirror to just be checked out. I’ve got a lot of football left. The last name on my back, I take a lot of pride in that. That’s kind of what it boils down to. And then [it’s for] these guys in the locker room.”
Golladay’s block on Shelley sprung Saquon Barkley for a 10-yard acquire on a swing cross on the Giants’ game-winning landing drive. It additionally knocked Shelley’s mouthguard to the turf.
“I didn’t notice that until I saw the video,” he mentioned with a smile.
Golladay led the NFL with 11 TD catches in 2019 as a Lion. The Giants showered him with cash in free company in 2021. And it might be an understatement to say the signing hasn’t labored out.
He solely simply caught his first TD as a Giant in Week 18 at Philadelphia from third-string QB Davis Webb whereas taking part in with the backups.
It was a humbling expertise to say the least. Golladay stayed dedicated, although, and rose as much as make a spotlight reel catch over, of all folks, former Lions teammate Darius Slay.
“I came up to him after the game and said it would be on you, the first one,” Golladay mentioned. “We just laughed and joked about it. Nothing too crazy.”
He additionally admitted that he appreciated Daboll and his teammates raving concerning the block after the victory.
“Yeah, you could say that,” he mentioned.
The truth is Golladay and the Giants know their time collectively is coming to an finish. It would have come to an finish already if his contract had allowed it. And this case may have gone one other, ugly approach very simply.
It says one thing about what this group has constructed that it hasn’t, however principally, it says one thing about Golladay — he deserves a bit extra credit score for his effort and professionalism than he’s gotten round right here.
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