During a 30-29 loss to the Washington Football Team last Thursday night, New York Giants wide receiver Kenny Golladay was seen yelling in the direction of quarterback Daniel Jones.
It turns out however, Golladay wasn’t going after Jones. Rather, he was having a tense exchange with offensive coordinator Jason Garrett.
“No, not so much [about me getting more targets]. Pretty much just me talking to JG a little bit and that’s two competitive guys right there. Moreso, just me wanting to do anything I can. Not so much, ‘Give me the ball more,’ though,” Golladay told reporters on Monday.
“Really, I’ve never done anything like that either – but really just passionate, just being a competitor. I love just doing anything I can to help the team. I let the emotions get the best of me.”
On Thursday, Garrett met with reporters for the first time since the incident and made it clear that it’s not something he’s going to continue fielding questions about.
Ultimately, Garrett says, it was a heat of the moment situation that has been smoothed over.
Jason Garrett said he “loves” Kenny Golladay, his fire. Says he had no issue with what happened. They had a “good visit” after the game. Thinks certain things can be handled different but they’re fine.
“It wasn’t a big deal … I’m not going to keep talking about this.” #Giants
— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) September 23, 2021
It wasn’t the first time Garrett has had public issues with one of his players. The team suspended wide receiver Golden Tate last year after he yelled at Garrett (and others), “throw me the [expletive] ball!”
Meanwhile, Garrett also attempted to downplay the lack of a role for rookie wide receiver Kadarius Toney, who also had a sideline incident of his own in Week 2.
Jason Garrett on Kadarius Toney: “He hasn’t played a lot of football for us so far … Receivers take some time to transition into the NFL. We all know that.” #Giants
— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) September 23, 2021
Garrett is no stranger to receivers with big personalities who vocalize themselves in questionable ways. During his time in Dallas, he coached both Terrell Owens and Dez Bryant, so he’s certainly experienced in this area.
Still, Garrett acknowledges that there are better ways to handle things and that’s been discussed with both Golladay and Toney.
