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Jalin Hyatt reels in a 31-yard reception during the fourth quarter of the Giants’ 31-28 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.
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On Sunday for a Week 2 matchup against the Cardinals in Arizona, New York Giants rookie wide receiver Jalin Hyatt was keen on proving that his NFL debut against the Dallas Cowboys was an anomaly. In an embarrassing 40-0 loss, he had zero catches and a drop on a night in which quarterback Daniel Jones was sacked seven times and had no time to look downfield toward him.
“Last week, I didn’t do what I wanted to do personally. I had a drop,” the third-round pick out of Tennessee said. “Just the effort and everything I did in that game just wasn’t there. With a new week, when I came into this game I knew I had to change everything. My whole week of preparation was different. I actually was watching film 24/7, seeing who we were playing.”
But after the first 30 minutes down in Glendale, AZ, the Giants were mired in the same alarming rut as they found themselves in on opening night. They trailed the Cardinals 20-0, shutout for six consecutive quarters to start the season and Jones once again was shut down, having gone 9-of-16 passing for 62 yards.
In the locker room at the break, though, their plan to find a spark was simple: Go long for Hyatt.
“We came in here and drew some plays up and they were like, ‘We’re going to hit you on this post,’ ” Hyatt said. “I told [Jones] right before we broke out of the huddle, ‘Throw it. Just throw it.’”
On the very first play from scrimmage in the second half, Jones just threw it — and Hyatt showed just how dangerous of a weapon he could be. He burned two defenders down the middle of the field and reeled in his first career NFL catch for 58 yards to finally give the Giants a sign of life in 2023.
“I think it was important,” Jones said. “Big-time…
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