Malik Nabers looks to LSU brethren as his Giants career begins
NY Post
The names came flowing out of the mouth of Malik Nabers so effortlessly that the impact could be lost if the listener was not paying attention.
The day after he was selected by the Giants with the No. 6-overall pick in the 2024 draft, Nabers recounted still-fresh conversations he engaged in with Odell Beckham Jr., Ja’Marr Chase and Terrace Marshall Jr. about this huge moment in his life.
Not many incoming rookies, even first-round picks, can casually drop the names of three NFL players the way Nabers mentioned the three wide receivers who checked in on him to offer congratulations and a few words of advice.
Beckham was a star player for the Giants, Chase is a star player for the Bengals, and Marshall is about to enter his fourth year with the Panthers.
All three played at LSU, and Nabers is part of a wide receiver legacy that carries great expectation for all those who enter the NFL.
“Those guys are just telling me to be the same person that I’ve been the whole time,’’ Nabers said recently. “Keep the main thing the main thing. … You’re in the league, but don’t be too scared. You’re still playing football. You’re still that little kid that was playing football at the end of the day. Have fun with it. It’s a fun thing to do. You’re playing for the NFL, the dream that you always wanted to do. So just keep that.’’
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