EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Abdul Carter was benched for the New York Giants ' opening series Sunday because the rookie was asleep at the team facility and missed a recent walk-through, a source told ESPN.

Carter didn't play during the opening defensive series in the Giants' home loss to the Green Bay Packers . The linebacker took accountability after the game for the incident, which happened during the week, and said he has to accept the consequences for his actions.

On Monday, Carter responded to a social media post sharing The Athletic's report on the walk-through. He denied sleeping through it.

"Was not sleep, actually doing recovery," Carter posted. "Nonetheless that's on ME!"

Carter later posted on X: "When the hate don't work they start telling lies!"

Carter had one tack

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